Foundation for my new build

Nosrek · 11-03-2006, 07:14 AM

Ok this is going to be my first build where the comp is 100% for me. I am a gamer and i am set on AMD because i have never used one before and it seems they are generally seen as better for gaming.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127232
Now to be honest this poped up cause Newegg has a deal on it as a combo with a proccessor that caught my eye

the procceor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539

Would any of you reccommend a different board for the 939 chipset?

Burgerbob · 11-03-2006, 07:40 AM

I dont like Abit boards, that CPU is somewhat outdated, and Intel makes the Core 2 Duo which beats the crap out of the Athlon 64. Look up Core 2 Duo. And if you are set on an AMD, get an AM2- socket based board preferably made by Asus, with an AM2 Athlon 64 to match.

Nosrek · 11-03-2006, 09:09 PM

Ok i am on a $1k budget and wasnt sure if i could fit a core 2 in there yet. Everquest is the main program i am running. While on there i find that i constantly need internet resources to look something up or run a parser program. I really just need something that can easily tab out between programs with out crashing everquest.

Searching around a lil bit more i found

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103547

Then for a motherboard Something like this maybe

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130049

Lacks the SLI feature but i was thinking a 7600GT should be all i need for EQ

Boomer · 11-03-2006, 09:38 PM

thats a 939 chip with a AM2 board. just run this chip instead.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103747

Grey410 · 11-03-2006, 11:39 PM

Check this thread as there are 2 diff recommended builds for a budget which would allow you to upgrade and get some nicer things. They are both around $730 Upgrades could be:Nicer monitor, more ram etc. I'd go with 2gb of RAM as you're going to be gaming and it's nice to have. Do you need a monitor, kb and all that? Little more info would help round out price better!
Here: I challenge you to beat this build for less than 700

Nosrek · 11-04-2006, 12:20 AM

Yes I am sorry i was so vague. I am in need of a total build i am currently using a laptop which i am ditching because its a dell and outdated, I cant even buy memory for it which it definately needs. Thank you for the link, and Boomer i realized later that it was a 939 socket instead of the AM2 which the K9N calls for, Stupid me didnt narrow my search close enough on New egg.

Thank you for the help

**Cromewell** · 11-04-2006, 03:45 AM

You can get a pretty good Core 2 system for under $1000. On the other hand you can get a pretty good A64 setup for around the same.

Core 2 Duo:
E6400 $220
GA-965P-S3 $115.99
Corsair XMS2 2GB PC5400 $220 After MIR
eVGA GeForce 7900GS $165.99 After MIR
WD Caviar 7200 RPM 250GB $74.99

Total: $796.97

For an AM2/939 system just swap out the board and CPU

Nosrek · 11-10-2006, 05:57 AM

Well thanks alot with the info i have recieved i have been swayed to a Dual Core, I think still i am gonna lean toward an AMD, never used one before and ehh wth i would like to give them a shot. One question i have is why the big hardrive? I am seeing alot of people using 200 plus gig hard drives? what are you putting on your comp that requires this much space? you downloading 1billion songs or downloading tv shows from your Tivo? I was thinking an 80 gig my notebook has a 40 gig and i only use 25 gigs...so an 80 gig i think would work for me unless i am missing a benefit of a larger hardrive

lethalforce · 11-10-2006, 06:17 AM

i think if you have the cash you really should go with conroe, its literally miles ahead of amd...for now

here check this article

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/...out_athlon_64/

Nosrek · 11-10-2006, 06:38 AM

Ok I think with the info i now have i am going to do something similar to Cromewell's system.

differences smaller hardrive, 7600 gt

save a few bucks for a decent psu, case, monitor, keyboard/mouse combo, optical drive, Will do some searching around and try to fit this into my 1k budget.

11-03-2006, 07:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nosrek New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	Foundation for my new build Ok this is going to be my first build where the comp is 100% for me. I am a gamer and i am set on AMD because i have never used one before and it seems they are generally seen as better for gaming. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813127232 Now to be honest this poped up cause Newegg has a deal on it as a combo with a proccessor that caught my eye the procceor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539 Would any of you reccommend a different board for the 939 chipset?

