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    Bought whole new PC and have questions

    I'm thinking of ebaying this motherboard (selling for $30-40) and getting a new one. Any suggestions on a decent replacement for around $50-75 max that works with DDR3 and AM3 socket? How bout this one here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128432
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    Bought whole new PC and have questions

    Thanks so much for the help! I'm lucky I didn't open the DDR3 yet
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    Bought whole new PC and have questions

    Hi I'm a novice PC user in terms of technical knowledge. This is what I have purchased so far (have not put anything together): athlon II x4 630 biostar a760g m2+ motherboard xfx 1gb 5770 gpu 4 gb kingston ddr3 1600 ram samsung f3 spinpoint 1 tb hdd samsung 2333hd 23" monitor 500w ocz...
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    An attempt at a ghetto gaming PC

    Wow, that looks perfect. The Hitachi HDD + CPU deal ends on 8/8 so I'd have to order them tonight. By the way, this Antec 500w PSU is only $10 more shipped and would probably work with a higher end card if I decide to upgrade later. This is great, thanks. I'm going to mull it over for an...
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    An attempt at a ghetto gaming PC

    That's a great post, thanks. So the AMD 5000+ you linked there is not as good as one of the Intel CPUs E2160? Also, the 8800 GS is how much of a downgrade from the 8800 GT?
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    An attempt at a ghetto gaming PC

    Just a CD-RW. Most new games are on DVD now, right? It sucks; I wish I had one because $25 is gone right there.
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    An attempt at a ghetto gaming PC

    That sounds pretty good, and the 500 watt Antec PSU is probably better than any other PSU I could get for $40. I really liked the audio ports on the top of the Rosewill case, though.
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    An attempt at a ghetto gaming PC

    Hi, I just joined these forums but have been reading for a long time. I haven't played games on PC in about 7 or 8 years. My current rig is 533mhz, 256 ram, 20 gb HDD, Geforce 2, and so on. No doubt, I think it's time to upgrade! FYI, I don't know much about computers and parts but have done...