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Thank you both for the suggested builds! After the suggestion of the 3770, I gave that some thought and research. I determined that with the 3770 and the 4670 being close in performance, what I want more is a current motherboard, so that leaves the 4670 or 4770. If I get the 4670, that would...

I could use some help in determining whether I should: 1) upgrade any parts in my current computer 2) replace vista with 8.1 and do nothing for another year 3) put together a new computer within the next 2-6 months. I have the itch to build a new one because 1) I want specific parts that I...

My current specs: Motherboard: ASUS A7V600 CPU: Athlon XP 2500+ RAM: DDR 333 512mb latency 2.5 Video: Asus FX 5200

I want to upgrade an old computer's cpu, motherboard, and ram for 170 dollars or less. It is an office pc, no games. I will get parts within 1-4 weeks. I have an antec 300w psu which I will reuse. CPU: I was think of an athlon II x2 for about 60 dollars, which one? Is OEM a good or bad...

Thanks for the replies! I want to go with the g. skill because it is cheaper, but is it more risky than using the mushkin or going with g. skill that is on the QVL? I will use the seasonic suggestion. I want to go with the cm690 II because I know how to make it quiet and am familiar with the...

If I buy this AMD system today, are these parts all compatible? AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz GIGABYTE GA-880GA-UD3H AM3 G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Model F3-10600CL9D-4GBNS SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"...

Can DDR3 1600 be used with either the 880ga or the 890gpa board? How is it used? Meaning, what needs to be changed in the bios and does the memory have to go into the 3rd and 4th slot? Does the cpu have to be overclocked?

My first computer was a hand-me down Tandy in 1991. I was 14. I don't remember the specs, but we played king's quest on it and it was slow! What memories. Now I have an i7-920, asus p6t deluxe v2, a gtx 285 and 6gigs of ram.

Okay. It's not really the extra cooling I am after, but more so for quietness, given that this will be sitting in the cm 690 advance case. I'll have him use 3 s-flex fans that I have on hand and one or two of the cooler master fans. It will be louder than my computer is, but hopefully not too...

Will this heatsink and fan, Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm CPU Cooler, fit on either the 880ga or the 890gpa with the ripjaw g. skill ripjaw RAM okay?

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Would the 890GX be better to go with if he decided to upgrade to the phenom II x6 at some point?

Actually the more I think about it, the crazier the idea sounds. If I want a speed boost, I would just get a SSD, right? Then wait for sandy bridge to be in a budget range.

Oh yeah and I use newegg and amazon

I just had a potentially radical idea of "upgrading" my i7-920 build to a i7-870. Instead of giving my partner an AMD build for around 550 dollars, I would give him most of my old i7 920 and I would use the 550 toward an i7-870 build. I want the sata 6.0. Here is my i7-920 CM 690 i7 920 2.66...