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Frogger42   06-09-2009 at 07:26:19 PM

Processor: 2.7 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 7750
Memory: 4G DDR2

I am going to be running a media server in my home and want to build the lowest-cost, but reliable, system possible. I was thinking of the Athlon X2 7750. I am going to be running 3TB RAID 0 but upgrading in the future. What are your thoughts on an inexpensive motherboard?


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evongugg   06-09-2009 at 08:13:43 PM
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Chipsets:

780G is µATX. I suggest Asus. Not Gigabyte. I have bad experience.
790GX is ATX.

Get DDR2-1066 if you want to overclock.

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mindless728   06-09-2009 at 08:22:23 PM
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ASUS M3A78-EM ~$80
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131324

i would suggest another 1TB HDD and do a raid-5 for redundancy

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Frogger42   06-09-2009 at 08:23:49 PM
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Thanks for the suggestion, currently I only have 2 1.5TBs, so I would have to invest a bit more dollars for the redundancy

What are the implications of buying something "Open Box" from Newegg? Is it just a gamble for $20?


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