make some changes to this

m0nk3ys1ms · 06-06-2006, 01:07 AM

im building a budget machine. heres what ive got so far. ill be doing a bit of gaming and surfing the net and dont wanna spend alot of money.

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Socket 939
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103537

Mobo: EPoX EP-9NPA71 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123264

Memory: Kingston ValueRAM DDR400 PC3200 (2 of these)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820141436

PSU: Rosewill RD400-2 DB ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182021

Video Card: eVGA GeForce 7600GS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130020

Filip · 06-06-2006, 01:10 AM

I wanna hear some opinions about the mobo since I recommended it, it will be used for some slight OC'ing, he is on a tight budget so do you guys think that's a good deal for under $70. nf4 mobos preffered

m0nk3ys1ms · 06-06-2006, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filip-matijevic

I wanna hear some opinions about the mobo since I recommended it, it will be used for some slight OC'ing, he is on a tight budget so do you guys think that's a good deal for under $70. nf4 mobos preffered

ya thats what i meant, lol

Filip · 06-06-2006, 02:06 AM

Memory changed:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231026

ok what do you guys think of this vid card: (are pipes unlockable?)

POWERCOLOR Radeon X800GTO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail

[-0MEGA-] · 06-06-2006, 03:10 AM

looks good, but for $3 more you can get AM2 (of course the memory and motherboards are more expensive).

By looking at the specs and the pictures, it looks like an okay motherboard, but i would try to get a slightly better one.

Thats a very nice video card, but if you can find the OC'd one that would be much better. I got the same one as that, but mine is stock oc'd to 550/850, and costs around $120, but no longer on newegg.

I would go with this PSU instead: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817174023

jp198780 · 06-07-2006, 03:44 AM

looks good. like Omega said, you can get a AM2 for $3, go 4 that.

Filip · 06-08-2006, 02:46 AM

B U M P

C'mon guys, opinions and suggestions are welcome.

EDIT:

If you think that everything is fine say it so we know it's ready to be bought.

m0nk3ys1ms · 06-08-2006, 03:28 AM

i think im gonna go with the x800gto over the 7600gs, and im getting the g.skill memory

Jet · 06-08-2006, 03:40 AM

The X800GTO cannot be unlocked (except for the X800GTO2 version of the card), though they generally overclock fairly well. I would recommend the X800GTO over the 7600GS though they are fairly close in specifications.

m0nk3ys1ms · 06-08-2006, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

The X800GTO cannot be unlocked (except for the X800GTO2 version of the card), though they generally overclock fairly well. I would recommend the X800GTO over the 7600GS though they are fairly close in specifications.

i guess that seals the deal on the vid card then, everyone keep the suggestions coming

06-06-2006, 02:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Croatia Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	Memory changed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231026 ok what do you guys think of this vid card: (are pipes unlockable?) POWERCOLOR Radeon X800GTO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Last edited by Filip; 06-06-2006 at 02:30 AM.

06-06-2006, 03:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	looks good, but for $3 more you can get AM2 (of course the memory and motherboards are more expensive). By looking at the specs and the pictures, it looks like an okay motherboard, but i would try to get a slightly better one. Thats a very nice video card, but if you can find the OC'd one that would be much better. I got the same one as that, but mine is stock oc'd to 550/850, and costs around $120, but no longer on newegg. I would go with this PSU instead: http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817174023 __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

06-07-2006, 03:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
jp198780 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deptford, New Jersey Age: 18 Posts: 4,090	looks good. like Omega said, you can get a AM2 for $3, go 4 that. __________________ My computer:Amd x2 4200+@2.20ghz 1gb ram 200gb 7200rpm hard drive X1950XT xp home

06-08-2006, 02:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Croatia Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	B U M P C'mon guys, opinions and suggestions are welcome. EDIT: If you think that everything is fine say it so we know it's ready to be bought. Last edited by Filip; 06-08-2006 at 02:50 AM.

06-08-2006, 03:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	The X800GTO *cannot* be unlocked (except for the X800GTO2 version of the card), though they generally overclock fairly well. I would recommend the X800GTO over the 7600GS though they are fairly close in specifications. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

06-06-2006, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Filip Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Croatia Age: 19 Posts: 1,977	I wanna hear some opinions about the mobo since I recommended it, it will be used for some slight OC'ing, he is on a tight budget so do you guys think that's a good deal for under $70. nf4 mobos preffered

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