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    poor man's MB/CPU/RAM sweet spot ??

    Greetings - I have an old box at my desk that I'd like to upgrade. By upgrade, I mean new CPU / MB / Memory. Maybe a cost-effective sound card too. Shouldn't be too hard to get better performance -- replacing an Athlon XP 2700 (released Oct. 2002) on a Gigabyte 7n400s motherboard w/...
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    balanced core of a modest system ??

    Not only that -- my boy says his games are now more than twice as fast. :D
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    balanced core of a modest system ??

    Folks - How does this sound? GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R LGA 775 P35 ATX Motherboard Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit - BL2KIT12864AA804 Intel Pentium E2180 Allendale 2.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor A reasonably balanced core that will...
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    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L & Allendale Core??

    Greetings. Any folks out there know if the E21xx Allendale core CPUs will run on the Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L board?? The Gigabyte site only shows the Conroe core CPUs: GIGABYTE - Support - Motherboard - CPU Support List - GA-P35-DS3L (rev. 2.0) Thanks. - Richard
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    best bang box for under 400 bucks ??

    Greetings. I'm looking to replace my boy's AMD XP 2700 system (lovingly built by me some time back). It'll be used for 'net research, email & gaming (not necessarily in that order). He'll use the existing Samsung 710N multisync LCD. I can get a Dell for $360 equipped with - Pentium E2140...
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