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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

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...
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- Post #14
- Nov 19, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

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...
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- Post #11
- Nov 18, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Looking for Build Help

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.
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- Post #5
- Nov 17, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

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...
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- Post #10
- Nov 17, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Overclock e6300

Thanks! That what I wanted to know.
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- Post #4
- Nov 16, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Overclock e6300

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...
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- Nov 16, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

True, but it's MicroATX and seems pretty limited. Thanks for the suggestion, though! I'll keep it in mind.
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- Post #7
- Nov 11, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

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...
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- Post #5
- Nov 11, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

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...
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- Post #4
- Nov 10, 2006
- Forum: Motherboards
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Budget Core 2 Motherboards?

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...
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- Nov 10, 2006
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Motherboards
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Building a SFF. Just want the bare minimum.

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...
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- Post #3
- Jun 27, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Quiet, Low-budget Gaming

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.
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- Post #45
- Jun 26, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Quiet, Low-budget Gaming

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...
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- Post #43
- Jun 26, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Quiet, Low-budget Gaming

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.
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- Post #40
- Jun 26, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Quiet, Low-budget Gaming

Hmm... $20 price difference between 330 and 380. You may be right, I'll have to think about it.
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- Post #38
- Jun 26, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building

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