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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2011.05.31 17:49:00 -
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Edited by: Akita T on 31/05/2011 17:50:15
Keep the case, PSU, HDD and optical drive. Not so sure about PSU.
Get new Mobo, CPU, RAM and GPU. Possibly new PSU too.
Which ones you get would depend mainly on your budget and on whether you need/want to replace the PSU.
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Akita T
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Posted - 2011.05.31 18:08:00 -
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Edited by: Akita T on 31/05/2011 18:11:01
 Originally by: ReptilesBlade
Would it be possible to save the case and just rebuild the system with a new motherboard that are the same dimensions as what is already in the system?
If you want to keep the PSU, yes. There are "modern" micro ATX motherboards that work just fine.
For instance, you could try this relatively cheap upgrade combo...
CPU : AMD Athlon II X4 630, Quad core @ 2.8GHz - 85$
Mobo: MSI 880GM-E41 AM3 AMD 880G - 70$
RAM : 2 x 2GB G.SKILL DDR3 1600 CL7 - 60$
GPU : Radeon HD 5770 1GB - 120$
= 335 $ total (or 395$ if you buy two sets of the RAM for 8 GB total instead of just 4 GB)
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Akita T
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Posted - 2011.05.31 20:13:00 -
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Originally by: ReptilesBlade
The CPU does not come with any kind of heatsink or fan, should I also purchase those as well?
Hmm, you're right, I haven't noticed that it's CPU only, not box with heatsink+fan included.
You can probably get one heatsink+fan on par with the stock ones for as little as 10$ at some local retailer if you don't plan on overclocking and your house is not a scorching hell in the summer.
Or you can go with a fancy one, but that will cost you more. The advantage with the fancy ones being that you can almost certainly reuse them in whatever machine you'll get next, since most of them have many separate mounting brackets for all kinds of CPUs/mobos.
Or you could just go with either one of those following two CPUs that come in a box with stock heatsink+fan for just 15$ extra (so 100$ each):
AMD Phenom II X4 925 Deneb 2.8GHz Socket AM3
AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz Socket AM3
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Looking at the Motherboard I just noticed something. It only has 1 PCI Express slot. WouldnĘt I need two? One slot for graphics and one slot for the sound card?
Last time I ever had a separate sound card, it was a Sound Blaster Pro, and I was last century 
I've been only using onboard sound ever since. It was always sufficient to me.
Also, listed expansion slots are 1x "PCI Express 2.0 x16" + 2x "PCI Express x1" + 1x "PCI".
I doubt a sound card needs more than a regular tiny x1 PCI-E slot.
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