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jakop92

join:2004-08-19
Santa Rosa, CA

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I can't find any of those combos below $120. And so far.. most of them have reviews that are ALRIGHT.

Considering I need a very basic computer thats for internet surfing and word typing.. I think I can go with a amd x2 3800+

I am wondering about the mobo though.. what should I get? Don't need anything special. Just as long it's reliable and cheap.

And how do I go about making sure the new mobo will fit in the hp case?
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oh forgot.. the new mobo needs to be able to hook up my old ide hd and use my pc 3200 memory on it too.

By the way.. I have a clean version of XP I can install if I need to.

permalink · 2008-11-11 15:21:25 · Print ·

Octavean
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join:2001-03-31
New York, NY

Re: Need a budget upgrade

If you use PC3200 DDR1 RAM then you will need a S939 motherboard. Your old motherboard is an ASUS A8N-LA (Nagami2L) like this:

»www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?s···id=17902

AMD no longer sells S939 chips though so good luck in finding one. You're probably better off going with AM2, AM2+ or LGA775. you're tring to match RAM to motherboard and CPU and it should be the other way around. Or you could just save for a new PC. HP has some nice entry level desktop systems starting at $349.99.

permalink · 2008-11-11 15:57:53 · Print ·

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