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05-24-2008, 02:01 PM
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building a computer
Its been a while since messin around with stuff like this.
I was given a motherboard and have a tower with hard drive and dvd drive. MB is ASUS M2N(GREEN) part num 90-MIB020-GOAAYGZ the person who gave it to me said it wouldnt work for some gaming he was doing. Is this a good MB? I only need to use for word processing and accessing the internet. Looks like there are a lot of options for CPUs with price ranging from $40 to $400. would hate to buy the cheap chip and have it run bad no matter how much memory I put in. what do you think would be a good setup for my needs? cpu, memory and power supply. thanks joe |
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05-24-2008, 04:15 PM
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That's a... gaming motherboard! It'll be fine for most applications.
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...60&modelmenu=1
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05-24-2008, 10:27 PM
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I'll post something later
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05-24-2008, 10:34 PM
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that one you linked is a better board than what I have. heres mine
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...40&modelmenu=2 |
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05-26-2008, 05:31 PM
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heres my plan!
adding to the motherboard I already have
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1...40&modelmenu=2 I am plannin to purchase these: monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ica-_-24009094 cpu http://www.bzboyz.com/ProductDetails...17&ProdID=6186 cpu fan http://www.pcboost.com/store/viewite...dproduct=13810 ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ory-_-20220280 psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182017 what do you think so far? just need a video card and I guess I will put a new hard drive in . |
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05-26-2008, 10:11 PM
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05-28-2008, 04:28 AM
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If you want it for gaming then you have to get a good graphics card.
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05-28-2008, 04:30 AM
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Yeah, unfortunately it looks like you do actually need a graphics card. But if it isn't for gaming, you can pick them up super cheap on newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, or any number of online retailers.
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