Dark Shade
[H]ard|Gawd
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My buddy needs to upgrade for upcoming games such as Bad Company 2, yet he's still in 939/DDR land. His video card is sufficient as is his power supply, and storage is not a problem, so we're going to do a core upgrade.
We're heading to Microcenter on Tuesday to fish for deals, but we are definitely not opposed to saving a few bucks by going online, so if anyone has time, can you list these three components for the best bang:buck ratio? AMD or Intel, Dual or Quad, mid-grade to premium brand motherboards, and looking for 4GB of quality RAM if possible. The cheaper the better. Thanks.
Here's my initial setup, feel free to tweak:
We're heading to Microcenter on Tuesday to fish for deals, but we are definitely not opposed to saving a few bucks by going online, so if anyone has time, can you list these three components for the best bang:buck ratio? AMD or Intel, Dual or Quad, mid-grade to premium brand motherboards, and looking for 4GB of quality RAM if possible. The cheaper the better. Thanks.
Here's my initial setup, feel free to tweak:
Total: $252.97 ($16.00 tax, no shipping)