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I ain't got a lot of dosh at the moment so I'm on a budget, and have spotted a pair which I think should be compatable. I want to know if they are and if they're any good:
Processor:
[URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1447872963&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=62704[/URL]
Motherboard:
[URL]http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=1448479355&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=54267[/URL]
Also, am I likely to face any problems when upgrading, such as an incompatability with Windows XP H.E. due to it being the 32-bit version?
If so I'll pick u the free trial version of Windows XP 64 Professional Edition.
If anyone has any better reccomendations (as in better processors/motherboards for same/similar price) please let me know.
Cheers.
If you're not overclocking, you'll probably save money by using the AMD fan as opposed to adding your own to an OEM chip.
> Surely if you're buying the CPU you linked to in your first post (ie,
> boxed retail, not OEM) it should come with a fan? Or am I missing
> something really obvious?
>
> If you're not overclocking, you'll probably save money by using the
> AMD fan as opposed to adding your own to an OEM chip.
Yes, retail CPU's come with stock HS and fans. That's what I'm using at the moment as I don't overclock. Replacing the stock heatsink and fan with a third party one will invalidate the Athlon 3 year guarantee.
My last Athlon burned out after 6 months. I was using a coolermaster fan. How gutted was I?
Edgy, try and go for a socket 939 MB if you can afford it. 754 is being phased out and a 939 will give you space in future to expand.
> From what I've seen, the processors are an extra £100 for those
> sockets - I can't really stretch the bank that far, however, in a few
> years time, I should be able to afford the best stuff, so when I
> upgrade again, I'll probably end up spending a small fortune on
> getting myself an uber-PC.
Yeah, that is a problem. I always go for the rule when buying computers of "buy cheap, buy twice, pay extra, pay once" but sometimes it's unavoidable. I'd have loved that AthlonFx, but £600 for a CPU? forget it. :)
754 isn't quite dead however, It'll have a few years yet.
(edit) Make sure your current memory is compatable with the new MB.
Oh, you'll not have a problem running 32bit applications.
Though I'm hoping as I said my RAM is ok, as then I can afford to save for some new RAM.