[Novalug] MB, CPU, RAM, and PSU recommendation

[Jay Hart]

Jim,

Thanks for the info.  Will be a ATX for me, not changing case.

PC Power & Cooling now seems to be owned by OCZ techmology.  I've had nothing
but great success with those units, but haven't bought a PSU in around 10
years.

Can anyone vouch for OCZ?

Jay

> Jay,
>
> I did almost exactly that a few months back.
>
> I went to MicroCenter (Rockville) and got:
>
> [1] an AMD Athlon II X4 635 for $100
> [2] a Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H Socket AM3 880G mATX Motherboard $100
> [3] two 2G DDR-3 Crucial Memory sticks -- about $100
> [4] a PowerSupply for about $40
>
> AMD seems to have a running deal where they will give you $40 off a Gigabyte
> Motherboard.
> The particular PSU and Memory were recommended by the Salesman, he pointer out
> what was on sale.
>
> My total was $327. The $340 listed above minus the $40 discount + Tax (6% MD
> on $300 would be $18) and $9 for "I Can't Remember".
>
> I bought a mATX cuz that's what size the case I was filling, but full ATX
> shouldn't cost much extra, and you can use a mATX if you like.
>
> The AMD has the VT bit, so you can run a Windows Guest under Linux.It's a 64
> bit.
>
> JIM
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Hart" <jhart at kevla.org>
> To: novalug at calypso.tux.org
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 4:28:43 PM
> Subject: [Novalug] MB, CPU, RAM, and PSU recommendation
>
> Looking to upgrade one of my PCs, Currently running an ATX sized MB.
>
> I want to replace all four items above.
>
> PSU must be 350-400W, and very quiet.
>
> Projected budget is $375-425.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Jay
>
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