My girlfriends laptop recently bit the dust, and we've decided that putting the $300 it would cost to replace the motherboard towards a new desktop would be the best choice.
I've not build a computer for years, and I am not familiar at all with the latest hardware. I've done some reading and brushed up a bit. My goal is for low cost with lots of room to upgrade.
Here's what I've come up with
I originally was going to go for the DDR2 version of that motherboard, but for $40 more total I could upgrade to the DDR3 board AND get 4GB of DDR3 ram. I figured this would allow me better options in the future for upgrades when there is more money lying around.
Integrated video for now, but I have a Radeon 4670 on order for real cheap that should play all her games for her just fine.
Any input or suggestions?
I've not build a computer for years, and I am not familiar at all with the latest hardware. I've done some reading and brushed up a bit. My goal is for low cost with lots of room to upgrade.
Here's what I've come up with
Gigabyte 20GA-MA785GMT AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
- AMD Athlon II X2 245 Regor 2.9GHz Socket AM3
- OCZ Gold OCZ3G10664GK 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1066
- Seagate 500GB HDD
- Regular old case, and a half decent power supply.
I originally was going to go for the DDR2 version of that motherboard, but for $40 more total I could upgrade to the DDR3 board AND get 4GB of DDR3 ram. I figured this would allow me better options in the future for upgrades when there is more money lying around.
Integrated video for now, but I have a Radeon 4670 on order for real cheap that should play all her games for her just fine.
Any input or suggestions?