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Sasqui · Aug 8, 2006, 12:24 PM

So, it's DDR2 and LGA775, no desire to overclock... I'd reccommend something with a 915 chipset, cheap, reliable, but remember: no room to expand for the future.

Here's an ABIT GD8 Pro that's about $50 shipped after rebate (if you do rebates):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127233

As long as you use the OEM CDKey that came with the Dell disk to begin with, you should be fine. AFAIK, it's only the CD Key that's tied to the installation disk type... I tried installing a retail XP disk with an unused Dell key once and it would not accept it.

System Name:	"Naked Ivy"
Processor:	i7-3570k Costa (4.7 Ghz 24/7), Now de-lidded and NAKED!
Motherboard:	GA-Z77X-UD5H (rev1.1)
Cooling:	SWTech 320 Rad, Modded 655 Pump, Koolance 345
Memory:	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card:	Powercolor HD 7870 (Core at 1200, 5% bump in voltage)
Hard Disk:	WD 320 / 500KS / 500KS / 640KS / 640LS / 640LS / 640LS / 1TBFAEX
Optical Drive:	LG DVD+-R
CRT/LCD Model:	24" DELL 2405FPW
Case:	Modded HAF 932
Sound Card:	Onboard + HD HDMI
PSU:	Corsair HX750 (love it)
Software:	Win 7 Ultimate
Benchmarks:	Almost stable @ 4.9 Ghz, working on benchies

Aug 8, 2006, 12:24 PM	#15
Sasqui Eligible for custom title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 6,042 (2.22/day) Thanks: 814 Thanked 899 Times in 733 Posts System Specs	So, it's DDR2 and LGA775, no desire to overclock... I'd reccommend something with a 915 chipset, cheap, reliable, but remember: no room to expand for the future. Here's an ABIT GD8 Pro that's about $50 shipped after rebate (if you do rebates): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127233 As long as you use the OEM CDKey that came with the Dell disk to begin with, you should be fine. AFAIK, it's only the CD Key that's tied to the installation disk type... I tried installing a retail XP disk with an unused Dell key once and it would not accept it.