Computer Dumb and Need Help =D

Boondokk said:
I'm working with Dorbykins via vent on picking out computer parts. We're getting him an ASUS board with an earlier AMD quad black edition AM2+ since its compatible with his DDR2 ram and an arctic cooling freezer 7. it's a solid, relatively upgradeable system that will last him another couple years or so and if he needs to get faster he can buy newer, more performance based ram.
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Specifically which ASUS motherboard for the AMD quad black edition AM2+ were you planning on getting??? I've built a few of these in the past and have tried the two main motherboards by AMD for this setup.

In my professional opinion: the M3A32 was an almost perfect motherboard for this configuration. It rarely ever crashed (except on Crisis at high settings).

DO NOT get the M3N-HT!!!! I had so many problems with this motherboard that I ended up sending it back to newegg. Also, keep in mind that you'll most likely have to flash the BIOS with the latest version. When I purchased the M3A32 last year I had to do this in order to fix a flaw with the 1.0 version of the BIOS which caused it to crash on bootup about 7 times. The BIOS update completely fixed this problem and I have to say this was one of the best systems I had ever built. I also added 8GB of G-Skill memory, 500gb hard drive, Tagan 1100w power supply, Sapphire 4870 dual core video card.
 
Boondokk said:
I have a 500W PSU sitting around here somewhere, Antec. A little old, but it was the best of the best in the day.
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If he has a gateway system then I doubt he can just throw any regular power supply in the box since they're proprietary systems and they configure the size to something non-standard like Dell does. This way their customers are forced to purchase any replacements from them. This is one of the main reasons why I hate proprietary systems.
 
So I luckly got a friend to get me a power supply that runs with it, but little old, but hey works.. Right now I'm downloading Vista 7 Ultimate, thank god I have people who love and just say, pay me back sometime. =D So, Soon to be back up and running, Appreciate everyone's help and input. =D
 
Lmfao I failed.. Windows 7 Ultimate, Shut up, I was to excited haha, I won't bother editing it cause I think its funny too. lol
 
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