RE: [Slightlt OT] - PC mobos and memory.

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cheers Shaf but the processor you have listed is =A3260 (ish), the mobo
=A3=
160
(ish) and stick on 2Gb of DDR2 and that's another =A3140 (ish) - =A3560
whi=
ch is
about =A3400 more that I really want to spend! (=A3150 is as much as I ever
spent on a mobo + processor previously as I don't "do" games.)

I'm not looking for cutting edge, just a sensible basic upgrade over my
current PC which is a P4 2.53Ghz with 1Gb DDR ... I went to put another 1Gb
stick in it the other day (to give 2Gb) and the second DDR slot gives
error=
s
(although the memory works fine in my other Athlon XP 2400+ / Athlon XP
2500+ machines). I could probably swap back to my XP 2500+ machine if I
really have to but I'd rather not.

Phil

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> On Behalf Of Shaf Ali
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> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [Slightlt OT] - PC mobos and memory.
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> Defeats the object of the upgrade ! Guess there will be some=20
> mobos coming out that allow for this but I cant be ased to google.
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> DDR2 plus a seriously solid processor is why AMD AM2 is now=20
> at a crippling disadvantage.
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> Buy an E6600 @2.4ghz which is looking like the best bang for=20
> buck and use the saved cash to buy some DDR2 sticks.
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> As we are in the easy phases of release - quality mobos may=20
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> for a crappy Intel board.
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> I personally was thinking :
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> E6600 + Intel Extreme D975bx + some DDR2
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> Shaf
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> From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:15 AM
> Subject: [ukha_d] [Slightlt OT] - PC mobos and memory.
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> > Anyone here know if the current crop of Pentium mobos for the
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> > core processors *HAVE* to use DDR2 RAM or can you still use=20
> DDR on them?
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> > I'm toying with upgrading my desktop PC mobo and processor to=20
> > something like a dual core 2.66GHz processor but would=20
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> > to shell out on a pile of expensive memory again if I can=20
> help it! :-D
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