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Originally Posted by technix Option #3:
AMD AM3 mobo w/ DDR3 RAM
DDR3 RAM increases budget by about $100
I was looking at under $200 for both cpu and mobo. A DDR3 system increases this by $100 as previously noted. |
I just built an AM3 system.
Didn't cost more to go with DDR3.
I did get the RAM used, but even new can be had for around $80 - $100.
Athlon II X4 620 + Gigabyte ga-ma785gmt-ud2h (combo $179.99)
2x2GB Crucial DDR3-1333 ($65 used)
The X4 620 is a great little budget quad-core.
It doesn't have any L3 Cache, but the importance of that is debatable.
The motherboard is decent, but really it didn't matter much to me.
Haven't done any overclocking yet, but it has a nice full BIOS to play with.
Other parts in the build (though I see you already have some parts to use):
Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB
Corsair CMPSU-400W
LG 22x DVD-RW
Coolermaster Elite 330
The whole build cost under $500.
Keep your eyes open for sales/deals.