- Jan 11, 2009
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Trying to put together a new tower for as cheap as possible found this for 30 bucks at goodwill.
Antec sonata W 450w PSU
Gigabyte 965p-ds3 motherboard
Pentium D extreme 965
8800gt
4gb of ddr2
150gb original raptor drive
ide dvd drive
All in all a decent machine it needed a new cooler (push pins shot) dropped in a stock spare. it posts everything looks good.
I added a 60gb SSD
The biggest glaring issue is the CPU. I'd like to put something in a little more powerful and modern for 775 in it and I'd like recommendations. I've got a maximum budget of 50.00. I figure this is more than enough for a 775 CPU with more oomph.
Antec sonata W 450w PSU
Gigabyte 965p-ds3 motherboard
Pentium D extreme 965
8800gt
4gb of ddr2
150gb original raptor drive
ide dvd drive
All in all a decent machine it needed a new cooler (push pins shot) dropped in a stock spare. it posts everything looks good.
I added a 60gb SSD
The biggest glaring issue is the CPU. I'd like to put something in a little more powerful and modern for 775 in it and I'd like recommendations. I've got a maximum budget of 50.00. I figure this is more than enough for a 775 CPU with more oomph.
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