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17th January, 2009, 05:18 AM
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| Need advice on Cheap MoBo with graphics solution Hey Guys My grandson's Socket A system with Radeon 9600 graphics has died. He wants to replace it with his own money, and that little sucker is a tightwad. He will need a new MoBo, CPU, Graphics, and RAM and maybe a PSU. He wanted to know if he could get that for less than $100. I just laughed. So I was thinking he should get an integrated graphics solution on an AM2 board, but I am not up on the latest tech. So my questions are: If I go new what MoBo, CPU, Chipset should I look for for best bang for least buck? If I go to classifieds what should I reasonably be able to pick up for $200 tops? Games played are older first person shooters and real time strategy games, it is mainly used for homework. If he can't find a game for $10 on the top shelf at Walmart he is not wasting his money. So a high end gaming system is not needed.
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20th January, 2009, 08:47 PM
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| I just bought an Asus M3A78-EM with an Athlon X2 6000+ CPU for about $160 or so at Newegg. You could get a slower CPU with an ECS board for a lot less than that. I've seen a combo at Fry's with an ECS board and a Tri-core Phenom for under $100.
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20th January, 2009, 08:55 PM
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| STAZ!!! Call me!! I've been trying to get a hold of you. **edit** Spiff!! Nice to see ya around bud! RRodgers 
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