Recent content by gba888

I guess I'm going to just pick out a cheap, well rated 880G, and that should be all I need. Thanks again for the advice!

I'll definitely look into this, Thanks a lot for the reply!

Hi Guys, Lightning strike yesterday.... onboard usb, lan and sound gone from asus m4a78t-e. I need to get a replacement board asap, and preferably an inexpensive one (under 100). I'm a little confused about the am3 socket support though. When I filter boards by II x4 support on newegg, all I...

Yeah, I've been playing with the idea of the x3 720 vs the x4 955, but there are 2 things that I'm thinking about: 1. unlocking the fourth "defective" core seems to be hit or miss and may or may not work....(I'd DEFINITELY be trying If I'd go with the 720!).... and 2. there is only a $100 price...

Hey guys.... ok it's the end of the weekend, and I'm just about ready to order. I'm going to go with an x4 955 and help "boost" the economy in my own way LOL... The original plan was budgeting about 3-400 for an upgrade, but I'm going to go to about 7 and just be done with it. I need...

Hi Everyone, My last build was in 06 with an Opteron 144. I made a thread in the general hardware section, and received some decent guidance so far. In trying to trim down the cost of the new system, I'm looking at boards in the $100 range with onboard video. I'm looking at a phenom II x4...

"ATI" LOL yeah, I have no problem with anything in that particular combo.... I boot from a 40GB raptor, have a 250GB samsung spinpoint for storage and run on an asus A8N premium sli board. It's been great, but yeah, 3 years is a long span between upgrades! I'm prob gonna demote this...

Yeah, I was checking some of those deals out :) I was reading a little about unlocking the x3 720, but it seemed that people were having luck with early runs from around march. Not sure if current runs would still be "as" unlockable. The only issue I have with the combos is like you...

Wow! Thanks for the quick replies :) I posted at work a while ago, and didn't think anyone would have responded yet. Yeah, I'm getting pretty much everything else new too (ram, hd, optical), so the platform change is a non issue. I'm going to take some time to investigate the info so far...

Hi Everyone, I've been building since the k6-2 days, but the last system I built was in 06 with an Opteron 144. Due to work/life I haven't had or made the opportunity to upgrade since then. I will use the system for graphic design, photo editing and occasional video encoding. No gaming...