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leland16   05-13-2008 at 07:28:56 PM

Hi everyone. I have a PC that needs an upgrade its a couple years old. I dont know the stats off the top of my head, but its an '06 built computer with 3gb of pc3200 ram, AMD 4200(?), Nvidia 7900. Time to upgrade!

Looking to game on it mainly. Not looking for top of the line stuff, just stuff that will get me by on a couple games I play. I am looking for a decent motherboard/processor combo that wont be over 200 bucks (if there is such a thing).

I have plenty of gear to swap over so right now I am just looking for these 2. Also any motherboards compatible with pc3200 ddr ram would be good too until I buy new RAM. I will basically transfer my hd/video/ram/PSU until I get money to interchange with better. On a tight budget lol. If you guys know of any deals, or any good combos in this price range, any posts will be much appreciated. Thanks! :)

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evongugg   05-13-2008 at 07:44:58 PM
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Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 R2.0

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview. [...] TA2%20R2.0

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Intel Pentium E2200 or better

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116063


Message edited by evongugg on 05-13-2008 at 07:50:46 PM
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Cpt Deadboots   05-13-2008 at 08:03:08 PM
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An E2160/2180/2200 will do you just fine. And get a Gigabyte P35-DS3L.

IMHO it's the most solid combo you can get for under $200.

------------------------------ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.06 GHz/1.275v - Zalman CNPS8700LED - Gigabyte GA-G31M-S2L - 4 GB A-Data DDR2 800 @ 850 MHz/5-5-5-15 - XFX Core Edition GTS 250 1GB @ 738/1836/1100 - Seagate 250 GB 7200.10 hdd - Silverstone ST400 - Vista Ult. x64
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evongugg   05-13-2008 at 08:23:33 PM
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You should overclock these processors for good performance:

E2160/2180/2200

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leland16   05-13-2008 at 10:32:27 PM
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Thanks for the help guys. gonna go with the 2180 and the gigabyte i think. looks like it can be overclocked easily. next on the list is a video card for gaming. that 7900 needs a boost. lol.

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leland16   05-15-2008 at 01:40:24 PM
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Would you guys say the 2200 is the best out of the 3 dual cores listed? Another silly question: Backwards compatible with pc3200 ram?

Thanks again.


Message edited by leland16 on 05-15-2008 at 01:42:18 PM
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leland16   05-19-2008 at 12:08:31 AM
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bump. need an answer on the pc3200 ram. anyone know? thx

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