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11-28-2011, 10:30 PM
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#1 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Current setup:
E5400 @ 3.4ghz
3gb DDR2 ram
80gb HD from many many yrs ago
MSI G31 motherboard
Radeon HD3450
Running Win7 32bit
What are the options out there? I am thinking AMD A4-3300 + FM1 board or Celeron G530 + cheap H61 board, but I read some forums saying they are very disappointing.
Or I need to jump one step up to i3-2100 to see some real difference?
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11-29-2011, 12:43 AM
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#2 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Why thr need for a upgrade? What problems are you having?
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11-29-2011, 04:53 AM
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#3 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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mobo issue, capacitors won't hold charge. Either I RMA the mobo (will need to wait for 2 months) or simply take $200 to upgrade
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11-29-2011, 05:13 AM
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If everything else is working fine, then just get a new mobo
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11-29-2011, 09:29 AM
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I would also just replace the mobo. You really shouldn't need higher specs than that for an HTPC.
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11-29-2011, 07:35 PM
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#6 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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other systems that I built for friends never encounter mobo problem (using the same mobo). I am the only lucky one.
This is in my shopping cart: Asrock G41MH/USB3 (USB3.0 port + DVI/HDMI, solid capacitors) $52
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11-29-2011, 07:39 PM
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No optical o ut, will you be using HDMI?
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11-29-2011, 07:49 PM
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#8 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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I don't know how good it will play HD video, if not, I'll just put the old HD3450 with HDMI back.
HDMI <-> LCD TV, no optical.
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12-05-2011, 06:22 AM
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#9 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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almost upgraded to G620 + H61 board + 4GB DDR3 for free, fiance's dad needs a PC to replace his P4 laptop.*thumbs up*
now, how do I clone my Win7 without reinstall everything again?
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