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Rob! · Oct 22, 2007, 09:01 PM

I'm planning well in advance on building a budget gaming computer before Christmas, so I haven't chosen parts yet. I probably wont spend more than $50 or so on a motherboard since my overall budget will be about $300.

I already have a 2600XT that I put in my brother's PC, but I'll be taking it out and throwing it in mine if and when I build it, so I'm mostly concerned about CPU/RAM/mobo combos and what I can get cheap with still good performance.

System Name:	iMac \\ Macbook
Processor:	Core2Duo 2.4GHz \\ Core Duo 1.83GHz
Memory:	4GB DDR2-667 \\ 2GB DDR2-667
Video Card:	Radeon HD2600 Mobile \\ Intel GMA950 :(
Hard Disk:	320GB \\ 120GB \\ 500GB backup
CRT/LCD Model:	20" 16:10 \\ 13.3" 16:10
Case:	Aluminum iMac \\ white Macbook
Software:	OSX 10.5 \\ OSX 10.5 & Windows XP Pro

Oct 22, 2007, 09:01 PM	#3
Rob! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Taunton, MA, USA Posts: 137 (0.07/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	I'm planning well in advance on building a budget gaming computer before Christmas, so I haven't chosen parts yet. I probably wont spend more than $50 or so on a motherboard since my overall budget will be about $300. I already have a 2600XT that I put in my brother's PC, but I'll be taking it out and throwing it in mine if and when I build it, so I'm mostly concerned about CPU/RAM/mobo combos and what I can get cheap with still good performance.