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Focused,Nov 7 2005, 05:37 PM Wrote:so i'm upgrading my computer finally....

what a world of difference since the last time i've had to do this serisouly....


can someone give me the low-down on what's up....

I"ll be using the computer for gaming, music processing [i have an in home studio], sufing for porn....etc.....i don't want a MAC...


so what's the deal with all the different socket sizes for motherboards...what's current....what's gettin' old....what's the differences between them....there is a PLETHORA of choices it seems...

as a far as video cards are concerned...


same thing....sooooo many choices....


I don't mind buying something that's a year or 2 old as far as technology is concered....i know i want AMD ....

let it be known i don't want to break the banks either....


just let me know what NOT to buy....and i can make a decision from there....i will need a motherboard, cpu, ram, video card....that's it.... up to $600 max total or less even if a GOOD buy is out there on cearance or what not....


i price out usually at tigerdirect, ncix, and canadacomputers.com



do you guys have opinions on these 2 items for starters?

motherboard

processor

^^^  with sufficient ram and a decent video card....how much of a dif. will i notice from my current setup:

p4 1.7
256rdram
intel Mobo
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