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| Let's gather around and discuss computer upgrades! by conflictNo 08/09/2006, 11:05pm PDT | ||||
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Grab a cheeseburger! Here we go!
I've been upgrading my current machine for the past few years little by little. Here's what I have now: Abit AV8 mobo (socket 939, AGP4x/8x) AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (socket 939) 1GB (2x512MB) Corsair ValuSelect 184-pin SDRAM DDR400 Geforce 4200Ti ( :( ) Soundblaster Live something 80GB EIDE Seagate HDD 40GB EIDE WD HDD 300W PSU So I bought the motherboard and processor expecting the brand new (at the time) socket 939 to stick around for awhile. Now, AM2 is here, so I don't see much of a point in sticking with 939. At first, I was just going to upgrade the processor and add some new HDDs. But then I found out about the aforementioned AM2, and that my motherboard didn't seem to support SATA 3.0 or 240-pin memory. Not like I really know what SATA 3.0 is going to do for me, but I want it. So that snowballed into this: MSI K9N Platinum Socket AM2 ($108.99) AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AM2 ($150) 2GB (2x1GB) Corsair XMS 240-pin DDR2 675 ($152 after rebate and still cheaper than the 184-pin version HMMMMM) eVGA 256-P2-N564-AX Geforce 7900GT ($273.99) (2) WD Cavier SE16s @ 250GB 7200rpm SATA 3.0 ea. ($82.99x2) CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case + PSU (~$100...I at least need the new PSU) This equals a brand new system for just under a grand, with nothing cannibalized from the old machine except the sound card and maybe a few fans. I have a decent 19" LCD already. Any suggested upgrades or downgrades to any of those items? My biggest problem has been finding a cheaper motherboard that has a firewire connection. I checked my calendar and the year is 2006, so I couldn't guess why this seems to be a deluxe item. I'm also considering a Thinkpad T60, which would run me $2,000+ with student discounts. Celebrate my purchasing power! cNo |
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Let's gather around and discuss computer upgrades! by 08/09/2006, 11:05pm PDT  Re: Let's gather around and discuss computer upgrades! by 08/10/2006, 1:35am PDT AM2 by 08/10/2006, 5:26am PDT Re: AM2 by 08/10/2006, 11:23am PDT Re: Let's gather around and discuss computer upgrades! by 08/10/2006, 5:18pm PDT If you haven't bought these items yet by 08/19/2006, 8:06pm PDT If you buy a VC that isn't DirectX 10 compatible, you'll suffer terribly. Wait. NT by 08/20/2006, 7:22am PDT This isn't the time to buy a computer. It's plain as day. Who doubts me? NT by 08/20/2006, 7:20pm PDT A Newegg special that doesn't help cNo by 08/20/2006, 7:39pm PDT |
