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Well my last system finally bit the dust so I am planning on building a new system. I have a mATX case and a 400w PSU so I am somewhat limited to options. I am trying to build an all around system that will last for years to come without needing too many upgrades. This is what I am considering at the moment:

CPU: AMD Phenom 9550 Agena 2.2GHz
Memory: OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066
Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE TA780G M2+

HDD and optical drives are being moved over from old system as well. These are the components that I feel need to be upgraded right now. What do you think?

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Biostar is horrible.. avoid..

DDR2-1066 RAM has stability issues and is no faster thanDDR2-800 RAM. Skip that too..

Buy this motherboard instead if you want to stay AMD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131273

And this RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231148

Intel offers nothing spectacular in mATX, so AMD is not bad in this case.

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maybe what made your old system bite the dust is the 400w PSU

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Ok that whole plan has been ditched. I am going to buy a new case and PSU so I am not limited to only mATX boards. I am now leaning toward an Intel Q6600 but I am unsure what board to match it with. I want something with decent onboard video because I have no plans of purchasing a video card in the near future. I am going to stick with the OCZ ram but instead of 1066 I think I will get the 800Mhz. Any suggestions on a mobo with decent intergrated video and at least one HDMI port?

Also a board with some decent overclocking and timing adjustments would be nice. I dont do much of that now but would like to have the option in the future.

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Message edited by chris40228 on 06-15-2008 at 11:07:47 PM

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If you are looking for decent integrated video with HDMI go AMD. Yes you read that right, go AMD. Intel's on board video is terrible.

The motherboard I gave you for mATX did just what you asked for actually- decent onboard video wth HDMI.

If you are going ATX though- Go with this board: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131289

Add this cheap video card for Hybrid Crossfire: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 8&Tpk=3470

Nice solution not a lot of money.

chris40228 wrote :

Your going to be hard pressed to find onboard video on any motherboard these days that allows you to overclock. Your best bet is getting a cheap PCI-16 card. Anyways I put together a build that might interest you. It has everything you want as far as being able to overclock that cpu...or any Intel quad or dual core for that matter, and it's not a spendy build.

The case is roomy inside giving you plenty of room to work with, it comes stock with 2 case fans and a side airduct wich you will want if and when you decide to overclock your cpu. The power supply is a good one, and it's on sale right now. The best part about this build is the motherboard. That is the new P45 Intel chipset motherboard ....they are new to the market, and they are supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread...especially if you plan on overclocking in the future. The prices on those boards are going to go up soon, not down. Also that board comes with all the latest bios and drivers so there is nothing for you to download when you make your build...it's just plug and play. The vid card is cheap yet decent. It's a PCI-express and it's plug and play.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119115 $44.99
COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371006 $59.99 ($29.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate)
Antec earthwatts EA430 430W ATX12V v2.0 Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, FCC, TUV, CE, CB, C-tick, CCC - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814127356 $33.99
MSI NX8400GS-TD256 GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813130181 $99.99
MSI P45 Neo-F LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Total
$238.96
$208.96 w/mail in rebate

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