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12-25-2007, 08:11 PM
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 |  possible major upgrade...your thoughts? GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-550HT ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply - Retail Newegg.com - SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-550HT ATX12V / EPS12V 550W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CE, CB, TUV, FCC - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Model BX80557E6550 - Retail Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model PDC22G6400LLK - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820220144 comments? criticisms? I already have a case, fans, hard drives, vid. card, sound card, etc. I'm upgrading from a s939 AMD 3700+ w/ 1 gig of RAM
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12-25-2007, 08:30 PM
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| Re: possible major upgrade...your thoughts? looks great be sure to get an aftermarket heatsink fan and overclock 
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12-25-2007, 08:41 PM
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| Re: possible major upgrade...your thoughts? tru tru
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12-25-2007, 09:20 PM
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| Re: possible major upgrade...your thoughts? looks good.. I would have recommended the Abit Ip35-e because its the same but cheaper and looks better, but they are out of stock, but otherwise only thing I recommend: Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-520HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 520W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick - Retail is that PSU
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12-25-2007, 09:29 PM
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| Re: possible major upgrade...your thoughts? sweet...thanks for the PSU suggestion -edit- and i think i'm going to get a more toned down case by buying this: Newegg.com - Rosewill R6426-P BK ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail it has lots of good cooling options and i think it looks nice. any other comments? advice? criticisms? i don't know if i'm going to overclock right away
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12-26-2007, 10:27 AM
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| Re: possible major upgrade...your thoughts? bump...just want to make sure everything checks out
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12-26-2007, 10:29 AM
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| Re: possible major upgrade...your thoughts? if you don't mind MIR heres a couple good deals Newegg.com - XION Stacker XON-791B Black Steel Chassis with Aluminum Front Door ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-SKN2-GP Black / Silver Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Newegg.com - NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 330 RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
__________________ Proc e2180 m0 @ 3.1ghz Video 8800gt 512mb Display 22'' Monitor Chemei 5ms RT, 800:1 CR Mobo Abit ip35-e Mem Crucial Ballistix 2 x 1 gb DDR2 800 @ 960 Case NZXT Zero ATX Aluminum Full Tower + 8 silent fans- 7 x 120mm 1 x 80mm Sound Logitech z-5300e 5.1 + Icemat siberia full black headset + Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE PSU Corsair 520hx OS Vista 64-Bit Home Premium Cooling Tuniq Tower 120 + mx2 HDD Seagate 250gb 16mb Cache -92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy this. |
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