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Old 06-10-2002, 01:44 PM   #1
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Question Good idea to Upgrade now?

I was thinking about going to AMDXP/DDR... whats a good, mid ranged price for processor, motherboard, ram...

Im in the process of checking out newegg.com, but what do you guys reccomend?
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Old 06-10-2002, 02:19 PM   #2
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Hi Sinister,

I always recommend the EPoX 8K3A, they're great boards. There are several cheap yet quality boards at NewEgg as well, take a look at these.
  • Soltek SL-75DRV5
  • MSI KT3 ULTRA
  • AOpen AK77-333
Hope that helps.
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I agree with DrZ on the boards. I really like the Solteks lately, though. Great boards. Anyway, I would say your best performance / price for a processor would be an Athlon XP 1900. As far as DDR goes, go with name brand. I personally like Crucial and Corsair for memory. Also, you could try Kingston, Mushkin, or Micron.
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What is the purpose of the system, if you're into 3D you MUST dump that GeForce 2 MX.

About the MSI KT3 Mobo... very nice, I just finished a build with one and it runs great! And quite reasonable as well.
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Wink

Ya, i didnt get around to changing my graphics card yet in my profile, im up to a GF4 Ti4400
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Old 06-10-2002, 10:44 PM   #6
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Do not forget the Shuttle boards, excellant quality and relativly inexpensive.
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