Recent content by ivar1234

I'm in the same boat, except I have an ASUS 9600XT with 128 MB DDR. The engine clock runs at 500 MHz, Memory Clock at 600 MHz (300 MHz DDR), and RAMDAC at 400 MHZ. I can get an ATI Radeon X1650 Pro with 512 MB DDR for $175, including tax. Its engine clock runs at 590 MHz, Memory Clock at...

Unfortunately, I'll never have the money necessary to do everything I want to do. I'm thinking of buying a MB/CPU combo (ECS PT890T-A/Intel E4300) from Fry's - $159.00. Then I would pick up a better MB later this year. When I upgraded my system to P4, I did it this way, but maybe the need...

I'm thinking of buying the Intel E4300 processor, in combination with a motherboard that is rated for DDR2 400/533 memory. However, I want to be able to upgrade the motherboard later, and overclock the CPU - hopefully without wasting the memory. Can I buy and install DDR2 800 memory on the...