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My current computer is old enough that it's still using PC100, and it doesn't even have an AGP slot! All I can carry over is a hard drive and a noisy old optical drive. The e4300 sounds nice, but I'm not sure how much longer I can wait, given that my shiny new SOLO is sitting on my desk just...

Any objections to using an ASRock ConRoeXFire-eSATAII for a budget e6300 system without any overclocking? There are a few threads that mention it, and it seems like it would be a good match for me. I could build a cheap Core 2 system for only $90 more than a 3500+. Newegg reviews report a lot...

hurtstotalktoyou: Why not the Seasonic? They get excellent reviews, and are supposed to be very quiet. I'm planning to get the S12-380 when I build my computer soon.

No, there's no Fry's here unfortunately, I just ordered online. I've been looking at the ASROCK ConRoe Cross-Fire eSATA or whatever it's called, which may be an option, especially since it has firewire built-in. I may just end up paying for a reputable motherboard like the Biostar or Gigabyte...

Thanks! That what I wanted to know.

I know this subject has been discussed ad nauseum so far since I've been reading all of the threads, and I hate to add another to the pile. However, I'm new to the whole overclocking concept, and I'd like to make sure that I'm understanding what I'm reading. Suppose that I had an e6300, an...

True, but it's MicroATX and seems pretty limited. Thanks for the suggestion, though! I'll keep it in mind.

Okay, for a little bump, here are my options so far, with thanks to hurtstotalktoyou and yhr707 for helping: 1. Get a board like the Biostar reviewed by AnandTech, some decent RAM, and an e6300 and attempt to overclock it sometime down the road. 2. Not bother with overclocking, get a...

Hmm... after taking into account the rebate and the combo, the Biostar would be about $40 more than the ECS. If I were going to overclock, how much would I need to spend on RAM? I was planning to get Corsair or some similarly-priced value ram. The reason I'm considering the e6300 (as...

I posted in the General Forums a while back (Quiet, Low-Budget Gaming) about building a new computer to replace an archaic Dell. While I ended up squeezing a bit more life out of it, I couldn't pass up the $50 Antec SOLO deal at Fry's, and now I've got a case needing components. All this...

I'm fairly new at this myself, so my advice might not be as good as that of others here, but I was looking at the sk21g for a while. From everything I've read, it seems to be a cool, quiet, stable system. Few people there have had problems with them, and a lot of people have remarked about how...

It also has no firewire. I hadn't mentioned it before, but I want firewire in case I need to connect my powerbook to the PC.

OvErHeAtInG: I was going to respond, but your way might be easier. There's one, a mATX from Asus. The reviews at Newegg show a discouragingly large number of DOAs. I think the 6100 will be fine, though. The integrated will just be to tide me over while I play *really* old games, and see...

w00t: Better if I got the AM2 Sempron, but not if I got the AM2 Athlon 3000, as many have suggested. And I really don't like the Sonata case.

Hmm... $20 price difference between 330 and 380. You may be right, I'll have to think about it.