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11-16-10, 12:02 AM   #12
Melikae
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 29
If you want to go for the Econobox config I'd highly recommend to at least switch in these parts for those listed:

Phenom II x4 940 4x3,0 GHz
* Actually $5 cheaper than the Athlon (plus Phenom is supposed to be the superior architecture)

GeForce GTX 460
* Only $25 more expensive and up to 30% faster

Seasonic 430W Power Supply
* As Phenom and GTX460 draw more power the 380W PS seems a bit low

The Econobox components would cost about $570 right now, after these changes it would be about $610...
and I would then still switch the memory for a 4GB kit as 2GB may not be enough for more demanding games anymore.

That would be $630 then and for everything below that you will cut away quite some performance imho.

Link for $610 System with 2GB memory
Link for $630 System with 4GB memory
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Last edited by Melikae : 11-16-10 at 04:06 AM.
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