• Upgradin' need a new motherboard, ram and a cpu. 250$ budget.
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What I have picked out so far. [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Newspecsyo.png[/img] links to above: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231276[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128451[/url] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103846[/url] Anything I should change? current specs: [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/oldspecsyo.png[/img] [b]Also, bonus question[/b] Can I use my old ddr2 ram along side my new ddr3 ram?
No you can't use DDR2 RAM in a DDR3 motherboard. Also get this RAM instead [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251&cm_re=xms3-_-20-145-251-_-Product[/url] I presume you're going to unlock the cores on that CPU? If not then you should get an athlon 635 instead
[QUOTE=FINLEY;26204208]No you can't use DDR2 RAM in a DDR3 motherboard. Also get this RAM instead [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251&cm_re=xms3-_-20-145-251-_-Product[/url] I presume you're going to unlock the cores on that CPU? If not then you should get an athlon 635 instead[/QUOTE] By unlock do you mean overclock? And whats the difference in the ram other than the higher cas latency
[QUOTE=poopiecrap;26204373]By unlock do you mean overclock? And whats the difference in the ram other than the higher cas latency[/QUOTE] Unlocking = enabling disabled cores inside the CPU (Making it a quad core instead of a dual core).
AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675[/url] GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128451[/url] CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251[/url] $253 before rebates and shipping
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;26253370]AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103675[/url] GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3 AM3 AMD 770 ATX [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128451[/url] CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251[/url] $253 before rebates and shipping[/QUOTE] You can get a Phenom II X4 955 for $136... [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.412235[/url]
[QUOTE=anikilol;26257886]You can get a Phenom II X4 955 for $136... [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.412235[/url][/QUOTE] Oh my God that is hilarious. It's basically giving you the CPU for $10 less. Gold.
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