Planning on new parts...

skidude · 01-05-2006, 02:27 AM

Ok, I am planning on buying some new parts for my PC sometime before the end of this summer (or as soon as I have the $$$). Naturally, I wanted you guys to look over this list and make comments (good or bad, doesnt matter). Ok, here is a list of the parts I want to buy:

AMD X2 4200+ Dual core
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103547

Asus A8N- SLI Deluxe 939 mobo
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131517

XFX GeForce 7800GT 256 mb. PCI-E SLI ready (planning on another sometime)
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150124

COOLMAX "SLI" CXI-500B 500 watt PSU
http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817159054

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 02:39 AM

First off, it would be a better choice to pick a motherboard that nativly supports the AMD X2 series without the need to flash the BIOS (if they even have a new BIOS that supports X2), i would look for a new mobo.

That video card looks good, but you can get a 7800GT for under $300.

I would go with this power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931, the one you picked out is good, but this has more amps, more watts, and is a better brand.

skidude · 01-05-2006, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

First off, it would be a better choice to pick a motherboard that nativly supports the AMD X2 series without the need to flash the BIOS (if they even have a new BIOS that supports X2), i would look for a new mobo.

Can you make a suggestion?? Make sure its SLI capable.

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That video card looks good, but you can get a 7800GT for under $300.

I've heard good things about XFX so I think I will stick with that card. $309 isnt that bad anyway.

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I would go with this power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931, the one you picked out is good, but this has more amps, more watts, and is a better brand.

Yeah I think you're right there. I'll look into it.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 02:43 AM

Well eVGA has this warrenty (so ive read), and no matter what you do to the card, if its damaged the'll take it back and issue a refund. Expcet nothing physical. Ant that card is nice, just wanted to let you know about other options

skidude · 01-05-2006, 02:47 AM

I'll look at the eVGA 7800GT, but what do you think of this mobo instead?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128301

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 02:50 AM

Gigabyte isnt one of the best oc'in boards, but it looks pretty decent.

I'd consider this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127225

skidude · 01-05-2006, 02:54 AM

Ooooh they are both really nice and really close in price, this is gonna be a tough one. I dont plan on OC'ing much since I dont know how well X2's can OC, but I will have to debate between those two boards... I was also thinking e-baying my 3000+, X700, and my 1GB of RAM to fund getting 2GB of OZC Gold RAM, which would be two of this set:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227211

[-0MEGA-] · 01-05-2006, 02:57 AM

Wow thats a really great deal on the ram, they look excellent!

34erd · 01-05-2006, 03:00 AM

You may want to look into 2 X 1 Gb though because otherwise you have to run 2T.

Have you considered getting a DFI lanparty board?

skidude · 01-05-2006, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by geoff5093

Wow thats a really great deal on the ram, they look excellent!

I know, redrider has 2GB of it and he loves it, so I want some too!

And I thought it would be more expensive than that, the toal is like $280 for 2GB of that stuff! Not bad at all.

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Have you considered getting a DFI lanparty board?

Yeah I've looked at them but Im really not sure, are they anything special??

01-05-2006, 02:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Windham, NH Age: 18 Posts: 4,848	Planning on new parts... Ok, I am planning on buying some new parts for my PC sometime before the end of this summer (or as soon as I have the $$$). Naturally, I wanted you guys to look over this list and make comments (good or bad, doesnt matter). Ok, here is a list of the parts I want to buy: AMD X2 4200+ Dual core http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103547 Asus A8N- SLI Deluxe 939 mobo http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131517 XFX GeForce 7800GT 256 mb. PCI-E SLI ready (planning on another sometime) http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150124 COOLMAX "SLI" CXI-500B 500 watt PSU http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817159054 __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

01-05-2006, 02:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	First off, it would be a better choice to pick a motherboard that nativly supports the AMD X2 series without the need to flash the BIOS (if they even have a new BIOS that supports X2), i would look for a new mobo. That video card looks good, but you can get a 7800GT for under $300. I would go with this power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931, the one you picked out is good, but this has more amps, more watts, and is a better brand. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

01-05-2006, 02:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Well eVGA has this warrenty (so ive read), and no matter what you do to the card, if its damaged the'll take it back and issue a refund. Expcet nothing physical. Ant that card is nice, just wanted to let you know about other options __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

01-05-2006, 02:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Windham, NH Age: 18 Posts: 4,848	I'll look at the eVGA 7800GT, but what do you think of this mobo instead? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128301 __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

01-05-2006, 02:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Gigabyte isnt one of the best oc'in boards, but it looks pretty decent. I'd consider this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127225 __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

01-05-2006, 02:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Windham, NH Age: 18 Posts: 4,848	Ooooh they are both really nice and really close in price, this is gonna be a tough one. I dont plan on OC'ing much since I dont know how well X2's can OC, but I will have to debate between those two boards... I was also thinking e-baying my 3000+, X700, and my 1GB of RAM to fund getting 2GB of OZC Gold RAM, which would be two of this set: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227211 __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

01-05-2006, 02:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	Wow thats a really great deal on the ram, they look excellent! __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

01-05-2006, 03:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	You may want to look into 2 X 1 Gb though because otherwise you have to run 2T. Have you considered getting a DFI lanparty board? __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

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