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new compy Digg Topic • Tag topic on On del.icio.us • Technorati Search • Post to Slashdot You are currently in Hardware, Internet, Networking, Comms and Security Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:39 pm Reply and quote this post im trying to build a compy for my bro and these are the specs. AMD Athlon 64 processor 3500+* (2.2GHz) 939pin Retail      $218.15 MSI K8N NEO2-F Athlon64 Socket939/nForce3 Ultra/SATA/RAID/GbE Motherboard     $69.70 DDR400 1G/64x8 Samsung Memory      $96.95 Chaintech nVidia GeForce 6600 256MB TV-out/DVI AGP Video Card      $130.30 Western Digital WD800JD 80GB Serial ATA 7200rpm 8MB Hard Drive      $55.30 \"Sony DW-Q28A 16X Double Layer DVD+/-RW Drive, Bulk W/Software\" $45.45 Super Talent ST86US 400W 24/20pin LCD Display IEEE1394 Mid-Tower Case (Silver/Champagne)      $40.40 Thermaltake A1836 XaserIII Office Keyboard & Optical Mouse (Black/Red)      $26.75 Microsoft Windows XP Home W/SP2 (1-Pack)      $84.85 CTX EX951F-1 19 inch .24mm 1600x1200 CRT Monitor (Beige)      $150.50 Juster SP-321B 2.1 Speaker System (Black/Silver)      $16.65                                                        $935.00 what do you think of this system? i dont really want to spend more than $900 so what do you think of this AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+* (2.0GHz) OEM $127.25 MassCool 5T313B1H3G CPU Fan For AMD K8/Athlon64/Opteron/754/939pin $9.85 Last edited by krazykaveman on Sun Oct 16, 2005 4:09 pm; edited 1 time in total Contributed by krazykaveman, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 850 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:44 pm Reply and quote this post That MSI motherboard has been known to have a lot of issues. I'd suggest getting the 3000+ Athlon 64 + an EPoX EP-9NPA+ motherboard, along with a PCI-Express 6600. Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:54 pm Reply and quote this post What will it be used for? Contributed by KoolDrew, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 155 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sat Oct 15, 2005 8:56 pm Reply and quote this post Quote: That MSI motherboard has been known to have a lot of issues. I'd suggest getting the 3000+ Athlon 64 + an EPoX EP-9NPA+ motherboard, along with a PCI-Express 6600. Agreed.  You may also want to have a look at the speaker system, $16.65 for a 2.1 system sets off warning bells. Contributed by Myrdaal, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 100 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:02 pm Reply and quote this post The Creative Inspire 2.1 3000 is a good choice. I found it for 44$ @ Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16836116147 Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Sat Oct 15, 2005 9:04 pm Reply and quote this post The Logitech X230's are good. Contributed by KoolDrew, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 155 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:03 am Reply and quote this post it will be used for gaming and multimedia like flash and photoshop and out of motherboard brands that i can get  which mobo out of these brands under $100 do you guys recommend: Abit Asus Chaintec DFI FOXCONN MSI Tyan this will never be overclocked probibly my bro is to chicken Last edited by krazykaveman on Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:12 am; edited 1 time in total Contributed by krazykaveman, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 850 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:06 am Reply and quote this post Are you a hardcore user or light? Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:13 am Reply and quote this post You forgot EPoX on your list. They make AWESOME motherboards that are EXTREMELY cheap. And Tyan is more for server-side than desktop. Stick with DFI, EPoX, ABIT, MSI, & Gigabyte. Last edited by Predator on Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:13 am; edited 1 time in total Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:16 am Reply and quote this post i will never go with gigbyte all the mobo i got from them (and i know from exp) they all fried. and i cant get epox mobos :o this will all be stock no ocing Contributed by krazykaveman, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 850 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:17 am Reply and quote this post Quote: i will never go with gigbyte all the mobo i got from them (and i know from exp) they all fried. and i cant get epox mobos :o this will all be stock no ocing EPoX hands down. Why can't you get EPoX? Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:19 am Reply and quote this post because i have to get all the parts from a supplier and they dont have epox mobo's but i will have a special talk to them about it!!! Contributed by krazykaveman, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 850 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:20 am Reply and quote this post EPoX EP-9NPAJ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813123243 Or pay 18$ more for the EPoX EP-9NPA+. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813123236 From a technical standpoint, the latter is the better of the 2, but the first one will suffice. Can't you just order online from Newegg? Last edited by Predator on Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:20 am; edited 1 time in total Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:37 am Reply and quote this post k im getting the mobo from newegg what do you think of this card for its price MSI NX6600GT-TD128E nVidia GeForce 6600GT 128MB $152.50 and with an athlon64 3000+ with fan & heatsync mobo videocard the the price is $895.44 edit: btw how well do you think this will play battlefield 2 Last edited by krazykaveman on Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:38 am; edited 1 time in total Contributed by krazykaveman, iVirtua Ultimate Contributor 850 iVirtua Loyalty Points • View Profile • Send Private Message • Back to Top Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:51 am Reply and quote this post Which EPoX motherboard have you chosen? Great processor, and good video card. How well will it play BattleField 2? Take a look for yourself: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/dis...05-17gpu_8.html It actually depends on the resolution. At 1024x768, you get around 50FPS, which is pretty good IMO. But, you probably won't want to go into any higher resolutions, especially with your 3000+ at stock. And your 6600GT, good deal. MSI makes great video cards. Edit: I just realized that your graphics card is a PCI-Express. So, I assume that you have chosen the EPoX nF4 Ultra motherboard? In that case, may I also suggest some other PCI-Express 6600GT's? XFX 6600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814150098 149$ eVGA 6600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130214 153$ The eVGA would be the best, but I just saw that the MSI comes with an awesome software package, so go with it. MSI 6600GT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814127147 154$ In that case, go with the MSI 6600GT. Contributed by Predator, Guest 510 iVirtua Loyalty Points • • • Back to Top Page 1 of 2 Goto page 1, 2  Next

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