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510cut · 01-10-2005, 02:16 AM

Well I think it's about time I upgraded from my XP 2100+. So I'm looking at building another comp, although the price turns me off. I think its going to cost upwards of 1200 dollars. Anyhow I would like to keep the comp I build under a 1000 the lesser the better haha. Do you guys forsee any drops in the price of memory or AMD 939 Chips (I've read that they are suppose to drop in the next few weeks).

I plan on overclocking although I'm not experianced at all, but I've been reading some boards and plan on having my friends who are experianced help me. Pretty much the most heavy duty thing I'll be doing is gaming on this. Along with the usual college student stuff. I would like this comp to last me a while.

Anyhow so far I'm thinking of this.

AMD 64 (939) 3200 or 3500 cpu
Well right now I'm trying to decide between a 3200 or a 3500. I would like to get a 3500 just cause it's fasters, but I would like to save wherever I can. It seems the 3200 is the best compromise between performance and price. About a $50 dollar difference between the two.

MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
This board seems to be one of the more popular ones and very good for overclocking. I was thinking about maybe getting a SLI board, but I don't want to fork up for two vid cards, and the extra cost of getting the board.

Mushkin Dual Pack 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
Cas Latency: 2.5-3-3
After reading the thread comparing valueRam and high-priced ram on anandtech it seems the performance difference between the expensive 200+ ram compared to say this ram found at newegg for 140 isnt that great. So I thought I'd skimp and just get this. Does anyone know when ram will go down? Or have suggestions for better/cheaper valueRam, a lot of people seem to like the Crucial valueRam too.

Harddrive- I'm somewhat undecided on what to get, I'm pretty sure its going to be a SATA drive. I don't use that much HD space so I think 200gb would be plenty. Maybe get the 36 gig raptor then a 120 gig drive? If I raid0 it would I still be able to partition? Or would it make it one big drive? Any suggestions on HD? haha

Video Card- I'm undecided on the 6600gt or 6800. I think after overclocking the 6800 it would be pretty nice. Although I might splurge and get a 6800GT. I've read that the 6800 series is a much nicer card and that the 50 dollar difference between the 6600GT and the 6800 NU is totally worth it.

Sound Card- hmm I might splurge on an Audigy card, or use my current SB Live, or even onboard sound.

Case/PS- I like how the Lian Li's look. Although I know I shouldn't be spending so much. Does anyone know the difference between the PC-60 and PC-61 besides the color? Also I think I'm going to pry the PS out of my current comp, I think its a decent Antec PS, although I'm not sure if I'll be able to connect the SATA drives to it, my current comp is like 3 years old.

ACk Pretty long post... getting late. Anyhow what do you guys suggest I get? Should I wait a little while longer?
[edit] by the way I'll put up prices I've found for each and such tomorrow.

01-10-2005, 02:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
510cut Upright	Suggestions on comp I'm building... Well I think it's about time I upgraded from my XP 2100+. So I'm looking at building another comp, although the price turns me off. I think its going to cost upwards of 1200 dollars. Anyhow I would like to keep the comp I build under a 1000 the lesser the better haha. Do you guys forsee any drops in the price of memory or AMD 939 Chips (I've read that they are suppose to drop in the next few weeks). I plan on overclocking although I'm not experianced at all, but I've been reading some boards and plan on having my friends who are experianced help me. Pretty much the most heavy duty thing I'll be doing is gaming on this. Along with the usual college student stuff. I would like this comp to last me a while. Anyhow so far I'm thinking of this. AMD 64 (939) 3200 or 3500 cpu Well right now I'm trying to decide between a 3200 or a 3500. I would like to get a 3500 just cause it's fasters, but I would like to save wherever I can. It seems the 3200 is the best compromise between performance and price. About a $50 dollar difference between the two. MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum This board seems to be one of the more popular ones and very good for overclocking. I was thinking about maybe getting a SLI board, but I don't want to fork up for two vid cards, and the extra cost of getting the board. Mushkin Dual Pack 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 Cas Latency: 2.5-3-3 After reading the thread comparing valueRam and high-priced ram on anandtech it seems the performance difference between the expensive 200+ ram compared to say this ram found at newegg for 140 isnt that great. So I thought I'd skimp and just get this. Does anyone know when ram will go down? Or have suggestions for better/cheaper valueRam, a lot of people seem to like the Crucial valueRam too. Harddrive- I'm somewhat undecided on what to get, I'm pretty sure its going to be a SATA drive. I don't use that much HD space so I think 200gb would be plenty. Maybe get the 36 gig raptor then a 120 gig drive? If I raid0 it would I still be able to partition? Or would it make it one big drive? Any suggestions on HD? haha Video Card- I'm undecided on the 6600gt or 6800. I think after overclocking the 6800 it would be pretty nice. Although I might splurge and get a 6800GT. I've read that the 6800 series is a much nicer card and that the 50 dollar difference between the 6600GT and the 6800 NU is totally worth it. Sound Card- hmm I might splurge on an Audigy card, or use my current SB Live, or even onboard sound. Case/PS- I like how the Lian Li's look. Although I know I shouldn't be spending so much. Does anyone know the difference between the PC-60 and PC-61 besides the color? Also I think I'm going to pry the PS out of my current comp, I think its a decent Antec PS, although I'm not sure if I'll be able to connect the SATA drives to it, my current comp is like 3 years old. ACk Pretty long post... getting late. Anyhow what do you guys suggest I get? Should I wait a little while longer? [edit] by the way I'll put up prices I've found for each and such tomorrow. Last edited by 510cut; 01-10-2005 at 02:20 AM..