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06-06-2006, 11:10 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006
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  |  CHEAP gaming system.. AM2 or 939??? ARE THESE SPECS GOOD?? SO HERES THE LIST: (AM2 IN PARENTHETIS...) PU Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core $299 http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustRa...gesize=&Page=2 Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor $399 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103747 MOBO ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard $134.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131517 (ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $146.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131013) VDC eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553-AX Video Card $169 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130283 HD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701 MEM CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Channel Kit $188 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145575 (mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Retail $289 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146108) (CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel Kit $229 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145590) PSU Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply - Retail $89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931 DVD & Floppy $50 SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151118 Case $120 Heatsink & Fan 1. DO U GUYS LIKE THIS SETUP? 2. WHY GET SUCH AN $$$ VGA?? 3. AM2 OR 939?? WHATS THE DIFF?? 4. ARE THESE MACHINES EASY TO BUILD? ANY GOOD SITES? 5. ANY BETTER SPECS FOR BETTER PRICES, IF NOT A TAD HIGHER?? THANK YOU |
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06-07-2006, 01:59 AM
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| Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2004
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| dude, first turn off caps before i pimp slap you, second, its a pretty good setup, depends what you'll use it for tho 3rd thats not an expensive video card, they run up to $600, and thats the bare minimum card you want for modern games, 4th theres a friggin guide to building at the top of this forum, and yes building a pc is easy. 5th i would think about getting the msi am2 motherboard, its about $135 on newegg, asus is good too though, get the corsair memory if you get am2, and you dont have to get am2 or anything, but it will save you money on a future mobo, although its a brand new tech so there wont be as much stuff for it as 969, its really up to you which you get, but with your current setup choices the am2 machine is gonna have more power and be slightly more futureproof |
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06-07-2006, 08:22 AM
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| Ultra Techie Join Date: Apr 2006
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| looks good, i'd go with the AMD 3800+ and use the extra $ to get a better graphix card, like a 7800GT or 7900GT (the ram, which you have plenty of, and GPU makes the biggest difference in gaming) i dont think you get that much of a performance boost from the AM2 so i recommend the tried and true s939 maybe shell out the extra cash for a western digital Raptor (10,000rmp) HD other than that you're probably money... build on |
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06-07-2006, 12:51 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006
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| thanks for the quickness of the replies guys.. caps gone Gage!! sorry-- whats the difference between asus and msi products? I noticed that pcworld rates asus products as their top mobos. And when it comes to gpus they rate the evgas as the best value cards. So can u guys specify which am2 mobo and which am2 gpu (sli of course) is a better choice?? plus.. if i get am2 i need to get the athlon x2 4200 right???? is this a good cpu and can i overclock it without knowing much about oc'ing??? If i do so, what kind of heatsink and cooling devices will i need>??? Thanks again all!! |
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06-08-2006, 03:19 AM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2005
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| Quote:
and yes the 4200 X2 is a very nice cpu. My only problem with AM2 boards is that you only really gain with memory interface of DDR2 if you have a CPU clock of 2.4GHz or over, otherwise there isn't much difference over a skt939 running DDR400. But AM2 is the latest socket, and so it will keep your options open more in the future. (so yeah, you're going to need to get yourself some DDR2 if you go AM2.) As for overclocking i'm not the guy to ask, i dont usually bother with it. Although I beleive its relatively simple. I presume you just bump up the fsb and let the multiplier do its job.
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06-08-2006, 06:47 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Jun 2006
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| Guys I also need to know if with this system i can run 64bit.. what is the difference? has any one tried it? do i need to buy completely different parts to run 64 bit??? Also for the GPU.. if i dont get the 7900GT but the 7600GT, and later on get another 7600GT in SLI, would i be happy? Thanks For now I'm thinking to go with this setup: 300 CPU - Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.0 Gig Dual Core) 135 MOBO - ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 280 GPU - eVGA Geforce 7900GT 75 HD - Maxtor DiamondMax 10 250GB 190 MEM - CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Kit 90 PSU - Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply 40 DVD - SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner 166 CASE - Lian Li PC-V1000 Aluminum Case TOTAL COST: $1276 + SHIP Comments? |
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