06-20-2006, 03:00 AM
Quote:How about an AMD motherboard/processor option?I have no particular problem with an AMD MB/CPU option, its just a cost issue really. For more money I could get better options for the future and such, but its not really my money I'm looking to spend. I'm pretty much stuck at a $100 price cap. I can push it a little like to $110 or so if needed for shipping, thermal paste, and any other things that are required to get it working, but I really can't push too much more. Even that $100 isn't for sure yet. Its possible I'll be stuck on this P2 450 that I am currently using. Man is it slow! I'm hopeful to be able to spend the $100 on this stuff, but going any higher just makes it less likely to happen even if it is technically a better purchase.
Total cost for the pair is about 160USD, which is pretty decent considering the flexibility of it.
So really I'm just looking for what I can get for that price. Then later on I will hopefully be working and so have money of my own that I can use to look into building a better comp. Really though, I don't have that many needs as far as a strong comp goes. The toughest thing I generally use it for is playing WoW and thats not all that tough. So the MB/CPU combo that Roland suggested will probably last me several years. Then if I do find a need for more, I can give a more serious look into things.