[Leaplist] [Hardware] Socket-AM2+ mainboard for $45 - $20 rebate at NewEgg ...

[patrick]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> I know a great number of you self-assemble desktops.  Right now DDR2 memory
> is the cheapest and most common, making 4GiB easily achievable for a few bucks,
> and AMD Socket-AM2+ boards are some of the cheapest.
> 
> NewEgg has an ECS Socket-AM2+ with the low-power AMD 740G (integrated
> ATI Radeon 2100, basically the same as the 690G only a 55nm die-shrink) for
> $45 - $20 rebate.  The Socket-AM2+ supports the new 45nm Athlon II X4, which
> is a new quad core processor retailing at $99 (basically the Phenom without L3
> cache, reducing the transistor count 2-3x), and excellent at multitaking as well
> as well multi-threaded titles.
> 
> Just FYI for those interested ...  
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135231
> 
> I fully assume an onslaught of comments about AMD, ATI, ECS, etc... will follow.
> 

I have always liked running AMD. and this system is an AMD Sempron 3000 
1.8GHz with 768 MB RAM. Built it in 2006 as one of the few that I own, 
purchased with mostly new parts.

All my other units are jewels from the curbside, trash can, or 
dumpster... Whatever the brand, Linux seems the correct OS to make it 
all optimal!

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