my mom's old computer recently broke down and i want to build a new amd x2 system on a budget.
i already have harddrive, case, and monitor cd drives.
here is what i want to get.
antec SP-350SmartPower 2.0 ATX 2.0 350W Power Supply $49.56
ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA nForce 6100 $69.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core 512K Per Core 90nm $153.99
1GB DDR2 (800) PC2-6400 OCZ Gold XTC $105.50
total 380.04+shipping
these items are from monarch and i'm wondering if i really need pc2-6400 ram would performance be fine with pc2-4200.
please post any comments and recommendations.
i already have harddrive, case, and monitor cd drives.
here is what i want to get.
antec SP-350SmartPower 2.0 ATX 2.0 350W Power Supply $49.56
ASRock AM2NF6G-VSTA nForce 6100 $69.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core 512K Per Core 90nm $153.99
1GB DDR2 (800) PC2-6400 OCZ Gold XTC $105.50
total 380.04+shipping
these items are from monarch and i'm wondering if i really need pc2-6400 ram would performance be fine with pc2-4200.
please post any comments and recommendations.