I can't build what I want right now but have a G0 q6600 and need some ram and a mobo just to get started. I need to spend as little money as possible without buying absolute crap so I was wondering what you guys could recommend. I am currently running an Opteron 146 @ 2.8 so I am sure it would not be hard to get a really nice boost without having to pay a lot.
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Cheap parts ?'s
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Answer a few questions and we may be able to help you better:
1. Do you plan on gaming?
2. Overclocking?
3. What power supply do you currently have?
Off the top of my head, the Gigabyte EP43-DS3L for $89 at the Egg would be nice with a set of G Skill DDR2 800 2x1GB $43 shipped.
Good start I suppose... if you plan on gaming do you need a video card? What size monitor do you use and so forth, you need to be little less vague if you want accurate answers.
1. Do you plan on gaming?
2. Overclocking?
3. What power supply do you currently have?
Off the top of my head, the Gigabyte EP43-DS3L for $89 at the Egg would be nice with a set of G Skill DDR2 800 2x1GB $43 shipped.
Good start I suppose... if you plan on gaming do you need a video card? What size monitor do you use and so forth, you need to be little less vague if you want accurate answers.
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What parts do you need?
Are you buying used parts?
Are you buying used parts?
Answer a few questions and we may be able to help you better:
1. Do you plan on gaming?
2. Overclocking?
3. What power supply do you currently have?
Off the top of my head, the Gigabyte EP43-DS3L for $89 at the Egg would be nice with a set of G Skill DDR2 800 2x1GB $43 shipped.
Good start I suppose... if you plan on gaming do you need a video card? What size monitor do you use and so forth, you need to be little less vague if you want accurate answers.
I do want to game lightly and was planning on getting at minimum a 4850. My current monitor is the Westy LVM-37w3 the power supply is OCZ Modstream 520.
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Also, what's your budget?
If you really want to go cheap, you could go with the Gigabyte GA-P31-S3G motherboard and the Crucial 2x1GB DDR2 667 RAM kit, which would keep you under $100 (before shipping/taxes). But the GA-EP43-DS3L and the G.Skil 2x1GB DDR2 800 kit doesn't cost that much more money -- it's $133 for the EP43-DS3L/G.Skill 800 combo versus $98 for the P31-S3G/Crucial 667 combo, which isn't a lot more money being spent when it comes to computer parts -- yet they provide you with more options for overclocking and upgrading.