I strongly recommend you get this mainboard which is the right budget.
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No offence , but that's a horrible choice for a board.
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I suggest getting a 785 chipset , since you will be able to try unlocking. Can you say the web sites you usually buy from? Is your video card Ati or Nvidia?
Originally Posted by GAMERIG  I strongly recommend you get this mainboard which is the right budget. |
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Originally Posted by sutty86 ive found that mobo at around £40 but its micro atx and only has 2 ram slots what do you think to this mobo https://www.pricelover.com/product/GA_M720-US3/ would it work well with the phenom2 x2 black edition 550 |
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I bought that board for a budget build and it is amazing, but it does only use DDR3.
Originally Posted by GAMERIG I strongly recommend you get this mainboard which is the right budget. |
Couple of suggestions (used the site you mentioned earlier):
Asrock 770DE , Great for a budget , uses the 710 SB(allows unlocking) Has two pci-e 2.0 (x16, x4) not the best choice for Xfiring , but i bet it can handle two 5770/5750 without a noticeable performance loss, but still nice option for the money.
Another Asrock, but this time with a better south and north bridges , 790 + 750, price is great as well.
Two Asus boards(1st,2nd), almost identical. Both has the 785+710 chipsets
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Got this from the main site, checked on newegg as well:
Main Memory
• Supports Dual Channel DDR2 667/800
- 2 DDR2 DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.
Asrock 770DE , Great for a budget , uses the 710 SB(allows unlocking) Has two pci-e 2.0 (x16, x4) not the best choice for Xfiring , but i bet it can handle two 5770/5750 without a noticeable performance loss, but still nice option for the money.
Another Asrock, but this time with a better south and north bridges , 790 + 750, price is great as well.
Two Asus boards(1st,2nd), almost identical. Both has the 785+710 chipsets
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Originally Posted by firestormcomputers I bought that board for a budget build and it is amazing, but it does only use DDR3. |
Main Memory
• Supports Dual Channel DDR2 667/800
- 2 DDR2 DIMMs (240pin / 1.8V)
- Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB.
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So what's your full budget , and what parts do you need besides CPU/mobo/gpu .
Originally Posted by sutty86 sorry not bought a video card yet Ati/Nvidia im open to suggestions, like i said im into making my first build for personal use, want to be able to play games smoothly as i dont have a dedicated gaming console and be able to manage with everyday internet/watching films, with maybe a little bit of video works but nothing major, thats why i decided to go for a dual core(550BE) with a faster clock speed then a quad core (athlon) like i say im on a budget, dont have alot of cash with xmas, Thank you |
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For 150 you won't get "Everything " , but mobo+Cpu+ ram is possible , maybe you have some old parts like HHD/PSU/Case/DVD drive, that you can use for this build . Otherwise it's next to impossible to build a gaming rig for that much.
Originally Posted by sutty86 honestly everything, i have around 150pound to spend at the minute around 220dollars Pricerunner.com is probs the cheapest site around in the uk it beats ebuyer/scan for price not for stock though, Thanks |
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Ok so that's minus two. What about PSU/Dvd-drive/case? Also i know you were interested in buying a 8800GTS , a nice card for the price he asks. Are you going to buy it?
Originally Posted by sutty86 i know i wouldnt get everything ive got 4gb ddr2 , got a ide Harddrive pulled from a tivo, |
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I'm asking you the third time , do you have a PSU/Case/Dvd-drive from your old parts that you can use for this build? It's possible to build a pc without a case and dvd, but psu is important , and you can't go cheap with PSU's
Originally Posted by sutty86 WELL THE GPU is the last thing i want to buy ,i have £150 at the min to spend right now, got a hardrive plus mem ddr2 |
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Can you explain why you chose that specific mobo? Amd chipsets tend to OC higher from what i know, and also you got lucky that with the latest BIOS update that mobo can unlock cores(a couple of guys from other forums unlocked)
On another note, you start a build , with enough budget to only buy 2 parts(+ the ram you own) . Please tell me that the budget is going to increase in the nearest future, so you can finish the build.
Also are you sure that the ram you have are for desktop PCs, since you only owned notebooks in the past.
Originally Posted by sutty86 No ive never had another build, ive owned laptops previous years, just bought me a Gigabyte GA-M720-US3 what do you think? |
On another note, you start a build , with enough budget to only buy 2 parts(+ the ram you own) . Please tell me that the budget is going to increase in the nearest future, so you can finish the build.
Also are you sure that the ram you have are for desktop PCs, since you only owned notebooks in the past.
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