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After my video card screwed itself it turns out my RAM apparently did to (1GB Corsair PRO stuff that I traded for).

So I figured instead of replacing what are now aging and expensive parts, I'll replace them with something a little more modern.

ECS Geforce6100PM-M2 AM2+ Basic board is all I need. 6100 chipset is well supported (Win/Linux) and it supports newer AM2+ stuff.

MSI NX8500GT-TD256EH GeForce 8500GT I don't need anything much more powerful than an 8500GT. I was quite satisfied with my last one.

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz $45 for a dual core!? SWEET! Should give a boost over my Opty.

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 2GB's for $35, can't beat that... and it's DDR2 800.
 
thats one nice deal for ram. $45 for dual core is quite nice for budget like yours. not too familiar with that motherboard so no comment. do you game at all? if not why not get a hd3450 or hd3650 for hd playback :D
 
I do still game but, only casually.

Bout the only games I play are CS:S, CoH, DoW, and will be getting Starcraft 2 when it comes out.

CoH is the most demanding of them all and it was doing fine on the old rig.

HD playback would find little use for me as I don't watch movies on the comp that much. Plus I've heard bad things about ATI's drivers under linux regarding their newer cards.
 
You're reusing the HSF from your Opty rig for the X2 4200+, correct? If so, make sure the HSF can be mounted on an AM2 motherboard. Can't recall if S939 and AM2 uses different mounting brackets for their HSF.

Also, why are you getting another 8500GT? Why not just reuse the 8500GT from your current rig? The Foxconn mobo you have has onboard video. So it doesn't need a video card.
 
Danny Bui said:
You're reusing the HSF from your Opty rig for the X2 4200+, correct? If so, make sure the HSF can be mounted on an AM2 motherboard. Can't recall if S939 and AM2 uses different mounting brackets for their HSF.

Also, why are you getting another 8500GT? Why not just reuse the 8500GT from your current rig? The Foxconn mobo you have has onboard video. So it doesn't need a video card.
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Video card is pretty much dead (won't do 3D at all but, still have some testing to do on it(artifacts HEAVILY)).

I have a Sycthe HSF. It is AM2 compatible, 939 and AM2 use practically the same mount.

I'm going to keep whats left of my current rig for a server or something later on but, since it's still 939/DDR it'd be a little to expensive to replace the parts (Dual Core, 2GBs RAM).
 
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