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Old 07-14-09   #11 (permalink)
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I would also buy the keyboard in a store. Bet you can find one for $10. a Corsair 450w will do fine...
I still recommend 2x2gb of ram, although there isn't anything wrong with 2x1gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227267 Those will do the trick.
If that's 2x2GB why do the pictures show 3 sticks??
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Question about heatsink. Is AM3 socket fully compatible with AM2 heatsinks?
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Question about heatsink. Is AM3 socket fully compatible with AM2 heatsinks?
Yes. They are. Like others have said. Buy keyboards @ the store. I once bought 3 keyboards at microcenter for 6 dollars each, new.

You should also see if you can get the 550. Or if you want to wait, there should be the Athlon X4 processors comming soon.
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Hey OCN,

I am building an AMD build for someone. This is my first exp with AMD. Well, I chose AMD because it seems to be cheaper and has better performance in this price range.

The total budget is $800. I already used $200 on monitor already, so I am left with $600 for the system.

Please give me a lot of feedback. I am most concerned of the AMD CPU and Mobo because I never had them. If I forgot other important components please post them.

Oh yea, this system is just for general use; no hardcore gaming, video rendering etc...
This build should be perfect for your needs.

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^^^ Looks like a good $600 build i couldn't do too much to alter it honestly...

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YES they are EXACTLY the same, get a Mugen 2 or Dark Knight, both are great cooler and cheap! best band for your buck CPU coolers!
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Yes. They are. Like others have said. Buy keyboards @ the store. I once bought 3 keyboards at microcenter for 6 dollars each, new.

You should also see if you can get the 550. Or if you want to wait, there should be the Athlon X4 processors comming soon.
Athlon X4 is quad. I think that is just overkill. From readings, the processor is expected to be released Aug. Will the price of the dual core cpu drop after the new release?
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bro just ditch vista and go with the windows 7 RC then then you can spend more on components and have a better os

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bro just ditch vista and go with the windows 7 RC then then you can spend more on components and have a better os
Sure, win 7 is 'better'. As mentioned b4, when I buy win vista from newegg, it comes with "Win 7 free upgrade coupon".
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Sure, win 7 is 'better'. As mentioned b4, when I buy win vista from newegg, it comes with "Win 7 free upgrade coupon".
why don't you just go with the RC for now (ITS FREE!!!) and just wait till it expires and windows 7 comes out and buy it then

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Athlon X4 is quad. I think that is just overkill. From readings, the processor is expected to be released Aug. Will the price of the dual core cpu drop after the new release?
It could possibly drop a little bit, AMD just had a price drop on Phenom series, so don't expect another one pretty soon.
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bro just ditch vista and go with the windows 7 RC then then you can spend more on components and have a better os
Going from Win7 RC to any other operating system requires a complete reinstall, I'm sure nobody wants to do that if there's another option.
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Sure, win 7 is 'better'. As mentioned b4, when I buy win vista from newegg, it comes with "Win 7 free upgrade coupon".
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why don't you just go with the RC for now (ITS FREE!!!) and just wait till it expires and windows 7 comes out and buy it then
As aforementioned you'll need to do a reinstall when you go from RC to the retail version, also meanwhile the 2 hour shutting down period will be in effect.

To legenor: How's the build in post #14?
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