Thinking Of Buying A New Computer

[korori]

I know you guess get this alot but i like to know what ppl think.

MSI K9N SLI Platinum AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130048

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103191
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103191)
4x Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134487

Thermaltake TR2-R1 / AMD Socket AM2/939/754 / Aluminum / 92mm Fan / CPU Cooler
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2604150&CatId=2545
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2604150&CatId=2545)
2x GeForce 8600 GTS
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3244224&CatId=1839

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note on video card
or should i get this
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3192396&body=MAIN

[Phopojijo]

Don't bother, the 8600's blow. Grab the 8800GT (or two).

[korori]

so switch it from 2x 8600 to one 8800 b/c i cant afford 2 of those 8800

[Terin]

Yeah, 1 8800GT got great benchmarks on stuff like Crysis and UT3.

Also, you are getting a 64 bit OS, right?

[StankBacon]

yah if you dont use a 64 bit os, you wont be able to use all 4 gb of ram.

[korori]

YA I GOT A 64BIT VISTA BUSINESS OS. That is what im using right now on my athlon 3800 lol.

[Xetsuei]

Mobo : eVGA nForce 680i LT SLI ($129.99 with MIR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188015

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 ($194.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115029

RAM: GSkill 4x1GB DDR2 800 ($129.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231136

CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS 9500 ($47.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118003

GPU: eVGA e-GeForce 8800GT ($269.99)
http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=512-P3-N801-A1

Total Price: $772.95

I can make it less if you need it to be.

[StankBacon]

zet, your an intel fanboy.

:p

amd ftw

[korori]

Well im an AMD Guy. Thanks to Dell "my first computer" I hate intel and anything dell does. lol.

Ok so i found this one
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3247594&CatId=1839


Thanks for your help guys.

[Xetsuei]

Well im an AMD Guy. Thanks to Dell "my first computer" I hate intel and anything dell does. lol.

Ok so i found this one
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3247594&CatId=1839


Thanks for your help guys.

This card (http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=512-P3-N801-A1) is WAAAY better than that one and much cheaper. Plus, AMD is years behind intel in CPU technology. An E6750 would last you 2x longer than a 6400+, plus it overclocks much better and stays cooler. I am in no means an intel fanboy, it's just their CPU's are much farther ahead than AMD's. Just go with the rig I suggested.

[Snowy]

You can get a ATI HD 3850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103049) for the same price as the 8600GTS... it will blow it out of the water too. Either get the HD3850, 3870 or 8800GT. However, the 8800GT is on backorder (Nvidia pushed them out two weeks ahead in order to beat ATI to launch). Nobody really knows when ETA is for 8800GT.

Don't bother messing with the GTS or GTX.

[Snowy]

Xetsuei™;187419']This card (http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=512-P3-N801-A1) is WAAAY better than that one and much cheaper. Plus, AMD is years behind intel in CPU technology. An E6750 would last you 2x longer than a 6400+, plus it overclocks much better and stays cooler. I am in no means an intel fanboy, it's just their CPU's are much farther ahead than AMD's. Just go with the rig I suggested.


The "other side" of the argument is that AMD's new processors will be backwards compatable with the AM2 socket, and AM3 socket in the future. Intel's upcoming processor (Nehalm) will require a new socket. It also seems like everytime Intel launches a new processor (example: Pentium D to Core 2 Duo to pnyrn) you need to buy a new motherboard that has the chipset to support it, even though they all use Socket 775.

Just something to think about.

But yeah, go for a core 2 duo or wait 4 days until Phenom's are launched to see how they perform.

[Xetsuei]

The "other side" of the argument is that AMD's new processors will be backwards compatable with the AM2 socket, and AM3 socket in the future. Intel's upcoming processor (Nehalm) will require a new socket. It also seems like everytime Intel launches a new processor (example: Pentium D to Core 2 Duo to pnyrn) you need to buy a new motherboard that has the chipset to support it, even though they all use Socket 775.

Just something to think about.

But yeah, go for a core 2 duo or wait 4 days until Phenom's are launched to see how they perform.

Not really, Intel's new CPU are backwards compatible with LGA775. You also do not need a new chipset to support them.

[Mr Buckshot]

While Intel C2D is clearly better than AMD, its cheapest Core 2 Duo is still fairly expensive. The lower end Athlon 64 X2 processors like the 3800 or the 4600 are still capable, but are peanuts compared to even the E6320. Yet the AMD ones allow you to have dual core capability for an affordable price, unless you opt for the the Athlon X2 5000+ and above (in which case it becomes on par with a C2D).

Get AMD if you want a cheap dual core that can still get good frames, although the lower end ones will seriously bottleneck a high end video card. Get Intel if you want the best performance possible.

[Snowy]

Xetsuei™;187519']Not really, Intel's new CPU are backwards compatible with LGA775. You also do not need a new chipset to support them.

Incorrect, you need a P35 or newer chipset for a 45nm "penryn" processor. You can't plug in a penryn processor into a motherboard that has a P635 chipset, despite both of them using socket 775. However, with AMD's upcoming Phenom processors you can plug one of them into an socket AM2 board even though it uses a different chipset than the AM2+ board, however a few features will be cut down.