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Postby 2fst4u » Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:06 pm

Im looking to build a decent computer for FSX. I would like to have a core 2 duo, DDR3 ram and an Nvidia 8800GT graphics card. using Newegg, it gave me these results for motherboards. i have not ever built a computer so i just wanted to make sure that these specs were suitable and compatible. In your opinions, which motherboard/s on THIS page do you think are the best? any help is greatly appreciated
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Postby brownbox » Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:28 pm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...82E16813131300R
Id go for that. Relatively cheap, decent reviews, supports ddr3-1800 and dual pcie slots(should you ever decide to upgrade). Also, apparently provides a bit of room for overclocking, meaning the cooling is pretty good.

Really, if you wont be overclocking, it doesnt matter what you get.
Its only once you start overclocking and tweaking for max performance that you need the real expensive ones.
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Postby 2fst4u » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:30 pm

sad.gif ferrit doesnt have that board. im not really looking to overclock so if it doesnt really matter, will any of these ones be ok?
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Postby HardCorePawn » Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:28 am

OK... ferrit = bad mmmKay??

Goto PriceSpy and look for hardware/prices there... Also, I would look at the ATI 48x0 series of cards at the moment... outperforming the nVidia stuff at the same (slightly cheaper) price levels...

The 4850 is still the performance/price leader...
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Postby toprob » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:17 am

2fst4u wrote:
QUOTE (2fst4u @ Oct 27 2008, 08:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
:( ferrit doesnt have that board. im not really looking to overclock so if it doesnt really matter, will any of these ones be ok?


'Ferrit' doesn't really have anything -- that's just Telecom's attempt to lever their web penetration by skimming a percentage off the top of existing web traders. When you look at that Ferrit page, you'll see the actual merchant listed -- for example, Computer Lounge and Elive. If you go to the 'Retailer Profile' you normally get a link to their real website.
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