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budweiser143   08-30-2008 at 04:21:32 AM

- I am currently trying to decide between the Asus M3N-HT Deluxe, Asus M3a32 - MVP Deluxe Wifi or the Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5 motherboard

- I will most likely be going with the 5000+ BE with the intent to upgrade down the road to an Amd quad core.

- For now I will be using my video card video card from my old computer which is a Geforce 7300

- Currently using Windows XP Pro and plan to upgrade to Vista at or after Christmas.
- I have not yet decided on what memory I'm going to go with, except that it will be 800mhz with the intent to upgrade to 1066 later if I upgrade to a quad core. So any suggestions on what memory to get are welcome as well.

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auscanzukus   08-31-2008 at 03:28:02 PM
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AMD ALREADY cut 9550 & 9850 prices and is going to cut some others. I would so not get that overpriced board. Instead, I'd get one of these + 9550/9850:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] tion=790gx

In the end, both of your & my barebone will cost about $300, but I can overclock the Phenom to 3Ghz & kiss your 5000+ BE goodbye.

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budweiser143   08-31-2008 at 08:18:09 PM
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It sounds like a good idea that I will look into. Not sure how much it will benefit me as I know nothing about overclocking. My plan WAS to go with more of a top quality board that seemed like it would be upgradeable down the road.

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