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  • 02-11-2015 8:18pm
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    sKeith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭


    I currently have the below combo.
    Motherboard ECS GeForce7050M-M
    AMD TRIPLE CORE PHENOM™ 8450+
    Ram 4GB DDR2
    xfx geforce 9600 gso

    Everything ran fine until I started messing with Virtual Machines.
    Now I need more RAM but motherboard won't take anymore RAM.

    Can anyone suggest a DDR3 motherboard and CPU that would preform at least as good as above. I don't want to pick a poorer performing cpu because I cheaped out.
    Need pcix 16x for graphics but thats pretty much standard these days.

    TIA.


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    #2
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    1. What is your budget?

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows?

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer?

    5. Do you need a monitor?

    5a. If yes, what size do you need.

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals?

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking?

    8. How can you pay?

    9. When are you purchasing?

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based?

    Fill out the above, then it makes it easier for people to help.

    You also couldn't get a poorer CPU unless you buy a 10 year old dual core.


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    sKeith
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    1. What is your budget?
    Excluding the Ram, I am hoping I can pick up what I need for around 2 hundred euro.
    I can pick up 16gb of ddr3 locally.

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?
    Need to run Virtual Machines

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows?
    No. I run Debian.

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer?
    Yes. Everything except CPU, motherboard and ram.

    5. Do you need a monitor?
    I dont need to change monitors.

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals?

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking?
    Sure

    8. How can you pay?
    cash / paypal / credit card
    9. When are you purchasing?
    ASAP

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based?
    No need.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Pentium G3258 €70
    H81 board €50
    16gb DDR3 €80


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    #5
    sKeith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,404 ✭✭✭✭sKeith


    okay. all done. thanks for the tips.
    I went and bought a fx 6300 and a asus m5a78. it came to €165.90 all in. Now i have to figure out what speed ram i need to get for this. 35 quid under budget.


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