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I got a new Motherboard a few months back when ivy bridge came out, I discovered my new board did not have an IDE connection (no surprise LOL!). Needless to say, I have yet to need one.
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Ah-h-h... you have no idea what you're talking about.
We're talking double the frame rate in MOST games. :lol:
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Even if the athlon gives you slightly better multi-threaded performance, and when I say slightly, I mean 10% at the most.
the G530 will give you literally DOUBLE the performance in any single...
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I'd build this for the $30 more just to get away from dell's proprietary mobo and PSU layouts. Take the CD and HDD out of your old system, reinstall the OS and call it good. The core 2 quads are...
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I'd give up a kidney if microcenter or frys would build a store near me.
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I wish I had a legitimate use. This is a great deal, especially if you have extra hard drives around. If only Microsoft offered Windows through HUP..........
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They do have pretty good sales sometimes. It's hard to beat a 2500k and a decent mobo for only $165.
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G530 would RAPE this thing up the .... :hug:
Please, you're understating the SIGNIFICANT single thread performance.
It's literally 2 to 1. :nod:
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FYI I have this mobo ($19 on ebay). It works but it does not have gigabit ethernet, if that is important to you. $10 for an add on card.
10/100 is probably sufficient for HTPC, which is what I...
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Got mine yesterday, got everything hooked up, turned on the power supply and all I got was the LED light in the front. I think I got a bad Motherboard. :(
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After I made my initial post, I did some more 'Googlin' and all you need to do is what SlickerThanSnot said above. Just line up the 3 pins on the 4 pin CPU slot, but use the right 3 pins.
Also, if...
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Got the bundle in today. They shipped it without the CPU. Did this happen to anyone else?
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Halo .. the serial number is on the sticker on the short side of the motherboard box all the way to the right. See pic below for the example they give
http://i.imgur.com/2yK0a.jpg
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It asks for that during rebate processing. No idea where to find it. Could someone give some hint on this? Thanks!
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This is a hell of a deal on a cheap HTPC. If I didn't already have so many computers, I'd pick this up. Great find OP!
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thank you! my desktop just died. Now I can strip the HDs, DVD+R, etc and stick it in this one.
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Enter the Tiger Direct site from the link on VISA's landing page for this offer.
Valid 02/17/2012 to 06/30/2012
Link visa.com]
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Hardware and software...
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You'll need a separate video card to play any of those games.
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According to ecs, there is 1 pcie x16, 1 pcie x1, and the 2 pci slots mentioned. My son wants to find a use for 2 old cards he used in crossfire before. Is this mobo a candidate for that?
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I don't put them in computer builds anymore. I don't really see a need for them.
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Ah-h-h... no.
G530 single thread performance might be better since the clocks are close and Sandy Bridge is a newer architecture, but any difference is a "don't-care" for most purposes.
I...
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has anyone gotten there $10 yet from ordering through visa site and paying with visa?
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I didn't get the $10 off either. Does anyone have a screen shot of this "fine print?"
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Got mine yesterday and put it together but all i am getting is a blinking cursor?? Anyone else get theirs together yet?
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In for 1, good timing too. My server was just blown up last month by a thunderstorm/power surge. I could just replace the PSU, but its time to just upgrade from the really low end duel core that was...
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This is 64 bit only correct?
EDIT- Nevermind. Refreshed the page and saw the previous post! THANKS!
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no reason why it wouldnt
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Noob question, sorry!
If my hard drive already has windows installed would I still need to reinstall?
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will linux work on this?
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Wouldn't that require 2 x pcie x16?
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it does not have two pciex16 ports, so no crossfire. additionally, the power supply would not be able to support two cards.
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the processor in this system is just slightly lower then yours
you can just replace the faulty part on your desktop wouldn't that be even cheaper?
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Any thoughts on how much an operating system to put on this is? I'm looking for an HTPC. Thanks!
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TAX don't forget tax.... which offsets most of that $50 saving.
In the end you're really only saving about $20 versus good online deals.
I got my 2500k + asus z68pro g3 for $370 online NCIX
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NO this CPU is garbage compared to G530 or G630. Even if it benches higher it under-performs severely in Games AND Applications. :nod:
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I have no interest in buying it, but this is a great deal. Unless you have a microcenter near you, there is no beating this.
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There is other uses for an optical drive than just installing an OS, I said "most" of the time for a reason and not "never".
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NOPE, even in highly multithreaded apps, the g530 would destroy this athlon. :bounce:
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No need for an optical drive... Installed Windows 7 several times from 4GB Flash Drive. You need more than 4GB for Windows Home Server 2011 but there several for under $1 a gig. Combine this with WHS...
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