Posts by neonbear11

I like these ideas, though I guess it's hard for me to wrap my head around how a professor from $17 could be okay with this 🙂 this build for $300 isn't bad

https://www.ebay.com/itm/motherboard-listing-example

I'm not sure if the link will even work for you; sorry, I'm a bit late to this.
One guy was selling a Phenom 960T, which usually unlocks to an X6, $167 including the motherboard, CPU, and a really solid aftermarket cooler

I sent an inquiry 😁
But yeah, they clearly don't want to do cash on delivery.

That integrated graphics is actually decent enough for Minecraft, which is what my kids play locally about 90% of the time anyway.

I've been an AMD user for about 15 years now. It's not that I'm unhappy with them or anything, but I don't really know much about Intel. I always get a bit lost trying to figure out all their different sockets, though I'm sure there's some good deals to be found over there if you look hard enough.

Thanks for the reply. I’m strictly browsing Craigslist, so my main goal is just finding the cheapest way to get something running where kids can play a few games here and there. I was thinking about going with a Phenom, but those seem to hold their value a bit too much. You can usually find an FM2 board and a CPU for around $133, and since I already have a power supply, RAM, and a hard drive, that should be everything. Your suggestions make sense, but I don't really want to drop that much cash on a whole second PC.
Everything is much clearer now. I guess I'll just wait to see what pops up on Craigslist.

Hey everyone, I have a few questions about this board. I'm currently running an FX-6300 setup with an ASUS EVO 2.0, but I'm putting together a second PC now. I’m thinking about switching over to FM2 because those integrated graphics seem like a budget-friendly way to go. I was wondering what kind of graphics this specific board actually carries—I see R5 and R7 mentioned, but I'm not quite sure what that means since different processors have their own built-in chips.

For instance, if I pick up an Athlon that works with this board, does that mean I'll have an Athlon paired with R7 graphics? Or, if I buy a processor that already has an R7 chip built-in, does that mean I'd be running two R7s at once or something?

Just to give some context, my current rig has an R7 250 with 1GB of DDR5. Eventually, I'll probably upgrade to a stronger card, so I was hoping to use the current one alongside whatever integrated graphics the motherboard provides. I guess I could use a little clarification on how that all works together.

Also, if the board features R7 but the processor has an AMD Radeon HD 8370 D, which one is actually better?

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just record them... they actually have a branch right here too 🙂

Just wanted to add one more thing—I was actually pretty worried about whether I’d be able to get Daemon Tools running on Windows 7, and I couldn't quite make it work. Luckily, I stumbled upon UltraISO instead, and it's honestly great. Some people even say it's better than Daemon, but the main thing for me is that it handles all the virtual mounting just fine.

I started off by installing Windows Vista Home Premium, but it just kept acting up on me. So, I switched over to Windows 7 and everything is running perfectly now—Mozilla Firefox, NOD32, BitTorrent, Nero 9, BS Player, TuneUp, you name it, it all works great. I guess what I liked most was how it offers an online driver update during the installation process; I was a little skeptical at first, but it ended up downloading and installing everything, and it’s working flawlessly.