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VF19 · 09-26-2003, 03:40 PM

Hi, I am thinking of building my own system.
I have never built a computer before (except a few RAM upgrades)
I have read the hardware section in an A+ book

so I know a little about hardware.
So, I was thinking of getting a bare-bone PC and just starting with that and slowly upgrading. Now, herein lies the problem.
I can get a bare-bone for $70 that uses SDRAM (Socket A)
I can also get a bare-bone for $130 that uses DDR SDRAM (Socket A)

See, I dont want to spend 500 bucks for a system thats not going to work. Id rather spend like 200 for the first time so I can see if I can really build a system. But, all me friends say I should go with DDR SDRAM (which in turn is more expensive- but is not going to be obsolete by 04)
So, DDR SDRAM or SDRAM?

09-26-2003, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
VF19 Banned Location: back to my old location	SDRAM or DDR SDRAM? Hi, I am thinking of building my own system. I have never built a computer before (except a few RAM upgrades) I have read the hardware section in an A+ book so I know a little about hardware. So, I was thinking of getting a bare-bone PC and just starting with that and slowly upgrading. Now, herein lies the problem. I can get a bare-bone for $70 that uses SDRAM (Socket A) I can also get a bare-bone for $130 that uses DDR SDRAM (Socket A) See, I dont want to spend 500 bucks for a system thats not going to work. Id rather spend like 200 for the first time so I can see if I can really build a system. But, all me friends say I should go with DDR SDRAM (which in turn is more expensive- but is not going to be obsolete by 04) So, DDR SDRAM or SDRAM?