11-03-2006, 07:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,529	I dont like Abit boards, that CPU is somewhat outdated, and Intel makes the Core 2 Duo which beats the crap out of the Athlon 64. Look up Core 2 Duo. And if you are set on an AMD, get an AM2- socket based board preferably made by Asus, with an AM2 Athlon 64 to match. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

11-03-2006, 09:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Boomer Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peoria, AZ Age: 24 Posts: 275	thats a 939 chip with a AM2 board. just run this chip instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103747 __________________ Pictures Laptop (Vista) / Desktop (Vista) HP dv9500t / Gigabyte GA-K8N Pro-SLI 939 C2D T7500 (2.2ghz) / AMD 64 X2 4400+ (2.66ghz) 7.2k 100gb +5.4k 160gb / 10k Raptors (RAID 0) + 7.2k 200gb 500gb 4gb DDR2 667 / Corsair XMS 3gb DDR 440 Nvidia 8600M GS / eVGA 7600 GT

11-03-2006, 11:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Grey410 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 28 Posts: 712	Check this Check this thread as there are 2 diff recommended builds for a budget which would allow you to upgrade and get some nicer things. They are both around $730 Upgrades could be:Nicer monitor, more ram etc. I'd go with 2gb of RAM as you're going to be gaming and it's nice to have. Do you need a monitor, kb and all that? Little more info would help round out price better! Here: I challenge you to beat this build for less than 700 __________________ COD4 rocks until you lose your profile and have to start over. Still lovin my 37" monitor. New house is crazy nice. Hope everyone is doing good. A lot of friends will come and go but a few will be there the whole time. Last edited by Grey410; 11-03-2006 at 11:43 PM.

11-04-2006, 03:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 10,425	You can get a pretty good Core 2 system for under $1000. On the other hand you can get a pretty good A64 setup for around the same. Core 2 Duo: E6400 $220 GA-965P-S3 $115.99 Corsair XMS2 2GB PC5400 $220 After MIR eVGA GeForce 7900GS $165.99 After MIR WD Caviar 7200 RPM 250GB $74.99 Total: $796.97 For an AM2/939 system just swap out the board and CPU __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

11-03-2006, 09:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nosrek New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	Ok i am on a $1k budget and wasnt sure if i could fit a core 2 in there yet. Everquest is the main program i am running. While on there i find that i constantly need internet resources to look something up or run a parser program. I really just need something that can easily tab out between programs with out crashing everquest. Searching around a lil bit more i found http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103547 Then for a motherboard Something like this maybe http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130049 Lacks the SLI feature but i was thinking a 7600GT should be all i need for EQ

11-04-2006, 12:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
Nosrek New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	Yes I am sorry i was so vague. I am in need of a total build i am currently using a laptop which i am ditching because its a dell and outdated, I cant even buy memory for it which it definately needs. Thank you for the link, and Boomer i realized later that it was a 939 socket instead of the AM2 which the K9N calls for, Stupid me didnt narrow my search close enough on New egg. Thank you for the help

11-10-2006, 05:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Nosrek New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	Well thanks alot with the info i have recieved i have been swayed to a Dual Core, I think still i am gonna lean toward an AMD, never used one before and ehh wth i would like to give them a shot. One question i have is why the big hardrive? I am seeing alot of people using 200 plus gig hard drives? what are you putting on your comp that requires this much space? you downloading 1billion songs or downloading tv shows from your Tivo? I was thinking an 80 gig my notebook has a 40 gig and i only use 25 gigs...so an 80 gig i think would work for me unless i am missing a benefit of a larger hardrive

11-10-2006, 06:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
lethalforce Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 384	i think if you have the cash you really should go with conroe, its literally miles ahead of amd...for now here check this article http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/07/...out_athlon_64/ __________________ cpu: AMD Athlon™ 64x2 dual-core processor hdd: Seagate Barracuda 200GB 7200 RPM ram: 1280mb corsair value ram videocard:BFG geforce 7900gt <-god mobo: ECS RS480-M V1.0 Micro ATX case: Antec SUPER LANBOY

11-10-2006, 06:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Nosrek New Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	Ok I think with the info i now have i am going to do something similar to Cromewell's system. differences smaller hardrive, 7600 gt save a few bucks for a decent psu, case, monitor, keyboard/mouse combo, optical drive, Will do some searching around and try to fit this into my 1k budget.

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