The Ultimate $2000 PC - #1, August - Page 2

Lead Head · August 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

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Originally Posted by Lead Head

Look for a different motherboard, ASUS hasn't been to great with their AMD offerings...

You really think so? I've heard nothing but good things about them. Perhaps a DFI one instead.

Asus has really nice intel motherboards, but they kind of lost it on the AMD side, they are decent boards, but are they worth the $200 price tag?

I would honestly prefer this, but its really up to your opinion

polobunny · August 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Lead Head

I would honestly prefer this, but its really up to your opinion

Great recommendation, id suggest the same.

Capper · August 15th, 2006

ASUS is very good, just as mainstream board though. I wouldn't recommend them to an overclocker.
My favorite AM2 board is this Epox....damn fine motherboard. I would also skip the Crucial memory and go with GeiL, G.Skill, or OCZ. Forget the Raptors, they are really overrated, I'm running a pair with the 750GB backup, and wish I'd just gone with the single 750GB with a 250 backup...RAID is a complete waste, and $250 for 150 GB is horrendous cost efficiency

Capper · August 15th, 2006

that Foxconn is also a very good board, I'd have no problem recommending it

yurimxpxman · August 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Capper

ASUS is very good, just as mainstream board though. I wouldn't recommend them to an overclocker.
My favorite AM2 board is this Epox....damn fine motherboard. I would also skip the Crucial memory and go with GeiL, G.Skill, or OCZ. Forget the Raptors, they are really overrated, I'm running a pair with the 750GB backup, and wish I'd just gone with the single 750GB with a 250 backup...RAID is a complete waste, and $250 for 150 GB is horrendous cost efficiency

I wasn't planning on doing RAID, but I may drop the Raptor. I have one right now, and I honestly can't tell the difference between it and the 7200RPM Barracuda.

fps justin · August 15th, 2006

the DFI ULTRA are coming out for AM2. Those are supposed to be kick ass.

is the ram really that expensive?

polobunny · August 15th, 2006

$178.99
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590

Other memory products by Corsair under performance DDR2 800 available here

yurimxpxman · August 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by polobunny

$178.99
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590

Other memory products by Corsair under performance DDR2 800 available here

Weird. Why didn't any show up when I did a power search for Corsair 2x 1GB DDR2 800??

**One4yu2c** · August 15th, 2006

Because they have it listed under the Gaming Memory sub heading rather than the System sub heading.

Try again using this link ---> Clicketh Me

yurimxpxman · August 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by One4yu2c

Because they have it listed under the Gaming Memory sub heading rather than the System sub heading.

Ah, that makes sense. I'm not sure why they'd need a different category for it though, especially since Crucial's memory is in the system memory section.

Thanks for clearing that up for me :)

August 15th, 2006	#13
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Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,205 Blog Entries: 6	that Foxconn is also a very good board, I'd have no problem recommending it INTEL QX9650 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 8GB PC2-8500 // BFG GTX260 MaxCore // DD Torture Rack // Seagate 750GB HDD // OCZ Vendetta // PC Power & Cooling 620W PSU

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August 15th, 2006	#17
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,316 Blog Entries: 6	$178.99 CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590 Other memory products by Corsair under performance DDR2 800 available here

August 15th, 2006	#19
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,789 Blog Entries: 3	Because they have it listed under the Gaming Memory sub heading rather than the System sub heading. Try again using this link ---> Clicketh Me