cannot manage DDR3 ram well. So should i get a higher end mother board that does support DDR3 for upgradability purposes, or should i settle for less due to the fact that when upgrading the PC i would have to change a vast amount of it? Thanks for reading...

I'm thinking that the difference between ddr2 and ddr3 for gaming using the same setup regarding processor and graphics card isn't that much different. Comparing 800mhz ddr2 ram right up to ddr3 1600mhz ram. Is it true that 1600mhz will at the most give a performance...

SHOULD I UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 7????. This is my computer's spec * Intel DP45SG motherboard * Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz * 2GB DDR3 RAM * ATI 4650 512MB ( Hoping to upgrade to a 5770) I currently have XP. So is it better to upgrade to windows 7 ultimate...

necessary, like the mobo/cpu, but I want to try to minimize costs. If I had to cap the price I'm willing to spend to upgrade, I'd say $400-500. What's the best I can do within this price range? Should I get another stick of DDR2 ram, buy all new DDR3, upgrade...

fast rma as well. The Xigmatek s-1283 is a good, reasonably priced heatsink e: You could also go with a Phenom II + ddr3 for upgradeability, and there isn't much of a price difference between ddr2 and ddr3 ram. Of course the cheapest solution would be to...

more ... overclocked or not. For another $300 you can go i7 ... that seems a bit expensive to me... but the prices will drop on the i7 mobos soon enough. For a budger gaming build the Phenom II's are great - if your lucky enought to be able to upgrade...

GTX times 2 1300 watt abs power supply. antec A-9001 case. I want to uprgrade to DDR3, and still use my video cards. I play ALOT of video games btw. Based on , DDR3 as an UPGRADE is probably a complete waste of money. You would probably get a better...

use true DDR3 yet not that the advantage of DDR3 are even that great right now. :( brings us back to the classic Latency VS Bandwidth argument basically for what your doing using DDR2 or DDR3 wouldn't make a noticeable difference. DDR2-667 (5-5-5-15) = DDR3-1333...

DDR3, the problem: Is not a good brand and maybe don't support the Phenom II, the others (ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE) only support DDR2. Advice? There are two options: 1- or 2- The problem, when he want upgrade the memory to DDR3, also has to upgrade...

to use an hp motherboard to use their proprietary windows software. If you don't mind that, fatwallet.com has an hp 6180t system listed with quad core Intel cpu for $413 after bing discount. It comes with 6 gigs of ddr3, or you can upgrade to 8 gigs with a...