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by monte
Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: kind of a dumb question
Replies: 4
Views: 4054

Re: kind of a dumb question

thank you very much that did it atleast know i feel comfortable
by monte
Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:21 pm
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: kind of a dumb question
Replies: 4
Views: 4054

Re: kind of a dumb question

with the power supply sitting on my table not plugged into anything but the wall there are no led's or fan i gues im wondering if it needs to be under a load to work
by monte
Sun Mar 07, 2010 2:37 pm
Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
Topic: kind of a dumb question
Replies: 4
Views: 4054

kind of a dumb question

i have a question im building my first computer and i igot my power supply the other day. i am not gonna be able to get everything for atleast another month or so , but i do have the mobo and ram. my question is this if i take the power supply out of the box and plug it into the wall should the fan ...
by monte
Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:03 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: superbiz.com ?
Replies: 4
Views: 8149

superbiz.com ?

just wondering if anybody has bought anything from superbiz. They have the AMD mobo i am looking at for 5 dollars cheaper than newegg plus free shipping. if anybody has bought from them please let me know how they where for shipping and quality .thank you if this is in the wrong section im sorry was...
by monte
Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:54 am
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

Re: mobo questions

my budget is like 3 and change my plan was http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131392 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131392 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277 and undecided on a 5670 or 5750 graphx card and what is the big d...
by monte
Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:32 am
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

Re: mobo questions

well i guess I'm kinda screwed my original mobo only has a pci ex16 slot not a 2.0 or 2.1 so i doubt it is worth real updating the graphxs unless i try 2 cheep pci cards on sli but i would think that's just a waist of money
by monte
Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:57 pm
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3
Replies: 9
Views: 5805

Re: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3

wasnt sure on how much of a gain in performance the prossesor and mobo made compared to a good gpu
by monte
Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3
Replies: 9
Views: 5805

Re: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3

ya that was all sold out It usually helps to price out the complete systems and then pick between the two. striker II and core 2 dou or pentium d 840 or crosshair II with athalon or phenom II are in my price range i am mainly doing board and processor as they are the bigest lump some ( sold some stu...
by monte
Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:19 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3
Replies: 9
Views: 5805

Re: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3

im looking at no more than 450 and that is stretching it i also need case and power supply my 350w i know isn't enough i did price up the AMD at 360 thats crosshair III with a phenom II black edithion 3.2 but im sure i could probably get the e series intel and mobo for around the same price not sure...
by monte
Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:14 am
Forum: General Computer Forum
Topic: AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3
Replies: 9
Views: 5805

AMD ddr3 or intel ddr3

well my brai is going crazy trying to decide on how to go about my first build. i am currently looking at an AMD board with the am3 socket and ddr3 as AMD is in my price range for a good processor if i go with the AMD i would use eather phenom II x2 or athalon II x2 id be doing gaming with it. i kno...
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

Re: mobo questions

so hows this sound the crosshair 3 with an athalon 2 and the ddr3 my graphx card is a pcie

any advice on any other brand or boards that are for ddr3 would be apreciated and or what to look for in a good gaming type board
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 1:38 pm
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

Re: mobo questions

could you post the links please so i can look it up please where are you located
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:59 pm
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

Re: mobo questions

all i can find in stock is the crosshair 3 all the 2's are saying unavalable
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:16 am
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

Re: mobo questions

that board does look nice kyle but price is way out of my league right now but the Crosshair III Formula is around my price range in the open box form from newegg then just a few weeks after id be able to get the ram and processor.
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: New Members Please Introduce Yourself
Topic: new guy
Replies: 3
Views: 3994

Re: new guy

thanks seems like a realy good forum so far
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:03 am
Forum: AMD Motherboard Forum
Topic: mobo questions
Replies: 13
Views: 9436

mobo questions

hey guys i am a complete noob at this stuff but i want to upgrade so here is what i have gateway athalon 64x2 6000 factory mobo and factory 3 gig ram geforce 8400gs grphx card i would like to update my case for an atx board and keep my processor and graphx card for now . i am going to be using it fo...
by monte
Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:55 am
Forum: New Members Please Introduce Yourself
Topic: new guy
Replies: 3
Views: 3994

new guy

hi my name is scott and just for the records i am a tottal noob when it comes to big upgrades. i stumbled across the site looking for reviews on mobo's. i am currently running

a gateway with
amd athalon 64x2 6000
3 gig of factory ram
factory mobo
geforce8400gs grphx card