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oliver
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:32 pm Reply with quote

beware that ram might be the wrong kind for that mobo. I think u want DDR 2

OLI Smile

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:38 pm Reply with quote

ignore last post, i mixed up damien's mobo with:

M2N32 WS Professional

The Extreme Workstation Engine
-Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64/ Sempron
-NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support, at full x16, x16 speed
-Dual channel DDR2
-2 x PCI Express x 16
-2 x PCI-X
-Serial ATA 3Gb/s (RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10)
-PEG Link
-AI NOS™

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Damien-X
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:46 pm Reply with quote

I'm not too educated on what exactly goes with what, so I had a quick browse of the tech features before I chose parts Wink

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militia
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:16 pm Reply with quote

Im sure oli will be more than happy to recommend the best buys to anyone - hence this forum section. In fact there is a few more people that might be able to help out.

hailmetal

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:03 pm Reply with quote

As long as he no want a comission. Very Happy
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militia
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:11 pm Reply with quote

Haha A BEER!

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:12 pm Reply with quote

AMD prices have fallen - coz of new Intel cpu's!!! Mmmmm.

I will be saving $200 bucks right here.

One of these I shall be looking at:
AMD AM2 940pin CPU(Genuine Retail Box)
AM2 3200+ / 3500+ 135 / 155
AM2 Dual Core 3800+ / 4200+ 228 (previous price 425) / 278
AM2 Dual Core 4600+ / 5000+ n/a but soon

hailmetal Now the fun begins!
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:44 pm Reply with quote

Nerds Very Happy
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militia
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:33 pm Reply with quote

bahahah. yupo!!! Smile
So far ive managed to grab:

amd64 socet 940 AM2 dualcore 4600+ for an amazing $358
seagate SATA II 320GB 7200.10 drive for $144
ddr2 2gig kit corsair for $228

Go me!
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metal_canada
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Joined: Nov 13, 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:05 pm Reply with quote

My desktop is a Sony Vaio VGC_RC310G
intel d proscsser 940
3.2 gigs
xp media center
2gb ram and a 300 gig harddrive
liquid cooling


works great


my laptop is an ibm i use it more
itsa hp same windows program
intel core 2 Duo processor T7200 2.0 GHz
brightView widescreen 1440x900
512MB DDR2 SDRAM (2x256MB)\
FREE Upgrade to 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM 2x512MB
2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM 2x1024MB
240 GB 5400 RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive 120 GB x 2
Super Multi 16X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth

and its jus 6 pounds i love it.i'd go with a notebook before a desktop anyday.

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