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$89 Pentium dual core runs at 3.2 ghz
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:38 am
by Darkstar
Just saw this article, looks like it would make a nice cheap folding system.
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09/12/ ... dual_core/
Re: $89 Pentium dual core runs at 3.2 ghz
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:16 pm
by Darkstar
So....
i'll probably pick one up with a little bit cheaper Gigabyte Motherboard, but not sure on the memory to use, seems to be a bit of a price war going on in memory.
My son wants to build his first system and i thought this would be a good starting point, if anyone has any advice i'd like to hear it...
thanks,
Re: $89 Pentium dual core runs at 3.2 ghz
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:33 am
by Darkstar
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Anyone?
Re: $89 Pentium dual core runs at 3.2 ghz
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:27 pm
by Zelig
Nice deal... I'm currently running my $70 Athlon X2 at 2.8 GHz, undervolted.
Re: $89 Pentium dual core runs at 3.2 ghz
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:56 pm
by DaIceMan
I knew the exact processor you were talking about before I even looked. I VERY seriously considered this when I was looking to build a budget system, then said to hell with it and blew a wad on my gamer.
As for Ram, I have the Corsair Value 667 in my server, but had to run it in the gamer for a while, while I RMA'd it's RAM and it was able to run at 825, 4-4-4-12 2.1V without so much as a hiccup. As long as you don't have to deal with Corsair customer service, I would wholeheartedly recommend their products.
Re: $89 Pentium dual core runs at 3.2 ghz
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:21 am
by kenc51
You could get the
XFX nForce 650i Ultra ATX board for ~$98
Since the CPU has a FSB of 800 the board doesn't need to be able to clock very high. This board also supports ram running unlinked so you could buy some 'el cheapo stuff to go with it.