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m0nk3ys1ms

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im building a budget machine. heres what ive got so far. ill be doing a bit of gaming and surfing the net and dont wanna spend alot of money.


CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537

Mobo: EPoX EP-9NPA71 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123264

Memory: Kingston ValueRAM DDR400 PC3200 (2 of these)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141436

PSU: Rosewill RD400-2 DB ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182021

Video Card: eVGA GeForce 7600GS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130020
 
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I wanna hear some opinions about the mobo since I recommended it, it will be used for some slight OC'ing, he is on a tight budget so do you guys think that's a good deal for under $70. nf4 mobos preffered
 
filip-matijevic said:
I wanna hear some opinions about the mobo since I recommended it, it will be used for some slight OC'ing, he is on a tight budget so do you guys think that's a good deal for under $70. nf4 mobos preffered
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ya thats what i meant, lol
 
looks good, but for $3 more you can get AM2 (of course the memory and motherboards are more expensive).

By looking at the specs and the pictures, it looks like an okay motherboard, but i would try to get a slightly better one.

Thats a very nice video card, but if you can find the OC'd one that would be much better. I got the same one as that, but mine is stock oc'd to 550/850, and costs around $120, but no longer on newegg.

I would go with this PSU instead: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817174023
 
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C'mon guys, opinions and suggestions are welcome.

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If you think that everything is fine say it so we know it's ready to be bought.
 
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The X800GTO cannot be unlocked (except for the X800GTO2 version of the card), though they generally overclock fairly well. I would recommend the X800GTO over the 7600GS though they are fairly close in specifications.
 
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The X800GTO cannot be unlocked (except for the X800GTO2 version of the card), though they generally overclock fairly well. I would recommend the X800GTO over the 7600GS though they are fairly close in specifications.
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i guess that seals the deal on the vid card then, everyone keep the suggestions coming
 
What do you guys think, is it better to go with skt. 939 or AM2 with $300 budget, I personally think it's better to go with 939 cuz the picked ram for AM2 will bring the performance down, I mean come on, DDR2 667 with CL5, that's high.

Now, he said that he id going to OC, so I think that that Foxconn mobo won't be good, skt. 939 EPoX will do much better when it come to OC'ing, right?
 
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