Hello, I'm doing some upgrades in the next month with Christmas with my Aunt and Uncle this Thursday, my Birthday in 2 weeks, and Christmas in 4 weeks. I believe that I will have rougly ~$300 to spend on RAM, a motherboard, and a processor.
So far I know that I want:
Phenom II X2
A motherboard that supports ACC core unlocking
And memory that fits in with the motherboard of course (This is where I have been having trouble, I remember this summer when 4gb of DDR2 cost ~$30 and am now clusterfucked with RAM prices.)
I do not have any preference to the above except for what I have stated. However, I do not want RAM that is uncovered w/no heatsink.
I already have on the way for Christmas:
Cooler Master CM690
OCZ Fatal1ty 550w Modular PSU
Caviar 320gb HD @ 7200rpm
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;18540767][url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.293453[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260[/url][/QUOTE]
Good deals.
This.
That's actually one of the configurations that I put together a while ago. Do you think that you could find anything cheaper than that? I know there are mobos with ACC that are ~$70ish.
You should never go less than about 80bux on an AM3 board if you're overclocking/unlocking. Here's a cheaper set.
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131603[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.286798[/url]
Woudln't this work as well for quite a bit cheaper (I don't care about the extra 100 mhz on the other Phenom II X2).
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295037[/url]
Not too well. I haven't heard any reports of that particular X2 unlocking to a stable quad or tri. That and you would need a board that supports DDR2.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;18557395]Not too well. I haven't heard any reports of that particular X2 unlocking to a stable quad or tri. That and you would need a board that supports DDR2.[/QUOTE]
Fuck, I didn't even realize that.. I need to read more fucking carefully It is past midnight here, running on 3 hours of sleep for the past 2 days, fucking out ofit
edit: this would work, amirite?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295037[/url]
[QUOTE=Ca5bah;18557462]Fuck, I didn't even realize that.. I need to read more fucking carefully It is past midnight here, running on 3 hours of sleep for the past 2 days, fucking out ofit
edit: this would work, amirite?
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128376[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295037[/url][/QUOTE]
Well?
iirc boards with the SB700 south bridge don't have ACC.
And if you'll be doing anything crazy with the CPU (overclocking, unlocking) I strongly suggest getting a black edition.
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