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    1. 11-23-2012 05:53 AM #51
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      Quote Originally Posted by tommo View Post
      Only problem I can think of is it might die or break in some way and fry the whole computer. 8 years is a fairly long life for a PSU iirc, it may be ready to kick it. PSU's are pretty cheap really, and the new ones are far more energy efficient, just get a really small Corsair?
      Up to you I spose, I'd probably get a new one though.
      Yeah, I'm actually moving away from the idea of reusing the case just because of logistics--my mom is one state over and it would be much easier to build the machine at my place and bring it to her intact, rather than disassemble and reassemble her current PC on Christmas day. I'm looking at a case that includes a PSU, but just because the case looks quality for the price. I might still want a separate PSU.
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      Quote Originally Posted by tommo View Post
      What the hell is turbo boost? Marketing gimmick?
      Basically it's just a little program intel wrote which automatically overclocks your CPU when you need the power, it aint really special and I heard some people got better speeds just overclocking it themselves. Just a fancy name so they can get some extra dollars.
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      Final loadout on Mom's new PC for anyone who's interested: AMD 2nd gen A8 APU (CPU+GPU) on a lower end AsRock board. I sacrificed a second pair of RAM slots and HDMI-out to get a combo deal and keep costs down, and because they applied more to speculative future uses than how my mom actually uses her PC now. Also, I could always throw in a discrete GPU or tuner card for HDMI later. I went with a different case from the same manufacturer, and found a lot of positive reviews of their included PSUs so I'll just roll with that. RAM will be 8GB of 1600 speed with average latencies--about the same as what I have in my own machine. I'm still hoping to get a good deal on a 120ish GB SSD, but I missed Newegg's $50 (and then $65) deal on a Kingston HyperX by minutes, and TigerDirect's $60 deal on the same drive by an hour or two. I did score a 240GB HyperX for my own system, so I may just hand down my current 500GB HDD system drive. The whole near-instant-boot thing sure does add some wow-factor, though :/

      I'm thinking I'll bring home the 8-yr-old P4 system to set up as a Linux box, which I'm presently lacking.
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