Lorden Darkblade Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Hello people Ok I'm about to make some upgrades to my machine, problem is since these new processors came out I kinda got lost and dunno what to use anymore. The only part I know I'll need for sure is this: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor - Retail Now, based on that I need you guys to tell me a good motherboard, video card and memory to buy. I don't want to pay much for the other pieces, I was thinking about getting this motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Is she any good? Based on it what video card and ram sticks I should buy? I'm not sure if I get a Radeon or a GeForce and how much of ram I should get. Please advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 For RAM, go at least a gigabyte (1024) Whats your videocard in your current computer? I would say at least an nVidia 6800 or an ATI x800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 My current Videocard is a Radeon 9600XT 128mbDDR AGP8x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 The real question is how long do you want this computer to last you? If you plan on upgreading in a year just stick with the 6600 or 6800 from nVidia, but If you want a quality rig for the next couple of years probably get at least a gig of RAM and maybe even a 7800 GT (AGP) which i'm pretty sure is in the $300 range. How much is your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 The real question is how long do you want this computer to last you? If you plan on upgreading in a year just stick with the 6600 or 6800 from nVidia, but If you want a quality rig for the next couple of years probably get at least a gig of RAM and maybe even a 7800 GT (AGP) which i'm pretty sure is in the $300 range.Yeah, if you want a card that will last you for several years, the 7800 GT is probably the best that is out there. Well, it is the best that is out there For NVidia that is. But I definitely recommend nVidia over ATI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 We can't really help you out until you give us the range of your budget. But yes, that Mobo is quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 If your going to get a mobo that supports dual cards might as well up that to dual 7800s But yea, it all really relies on your budget as of now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 The best AGP card is the 7800GS, Im getting the "Superclock" version for my own computer in a week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Just wait for the AMD socket AM2 (940 pins of ass kickery linked to DDR2-800). Also, I agree with Darth Moeller, go with nVidia, their Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets are superior, and you can't use CrossFire with and nVidia chipset without an ugly hack. Plus nVidia is coming out with a new GPU, that, at the time of this post is due to be released in 2 days, 6 hours, and 37 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Well I can't say a budget cuz I'm not going to buy the parts in US$ Dollars but in my cash. But let's say I can afford around 468,98 INCLUDING the processor that costs 159,00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Well I can't say a budget cuz I'm not going to buy the parts in US$ Dollars but in my cash. But let's say I can afford around 468,98 INCLUDING the processor that costs 159,00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 As the others have stated, the mobo looks sweet! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540 However, looking at the specs (on newegg) make sure you get a PCI-Express video card. Your mobo, at least the one I'm looking at, doesn't have an AGP slot As for video card preferences.. it's all relative to the user (imo), but I'll live and die using an nVidia card On my PC, I'm currently using (2) SLI bridged 6800 Ultras, and was looking into upgrading to 7800's unitl I saw jmac7142's post.. hehehe I guess procrastinating might have paid off this time Later on, when/if you feel "froggy" I'd definitley suggest SLI bridging... you'll be pleasantly surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 As the others have stated, the mobo looks sweet! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540 However, looking at the specs (on newegg) make sure you get a PCI-Express video card. Your mobo, at least the one I'm looking at, doesn't have an AGP slot As for video card preferences.. it's all relative to the user (imo), but I'll live and die using an nVidia card On my PC, I'm currently using (2) SLI bridged 6800 Ultras, and was looking into upgrading to 7800's unitl I saw jmac7142's post.. hehehe I guess procrastinating might have paid off this time Later on, when/if you feel "froggy" I'd definitley suggest SLI bridging... you'll be pleasantly surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hmmm but this new PCI-Express slot isnt better then the AGP slot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorden Darkblade Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hmmm but this new PCI-Express slot isnt better then the AGP slot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChAiNz.2da Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Hmmm but this new PCI-Express slot isnt better then the AGP slot? Quite the opposite.. PCI-Express > AGP Plus, with the additional ability to SLI bridge 2 video cards together... PCI-Express >>>>>>>> AGP .. hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 And not only that, but because of less demand PCI express cards tend to be a bit cheaper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Just wait for the AMD socket AM2 (940 pins of ass kickery linked to DDR2-800). Also, I agree with Darth Moeller, go with nVidia, their Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets are superior, and you can't use CrossFire with and nVidia chipset without an ugly hack. Plus nVidia is coming out with a new GPU, that, at the time of this post is due to be released in 2 days, 6 hours, and 37 minutes. Is that the 8x series or a more economical version of the 7x series I wonder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWally Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Lets hope for an 8800GTX (just because the 7800s will become cheaper ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Yes, wait for AM2. AMD's new line of Dual-core processors will be much better than what they have now. Plus, you can't upgrade to their new CPUs without getting a new motherboard and RAM (if you want DDR2). Just wait until around June-ish. You can run multiple OS's at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 And then once that comes out, another one will be "right around the corner" and thus is how the beautiful world of technology works I say just go with what your instincts tell you, because the second you upgrade I can guaruntee that in a couple of months there will be some "new mind blowing technology". EDIT: Also, do you guys just assume this guy has a spare 4-500 to spend on a processor alone, as well as 2-500 each for SLI cards? New technology doesn't come cheap unfortunatly. There is a thing called a budget, which is why I disagree with the decision to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 You can run multiple OS's at once. Psh. The practicality of that being? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 You can run two OS's at once. Anyway, this actually IS a big move for AMD. Probably the bggest since their Athlon 64 line up. Worth a couple month wait. And no, it won't become obsolete in a few months, just slightly outdated. But you can still do the same thing after this milestone as it's additions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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