Hello there, I am going to build a nice little gaming PC soon and need some help choosing a few parts.
Here is what I already have:
8800GTS 320mb
2GB DDR2
Intel E2180
Lite-on DVD-RW
I want to use a microATX board and case. So I need help choosing a good (but also inexpensive) motherboard and a case. Here is an example of the kind of case I am looking for: Thermaltake LANBOX Lite VF6000BWS
PSU : Corsair VX 450W or VX 550W
Motherboard : mATX boards don't overclock all that well. If you can find one without an IGP that might be worth a shot. If not try to get this : GA-G33M-DS2R http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Product [...] uctID=2534
You can pin mod the 2180 for a simple 33% overclock without affecting your voltage or memory settings. Mine works fine even with speedstep running in the background. I can't change any settings on my compaq pc. It doesn't even have a traditional bios chip. First board I ever had without one. Don't know where the bios is programed on this msi board. I've had good luck with msi and asrock recently.
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