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ripfire
04/29/09

In reply to AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU Reviewed (Verdict: Not Bad For the Price)
That's too bad because although I have an Athlon system at home, I still have to update my mobo to accept DDR2. And now that the Athlon is the SUV of CPUs as far as power consumption, I think I'll have to move over to Core or i7.
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Nick
04/29/09

In reply to AMD's $69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU Reviewed (Verdict: Not Bad For the Price)
i have been toying with building a new rig and this gives me hope at doing it cheaply. i think my parents want a box they can put next to the tv as well. now do i have to overclock it to get good performance?
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Thanatos
04/29/09

@Nick: No you dont i have the CPU that is a step below this one(see my post below) in a HTPC and it preforms great with no overclocking. And you can get a whole system up and going with a really nice videocard for about $500.
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Wireless Joe
04/29/09

@Thanatos: So this with the $99 graphics card makes an ok game rig?
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ripfire
04/29/09

@Wireless Joe: Actually, yeah. You can pick up a Radeon 4830 under a $100 bucks and it's pretty good for medium quality 1680x1050 .
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