gto78
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- Jan 7, 2007
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- Stuart, florida
Processor | AMD 3500+ |
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Motherboard | Asus A8N-E |
Cooling | stock |
Memory | PNY Optima 2 X 1GB 2.5-3-3-8 1T |
Video Card(s) | ATI X1950 Pro stock |
Storage | Raid 0 Maxtor ultra 133 327GB total, & Seagate U320 18GB |
Display(s) | NEC 19" |
Case | some huge chieftec thing with easy pop out drive bays and glass door |
Audio Device(s) | built into Mobo |
Power Supply | who knows- 550 watt |
Software | xp Pro and win2k |
I'm thinking about building a few barebones PC's for a few of my friends who like games like BF2 and Farcry etc. What I'd like to know is- what motherboards do you guys prefer as far as price, what video cards, and memory types, and how much would you pay for a "barebones" system?
With the sudden drop in AMD prices I'm thinking of going that route but the new Intel Core 2 Duo is getting a lot of free popularity in it's advertising. Also as far as cooling goes, am I better off with any particular case or should I get a cheap case and modify it myself and install a large diameter quiet fan etc? I'm trying to spend less but build it with LOTS of potential for overclocking and upgrading. My thought is that I need a strong mainboard and cpu, the rest of the system can be personalized later on.
Your thoughts/links/ideas?
Thanks
Joe
With the sudden drop in AMD prices I'm thinking of going that route but the new Intel Core 2 Duo is getting a lot of free popularity in it's advertising. Also as far as cooling goes, am I better off with any particular case or should I get a cheap case and modify it myself and install a large diameter quiet fan etc? I'm trying to spend less but build it with LOTS of potential for overclocking and upgrading. My thought is that I need a strong mainboard and cpu, the rest of the system can be personalized later on.
Your thoughts/links/ideas?
Thanks
Joe