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Ah well the 785G is the newer chipset.
Onboard is fine, but will struggle in Civ IV. I know you don't think of Civ IV as a graphically intensive game, but it does make certain demands. Scrolling across the landscape would be rather depressing
The onboard will handle movies and such just fine though, especially with the relatively strong CPU.
Onboard is fine, but will struggle in Civ IV. I know you don't think of Civ IV as a graphically intensive game, but it does make certain demands. Scrolling across the landscape would be rather depressing
The onboard will handle movies and such just fine though, especially with the relatively strong CPU.
I don't understand what you are doing with this change. Not that I disagree, but you seem to have some concept about these two boards that is untrue.
You seem to be saying that the 785G board is somehow inferior to the 770, because it won't last as long?
If the budget is tight you can save all sorts of money. You don't need DDR3, as long as you buy 4GB up front that will last you a good long time.
Asus 785G MB AND 720BE -207
Corsair DDR2 1066 CL5 -70
OCZ500SXS -70 You have no need for a 600W PSU. This one will easily power anything up to 4870 or so.
HIS 4650 -59 (Optional)
Sunbeam CCTF If you are going to OC you need a good cooler that is cheap. This one does a great job and comes with paste.
Even with the cooler and the card, this puts you at $440 minus some for rebates.
Here, treat yourself to a USB hub 
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Message edited by Proximon on 10-17-2009 at 10:21:07 PM
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Ah well the 785G is the newer chipset.
Onboard is fine, but will struggle in Civ IV. I know you don't think of Civ IV as a graphically intensive game, but it does make certain demands. Scrolling across the landscape would be rather depressing
The onboard will handle movies and such just fine though, especially with the relatively strong CPU.
A big list of recommended parts
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