Looking at spending £250-300 to build a base unit for a mate, really not fussed on graphical capabilities but looking more at building a solid system with decent storage and CPU. Also looking to future proof as much as possible.
Really been out of the loop for a couple of years since I last built my system, just when 939s were starting out.
Hes not a heavy PC user, no gaming hence the lack of need for graphic card, happy enough with onboard video and sound but wondering what board/CPU/RAM combination to go with.
Will be adding a relatively cheap case, DVD writer so what do people recommend? Should I go the AM2 route but stick to a 64 bit chip? Would a board that takes that chip allow future upgrading to a X2? And whats the RAM to pair it up with? Dual DDR2?
Any help appreciated, looking at buying a few bits and bobs tomorrow hopefully.
Thanks
Really been out of the loop for a couple of years since I last built my system, just when 939s were starting out.
Hes not a heavy PC user, no gaming hence the lack of need for graphic card, happy enough with onboard video and sound but wondering what board/CPU/RAM combination to go with.
Will be adding a relatively cheap case, DVD writer so what do people recommend? Should I go the AM2 route but stick to a 64 bit chip? Would a board that takes that chip allow future upgrading to a X2? And whats the RAM to pair it up with? Dual DDR2?
Any help appreciated, looking at buying a few bits and bobs tomorrow hopefully.
Thanks
