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Gutting old PC
I have a good Antec Mid-tower case swapping out my old MB. I looking for the best bang for my buck. Let me know what you think of the upgrades. I have a 400gig SATA2 Seagate HD and Windows 7 Ultimate.
SAPPHIRE 100279-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail $164.99
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ $89.99
Sony Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1678A $18.99
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler $38.98
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor
Item #: N82E16819103675 (Combo price MOBO/CPU $255.98
ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard
Grand Total: $564.93
Let me know what you think.
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If you aren't planning to overclock the stock HSF will probably do just fine. I'd prefer the Samsung 223 over the Sony, rest just fine.
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Overall, it looks good to go, just make sure that when you install OS, go with the 64bit version....:)
Edited because of $%#@ typo!
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Thanks,
I don't plan to over-clock so you think I'd be fine with the stock Heatsink?
Are there any issue with the some of the old software and going 64 bit?
(i.e., Office 2003, games)
Also, my Anti-virus sweet (Trend Micro)is expiring this week, thinking about changing. Any good suggestions? Anyone going the free route?
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You can try out AVG 9.0 Free, I have it in one of my rigs and it seems to be doing a good job. IF I were to get a retail AV software package, I'd look at Kaspersky AV, they have a pretty good 1yr subscription for 3 PC's package that I like.
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I don't plan to over-clock so you think I'd be fine with the stock Heatsink? Yes
Are there any issue with the some of the old software and going 64 bit?
(i.e., Office 2003, games) If they are 32-bit based you won't have a problem.
Also, my Anti-virus sweet (Trend Micro)is expiring this week, thinking about changing. Any good suggestions? Anyone going the free route? Dump that crap, get MS Security Essentials, free download