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Bulldozer doubt!

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guru_urug
guru_urug Original post #1
Aug 19, 2011 at 9:13 PM
My friend wants to upgrade processor,motherboard and ram since his mobo and cpu went kaput. I want to make sure he gets a future proof system so want a 880g chipset mobo. His current needs are just net surfing,movies,songs, office apps. So the CPU can be something just decent like a athlon x3 440 or even a x2 is ok with him. He wont be gaming on it now. But later may need more performance.
So thts why the future proof needs. His budget for all 3 components is 7-8k max.

Which 880g mobo is good, i mean well balanced. I saw a msi mobo which even has a lightweight linux in built.
Which is better gigabyte or msi 880g?
Also whats the differnce in gigabyte GA880 GM USB3 and the UD2H? besides USB 3 functionality?

Im thinking,
mobo: Gigabyte 880GM UD2H- 4k
Procy: Athlon II x3 440- 3.2k
Ram: Gskill 2GB 1333MHz- 0.65k

Total: 7.85k

Hows this?
comp@ddict
comp@ddict #2
Aug 19, 2011 at 9:51 PM
ur config is great, add another 2GB stick, and that's it, yep! it's great.
Cilus
Cilus #3
Aug 19, 2011 at 10:51 PM
Instead of a 2 GB module, get a single 4 GB stick as they are currently the mainstream Ram modules. 4 GB Kingston/Transcend 1333 MHz DDR3 will cost you around 1.3K.
Also , if you can spend 700 bucks more, get the Athlon II X4 635, available @ 4K.
d6bmg
d6bmg #4
Aug 20, 2011 at 4:01 PM
^^ +1 ;)
guru_urug
guru_urug #5
Aug 20, 2011 at 10:54 PM
comp@ddict said:
ur config is great, add another 2GB stick, and that's it, yep! it's great.
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Cilus said:
Instead of a 2 GB module, get a single 4 GB stick as they are currently the mainstream Ram modules. 4 GB Kingston/Transcend 1333 MHz DDR3 will cost you around 1.3K.
Also , if you can spend 700 bucks more, get the Athlon II X4 635, available @ 4K.
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d6bmg said:
^^ +1 ;)
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Thanks guys!
Went with my friend today to lamington rd(mumbai) and got the system.
He's happy with it. :)

To summarize,
gigabyte 880gm usb3L + Athlon II x3 445= Rs.7500
4GB DDR3 1333Mhz = Rs.1175

He cudnt go for the x4 becoz it wud overshoot his budget. Actually I thought the usb3L model was same as the usb3 one. But actually the usb3L has 2 DIMM slots compared to 4 on the other one. Good thing we got the 4GB single stick, so that he can upgrade to 8GB dual channel later.

Also the L model doesnt have an IDE port :( so he will have to get a convertor for his dvd drive. But those are minor hiccups, and can be overcome. :-D Also the option to upgrade to bulldozer is the reason we got the 880chipset, so mission accomplished :)
topgear
topgear #6
Aug 21, 2011 at 6:50 AM
^^ congrats ;-)

BTW, what's the brand/Manufacturer of the 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz Ram Module you got ?
guru_urug
guru_urug #7
Aug 21, 2011 at 2:59 PM
oops...forgot to mention the brand.
Its Transcend 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz