Dont want try ATOM dual core...? The price + mobo is only Rm299... Zhen Wei is selling... Kinda cool...

heh... a HD 3450 cost $60+ here...

that means additional $40 gone...

perhaps i juz think that $20 spend on Ultra Durable 2 instead... that doesn't sound so bad...

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Added on October 4, 2008, 1:02 amthx for the suggestion but i think i will give Atom a miss as well... it's still not the perfect platform i am looking for...

though i am looking forward to VIA Nano + Nvidia mobo chipset... that will totally pwn Atom...

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Added on October 4, 2008, 1:14 amanyway, 1 more question:

Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
Biostar TA790GX XE

which one is better??

i know using the Biostar is a bit wasteful, but it's $20 cheaper than the Gigabyte...

This post has been edited by astria: Oct 4 2008, 01:14 AM

Biostar TA790GX XEo

This post has been edited by meons: Oct 4 2008, 01:26 AM

hmm, wouldn't that be a waste if i dun use Phenom with 790GX???

just waste the ACC features

others, just better than 780G

haiz... really dunno which to choose leh...

but Biostar's quality good or not??? dun want my mobo to kaput after 1 or 2 yrs...

and i also never use Biostar before... only used Gigabyte and MSI last time... ve a Gigabyte P35 that's serving quite well...

hmm, how abt 1st choice Biostar, 2nd choice Gigabyte???

This post has been edited by astria: Oct 4 2008, 10:58 AM

gigabyte also got 790GX mobo rite? go for it

i want only mATX mobo... as i am reusing my old chasis...

Giga's GA-MA790GP-DS4H is a ATX one...

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Added on October 4, 2008, 11:07 amhrh... first time think so hard to choose a mobo sia...

so is Biostar relaible??? i remember last time they make like budget mobo until recently...

This post has been edited by astria: Oct 4 2008, 11:07 AM

not sure about other people, but biostar serve me well

(using 780g and 690g here)

okok, then i think i will go with Biostar...

if no stock then Giga lor...

but i hear biostar hv high chance to kaput in 1 year...

and yet my 690G biostar runs well after one year?

Err... since you have a 790GX might as well get a Phenom 8750.


The 790GX has an advantage- with it, the idle power of Phenoms are really good (matching or even lower than Core 2 Quads)

The Biostar one is good, actually. Better than the cheap Asus stuff.

hey, ya, thx everyone...

went down to hoot the stuff already...

Biostar TA790GX XE and Athlon x2 5200+

got 5200+ as it's less than SG$10 more than 4850e... (but 5600+ is SG$30 more than 5200+ )

total dmg SG$294 including RAM... (Kingston ValueRAM DDR2 800 1GB x2)

the extra $6 went to eat

didn't choose Phenom as it's meant to be a budget rig... (for my mum, mainly... )

thx everyone for your suggestions!! they are all very useful

assembling now, will post again when it's up

This post has been edited by astria: Oct 4 2008, 04:38 PM

juz some preview...

WEI Score

CPU: 5.2 - Athlon x2 5200+
RAM: 5.8 - Kingston Value RAM DDR2 800 1GB x2
Game: 2.0 - Radeon HD 3300
Aero: 3.0
HDD: 5.8 - Hitachi 320GB SATA2