My New Computer

[jutnm]

CPU- AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W Quad-Core Processo -$230.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103244


GPU- EVGA 01G-P3-N891-AR GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP -$600.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130338


MOTHERBOARD- ABIT AN-M2HD (LE) AM2+/AM2 GeForce7050PV/ nForce630a HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard -$85.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127036


MEMORY- CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - $139.00 X2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145194


POWER- Antec NeoPower 650 Blue ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply - $100.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371010

 

[Vizy]

4 all the 4gig to show, remember u need a 64-bit os. thats one helluva expensive gpu! What case are u going to get? and i hear that the intel quads r better then the Amd's. actually i havent, but ive hear that the phenom was a flop.

 

[jutnm]

really, im more of a supporter of AMD, but i alrady havea case my gf got me , its the ULTRA eTORQUE -

http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/ULT33180-main.jpg

 

[oscaryu1]

Ooooooooo

Q6600 + P35-DS3L will offer a MUCH better bang for the buck.

 

[Boomer]

really, im more of a supporter of AMD, but i alrady havea case my gf got me , its the ULTRA eTORQUE -

http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/ULT33180-main.jpg

hum, i doubt that GX2 will even fit in that case. i would get something bigger if i were you. i could be wrong tho. i would just make sure before you buy a case. that card is very long. i wouldn't be surprised if it had trouble fitting in a 900...

 

[oscaryu1]

My two 8800GTS's in SLI were faster and a whole lotta less power draw.

Something to take into mind.

 

[daisymtc]

Spending $600 on GPU, with a crappy phemon 9600 and Abit Motherboard?

I'd rather get Q9450 + P35 + 3870x2

If you are supporter of AMD, buy Phemon a bit later when their B3 stepping Phemon (9x50) are out.
And get better motherboard with AMD 790FX chipset, which support CrossFireX (4 x PCI-E 2.0), e.g. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi
Then, get 2 x HD3870 in crossfire or HD 3870x2 rather than 9800GX2.

 

[jutnm]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm ill take all ur words into consideration

thanks !!!!!!

 

[maroon1]

9800GX2 performs better than HD3870 X2 specially when running AA

And 2x HD3870 X2 doesn't perform a lot better than HD3870

Q6600 is faster than any phenom, check the benchmarks
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3272&p=1

 

[daisymtc]

9800GX2 performs better than HD3870 X2 specially when running AA

And 2x HD3870 X2 doesn't perform a lot better than HD3870

Q6600 is faster than any phenom, check the benchmarks
http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3272&p=1

True, but I am assuming he have $900 for his GPU + MB + CPU.
If spending 600 on GPU, which leave him $300 for MB and CPU. A $100 MB is not really good. Anyway.

Also a 3870 is now $170. So $340 for 2, $510 for 3; plus he is a AMD fan.



Edit: I am not saying Phenom is better than Q6600. We knew they are not. Just because he is a AMD fan, and thus he want Phenom.

 

[quiktek]

Spending $600 on GPU, with a crappy phemon 9600 and Abit Motherboard?

I'd rather get Q9450 + P35 + 3870x2

If you are supporter of AMD, buy Phemon a bit later when their B3 stepping Phemon (9x50) are out.
And get better motherboard with AMD 790FX chipset, which support CrossFireX (4 x PCI-E 2.0), e.g. ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi
Then, get 2 x HD3870 in crossfire or HD 3870x2 rather than 9800GX2.

+1 Going all out on the gpu and cheaping out on everything else is not a good idea, stay within your limits, spread your money out and you will be better off in the end.

 

[G25r8cer]

really, im more of a supporter of AMD, but i alrady havea case my gf got me , its the ULTRA eTORQUE -

http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/ULT33180-main.jpg

Me too! Let me know how that phenom goes. I am really thinking of getting one soon.

 

[Gogey]

If spending 600 on GPU, which leave him $300 for MB and CPU. A $100 MB is not really good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

Still a great mobo

 

[oscaryu1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128059

Still a great mobo

It is a great motherboard. However, if you're only going to have 2 sticks of RAM, only need one PCI-E x16... then the P31-S3G is for you

If you aren't going to upgrade to 45nm anytime soon (and never will)... look at the G31 series.