Budget Motherboard and graphic card for AMD 3600+

smvp

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Hello!!!
I'm new here. So i don't know if i'm asking the right quest. I'm planning on getting a PC assembled. I had a couple of questions. It would be great if u could help me.

I'm intend to use the PC for games. NFS, Colin McRae, Age of Mythology, FIFA soccer etc.

Seriously limited in budget.Max 700$ for the everything. AMD Processor under 100$. 3600+ or 3800+?

1. Suitable Motherboard under 150$. After a couple of months i plan to replace my budget processor with a faster one like the 5000+.
Please give me two options under 100$ and another under 150$. Is it better that the motherboard supports 800Mhz RAM? Will it make a difference with my budget processor.

2. What RAM should i use 533 or 677 or 800? Is 1 gb 533 better or 512 mb 667/800 for the suggested motherboard and processor?

3. A nvidia 7300GT or 7600GS graphic card? under 150$. Is radeon better? Please suggest. How much video ram?

I'm going to use Windows XP for the present. Second hand CRT monitor.

Thanks a lot. :D
 

nvalhalla

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3600x2 89$
biostar tforce 6100 or 550- 50-70$
160gb hdd 60 -80$
case 24-80$
good psu 45$
dvdrw 30$
2gb ram ddr2 800 150 -200$
operating system 89$
mouse and keyboard 20-60$
monitor 100$

getting deals on new egg?

priceless :wink:

gfx http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102022
mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130542

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138026

Go with the 65nm 3600+, the tforce 550 mobo, a cheap case for ~$20, 2 GB of DDR2 800 for ~$150, a good PSU for ~$60, 250GB HDD for ~$100, DVDRW for ~$35, artic freezer 64 for ~$25, few case fans and the fastest video card you can buy with what you have left. The 3600+ should OC to 2.5 easy.