[Monkey]

I currently have a computer that is in need of updating, but I am on a limited bugdet, so is it so wrong for me to keep some of my old parts from my computer..like the case, and HD ?
Cause then I could just buy a mobo, vid card, CPU , and some ram.

also, on another note, this HD i am referring too, I installed two operating systems onit ( I dont know why i was dumb). I have Win XP pro and Win 95 ( dont laugh) and I really have no reason for 95.. Think there would be any issues if I just dumped the 95?

[Tadow]

It's not wrong at all and could save you a nice chunk of change. Just make sure the case is big enough to hold the new components you want to put in. Also, if you have no use for win 95 then why keep it?

[b1gapl]

No...it's not wrong to keep the case and HDD. Just make sure the case has enough room, for what you'll be getting.

Well when getting a new motherboard, you have to format the HDD, and reinstall a fresh copy of Windows.

[Monkey]

yea, that was my last problem.
The computer I have now was my first build.. and well.. I'll tel you guys what it is so you can laugh at me.
My first build:
Hd: 250gb HDD 7200 rpm
CPU: Sempron 3000+ ( laughs at self)
vid card: Radeon 9600 ( I have had this card for 4 years)
Mobo: I had an asus but it doa'ed on me not once or twice but 3 times. so I now have a Biostar.
Case: Xion windowed gamiing case with 450 PSU

yea. I spent like 300$ on that.. for a semperon.. 754 socket too...

[BlueHeaven]

Do you still actually use win 95? If you do, your my new hero

[Monkey]

haha, only when I want to bring back the memories.. I'll start 95 and look at its sweet loading screen.....

yea, no I never use 95, I kept it because i felt that... I needed it like a security blanket...

[Monkey]

Question !

Im trying to decide when to build, I could build within the next month or should I wait and see if the price falls for memory cpus and vid cards, like Black friday ?
Anyone know of any price cuts coming soon for AMD ?

[lastshot]

Heres the Price drops that just happened on the 22'nd
FX Series:

Athlon FX74 drops to $599 (from $799) - a 25% drop

Athlon 64 X2

x2 4000+ $73 (from $104) - a whopping 29.8% drop
x2 4400+ $94 (from $121) - 22.3% drop
x2 4800+ $115 (from $136) - 15.4% drop
x2 5000+ $125 (from $167) - 25.1% drop
x2 5200+ $136 (from $178) - 23.6% drop
x2 5600+ $157 (from $188) - 16.5% drop
x2 6000+ $178 (from $241) - 26.1% drop

Athlon 64 (single core)

3200+ $48 (from $58) - 17.2% drop
3500+ $58 (from $69) - 15.9% drop
3800+ $69 (from $79) - 12.7% drop
4000+ $79 (from $94) - 16% drop

Sempron

3200+ $31 (from $37) - 16.2% drop
3400+ $37 (from $42) - 11.9% drop
3600+ $42 (from $53) - 20.8% drop
3800+ $53 (from $69) - 23.2% drop

I know i'm picking up a 5200 soon...

As Far as Memory goes, ddr2 prices have gone down ALOT recently, You can get 1 gig of ram pretty cheap now

[Monkey]

yea, Im leaning towards an x2 5000-5200 with 2 gigs because you can get it for just under a $100- How much of a performance difference will I see with an x2 5000 vs an x2 4200?

[lastshot]

Well the main difference between these three is the l2 cache

the 5200 has 2mb's total
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

the 5000 has only 1mb total
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

and the 4200 only has 1mb total
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+(65W) Windsor 2.2GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail

also , the 5200 & 5000 is running 400 mhz faster than the 4200. You can see in this link the different scores and times both processor's got.

CPU Charts | Tom's Hardware

Personally, i'm going with the 5200