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03-23-2007, 09:25 AM
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Hey!!! Little Help please.....New Build
Hi All! I'm building a budget system for a friend and need a bit of help. I'm pretty sure my list is pretty solid, but need some help with the video card. This system will not be used for gaming, so i just need a whatever video card, or should i just go with the P5B-VM with the onboard video? If i do that should i go with 2 gigs of ram? Can i get away with one? Getting a cheap video card might be more cost effective. Also, if there are any places i can save some money let me know. Thanks!
ASUS P5B LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT667D2 - Retail Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner with 12X DVD-RAM Write and Replaceable White Front Panel Black SATA Model SH-16A7S-06 - Retail COOLER MASTER RC-330-KKN1-GP Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail Microsoft Windows XP Home Sp2b 1pk - OEM SPARKLE ATX-400PN-B204 ATX 12V 2.01 400W Power Supply - OEM
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03-23-2007, 09:31 AM
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The VM motherboard would be a good choice since there is no gaming involved. And it still has a PCI-E slot if you need to add one later.
Since that motherboard has 4 DIMM slots, go with 1GB (2x512) of ram for now and if your friend needs more memory, get some more later. Good list too.
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03-23-2007, 09:45 AM
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You can save some money with a P5L-MX motherboard and an IDE DVD burner. You could also wait till the end of April for the Core 2 Duo price reductions.
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03-23-2007, 09:50 AM
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What do you think of the option of going with the P5L-MX? I know they run different chipsets, the P5B runs the 965 and the P5L runs the 945. Have any pros and cons? Thanks for the speedy reply by the way!
 Just noticed that the P5L only has 2 dimms, definite con... Last edited by joshrogoff; 03-23-2007 at 10:03 AM. |
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03-23-2007, 09:52 AM
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I read somewhere that with the P5B you need a special driver to run an IDE optical drive? Whats that all about?
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03-23-2007, 10:33 AM
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The IDE controller on the P5B isn't native to the chipset, it uses a separate 3rd party controller that uses it's own driver (available on the motherboard CD).
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03-23-2007, 10:35 AM
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Will i run into the same problem on the P5L?
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