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Old 24-02-11, 09:57 AM   #1
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New PC


Just ordered the following from Aria

1 x Gigabyte GA-880GM-D2H AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 PCI-Express Micro-ATX Motherboard
1 x 4GB Mushkin (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 Silverline - 996946
1 x AMD Phenom II X2 Dual Core 555 3.2GHz Black Edition C3 (Socket AM3) Processor - Retail
1 x Coolermaster Elite 430 Midi Tower with Window - Black
4 x 120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 1350RPM
1 x Sony Optical DVD Writer, AD-7260S-0B, SATA, Black, OEM

Any comments / suggestions, I am going to use onboard graphics for a while as with a 15" tft, no point in going for anything grand!!
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not bad. definitely better than my piece of crap lol.
 
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Does sound good, although what do you plan on doing with it? If you plan to use a lot of photoshop, play games ect. then maybe consider an separate graphics card.
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Does sound good, although what do you plan on doing with it? If you plan to use a lot of photoshop, play games ect. then maybe consider an separate graphics card.
nah, more for the kisd, but graphics card is the next option
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any idea what graphics card it uses? I got geforce for my custom build and my new (hd) laptop came with geforce... love em!
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  • 3X USB power delivery for greater compatibility and extra power for USB devices
  • Unique On/Off Charge delivers the best recharging capability to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
  • Supports new generation of AMD PhenomII X6 processors
  • All 50,000 hours Japanese solid capacitors design
  • Supports AMD AM3 Phenom II/ Athlon II processors
  • Dual Channel DDR3 8718+ for remarkable system performance
  • Integrated ATI Radeon HD 4250 graphics (DirectX10.1)
  • Innovative Turbo 3D technology to unleash extra levels of 2D/3D graphics performance
  • PCI-E 2.0 x16 interface with ATI Hybrid CrossFireX support for ultimate graphics performance
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I am hoping that the cpu I get will allow me to unlock cores 3 and 4!!

Quad core for dual core price!!
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Has anyone used the quad core on exceem?? im thinking of upgrading but was waiting till the prices came down a little!!
Is there a big notible difference??
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Has anyone used the quad core on exceem?? im thinking of upgrading but was waiting till the prices came down a little!!
Is there a big notible difference??
Probably yes, especially while gaming.
 
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