So i'm about to order but...

Stupendous Man · 03-24-2005, 02:43 AM

Alright, I'm soon to order my new computer. Built for gaming with a budget of 1900ish (want to stay under 2000 after tax and shipping) I've got a rough idea on what I want. It goes:

AMD Athlon 3500 s939 (Not sure on Winchester or Newcastle... don't plan to do any heavy OC'ing... what to buy and why?)

MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM NFORCE3 ULTRA S939 AGP

KINGSTON HYPERX 1024MB DUAL CHANNEL KIT PC3200 2X512MB DDR 400MHZ 184PIN ULTRA LOW LATENCY CL2-2-2-5 (Will this RAM work with Mobo or will I need to change some bios settings? Ex. this runs at 2.6V, and Mobo supports 2.5V. This would be an easy change in bois?)

ANTEC SX1040 PERFORMANCE II TOWER BLACK 4X5.25IN 6X3.5IN 400W ATX12V P/S

THERMALTAKE VENUS 12 Heatsink (I've been recommnded this before, this will fit S939 correct? Also has anyone had an clearance issues with this Mobo and HS?)

And the graphics card... not too sure what to get here. As of now on my "cart" i have the:

XFX GEFORCE 6800 GT AGP8X 256MB DDR3 DVI & TV OUT RETAIL BOX

Still I'm not too sure whether to get this card as I have no idea how it will run with rest of spec. Will I be able to utilize the card to full potential or do I have a bottleneck somewhere and should I just buy a different card for less than the $565 CAD it's priced at.

All this and a 120G HD and the total came to around 1900 everything in. The rest of hardware and software I have. Thanks for the help in last post although I didn't actually reply in it.

**Praetor** · 03-24-2005, 03:06 AM

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amd athlon 3500 s939 (not sure on winchester or newcastle... Don't plan to do any heavy oc'ing... What to buy and why? )

winchester because it's newer.

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kingston hyperx 1024mb dual channel kit pc3200 2x512mb ddr 400mhz 184pin ultra low latency cl2-2-2-5 (will this RAM work with mobo or will I need to change some bios settings? Ex. This runs at 2. 6v, and mobo supports 2. 5v. This would be an easy change in bois? )

it'll work

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THERMALTAKE VENUS 12 Heatsink (I've been recommnded this before, this will fit S939 correct? Also has anyone had an clearance issues with this Mobo and HS?)

It fit me when I have the Neo2

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xfx geforce 6800 gt agp8x 256mb ddr3 dvi & tv out retail box.

Very nice card

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Will I be able to utilize the card to full potential or do I have a bottleneck somewhere and should I just buy a different card for less than the $565 CAD it's priced at.

The card is decently matched. You might be able to do better than $565 if you look around

Stupendous Man · 03-24-2005, 03:34 AM

Praetor comes in again with the 100% answers I need within 30 minutes of posting. Thank you for the help, I may just go ahead and order it tonight

**Praetor** · 03-24-2005, 03:42 AM

Glad to help

You should be quite happy with that setup

Funzo6785 · 03-24-2005, 01:56 PM

yea man thats a nice rig. Praetor, have you thought of opening your own computer company? You could be the cheif owner and the tech counsultant! lol

**Praetor** · 03-24-2005, 02:25 PM

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yea man thats a nice rig. Praetor, have you thought of opening your own computer company? You could be the cheif owner and the tech counsultant! lol

Thanks but who says I havnt? And please do try and stay on topic

03-24-2005, 02:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stupendous Man Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario Age: 20 Posts: 27	So i'm about to order but... Alright, I'm soon to order my new computer. Built for gaming with a budget of 1900ish (want to stay under 2000 after tax and shipping) I've got a rough idea on what I want. It goes: AMD Athlon 3500 s939 (Not sure on Winchester or Newcastle... don't plan to do any heavy OC'ing... what to buy and why?) MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM NFORCE3 ULTRA S939 AGP KINGSTON HYPERX 1024MB DUAL CHANNEL KIT PC3200 2X512MB DDR 400MHZ 184PIN ULTRA LOW LATENCY CL2-2-2-5 (Will this RAM work with Mobo or will I need to change some bios settings? Ex. this runs at 2.6V, and Mobo supports 2.5V. This would be an easy change in bois?) ANTEC SX1040 PERFORMANCE II TOWER BLACK 4X5.25IN 6X3.5IN 400W ATX12V P/S THERMALTAKE VENUS 12 Heatsink (I've been recommnded this before, this will fit S939 correct? Also has anyone had an clearance issues with this Mobo and HS?) And the graphics card... not too sure what to get here. As of now on my "cart" i have the: XFX GEFORCE 6800 GT AGP8X 256MB DDR3 DVI & TV OUT RETAIL BOX Still I'm not too sure whether to get this card as I have no idea how it will run with rest of spec. Will I be able to utilize the card to full potential or do I have a bottleneck somewhere and should I just buy a different card for less than the $565 CAD it's priced at. All this and a 120G HD and the total came to around 1900 everything in. The rest of hardware and software I have. Thanks for the help in last post although I didn't actually reply in it.

03-24-2005, 03:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Glad to help You should be quite happy with that setup __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

03-24-2005, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Funzo6785 banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 258	yea yea man thats a nice rig. Praetor, have you thought of opening your own computer company? You could be the cheif owner and the tech counsultant! lol

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03-24-2005, 03:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Stupendous Man Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ontario Age: 20 Posts: 27	Praetor comes in again with the 100% answers I need within 30 minutes of posting. Thank you for the help, I may just go ahead and order it tonight