BlindFusion
Limp Gawd
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Part 2 of this saga: Dead Dell Vostro 200
So I'm gonna rebuild this Dell with a failing motherboard. I'm gonna try to reuse as much of the components as I can to keep costs down.
Only requirements in this order:
1) Reliable
2) Play Sims 3
3) Quiet
4) Cheap
I'm gonna throw in a Zalman fan controller in order to try to keep the computer quiet. Let me know if I'm missing something important.
So I'm gonna rebuild this Dell with a failing motherboard. I'm gonna try to reuse as much of the components as I can to keep costs down.
Only requirements in this order:
1) Reliable
2) Play Sims 3
3) Quiet
4) Cheap
Reused Items from Vostro 200
E2180 2.0 Ghz
2 GB DDR2 RAM
XFX GeForce 9400GT 512MB
New Items
$53 - GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L
$14 - XIGMATEK EP-CD901 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
$45 - Antec earthwatts EA380 380W
$25 - Foxconn MicroATX Case
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~$150 shipped to fix something that was supposed to be easy and just work.
E2180 2.0 Ghz
2 GB DDR2 RAM
XFX GeForce 9400GT 512MB
New Items
$53 - GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L
$14 - XIGMATEK EP-CD901 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
$45 - Antec earthwatts EA380 380W
$25 - Foxconn MicroATX Case
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~$150 shipped to fix something that was supposed to be easy and just work.
I'm gonna throw in a Zalman fan controller in order to try to keep the computer quiet. Let me know if I'm missing something important.