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Originally Posted by pacaveli
Well im trying to upgrade some key components on a past build i have. I want to get a new motherboard, case, and CPU. I was looking at everything and a few questions came to mind.
A lot of the boards have Nvidia chip sets, but does that mean i have to use an Nvidia video card?
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Nope, any one will work but SLI will only work with NVIDIA, and crossfire will only work with ATI
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Originally Posted by pacaveli
whats the difference between 754, 939, and AM2 sockets. In both respects of the CPU and Mobo.
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In order of age, its 754, 939, and the new hotness are AM2. also, AM2 is DDR2 only
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Originally Posted by pacaveli
I want to around 100-150 on the mobo and around 200 for the processor (250 if it comes with the heat sink)
any suggestions of the best stuff i can get for my cash?
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I would highly recommend waiting until the Intel Conroe’s come out (Q3 2006), even if you plan on getting an AMD. AMD is planning a huge price cut (late July 06) to make there processors viable in the market with the Conroe.
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Originally Posted by pacaveli
also i was thinking about gettin a smaller case, does that effect the size of the mobo and other things ?
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Some what, when you buy the case takes note of what size mother board it can fit