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Echo Dragonfly

Surely You Jest

Join date: 22 Aug 2004

Posts: 325

09-19-2005 12:26

I am in the process of building my new rig, just wanted some outside input as to how good this set up will be for a budget system.

Ultra black atx mid tower case
Ultra X-connect 400w PS
1 Gig(512 x 2) Ultra PC 3200 DDR400MHZ
Abit AN8 Sli socket 939 motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Manchester) 939 (Dual Core)
Plextor PX-740A-SW dual layer +- Dvd writer
Maxtor 120GB/7200rpm/2MB cache IEDE hd
Nvidia 6600GT 128MB
Windows XP Pro SP2

I don't think it's too bad, comming in at just under $1400 US

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paulie Femto

Into the dark

Join date: 13 Sep 2003

Posts: 1,098

09-19-2005 12:56

Sounds ok. I'd go for a beefier power supply, tho. Get a 450 Watt or higher. Modern systems need hella juice. On the memory, DONT buy the cheapest stuff. Youll have trouble with it in a high-speed system. Get CORSAIR memory. It's great memory for a good price.

Also, do you really need an SLI system? I experimented with SLI and was disappointed at the performance I got for the money. Were it me, I'd get a single graphics card system and spend the extra dough on a better graphics card.

That board is pci-express, which is good. AGP is dead. The board also supports serial ATA. I'd go for a serial ATA drive and leave IDE behind.

The REGISTER liked the 3800:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/12/review_amd_x2_3800plus/

Otoh, AMD is set to transition from socket 939 to socket M2 next year. Dual core M2 cpus will suooprt DDR2 SDRAM and socket M2 will also support QUAD CORE cpus!!!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/09/amd_socket_m2_desktops/

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Echo Dragonfly

Surely You Jest

Join date: 22 Aug 2004

Posts: 325

09-19-2005 13:17

Hmm, according to what I have read, this processor is based on the 939 pin config, and the MOBO does support it. Your right about the PS, will check into more wattage. Also, I don't plan on running 2 cards right off, just the one PCIE, and as more games come to support it,will move up to the 2 card config. Will check into the corsair memory as well, but I have used the ultra ram in a couple of other builds with no problems.

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Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence.
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If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

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Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Keknehv Psaltery

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Join date: 11 Apr 2005

Posts: 1,185

09-19-2005 17:07

I personally would spend about another $100 and go for two Seagate SATA 160 gig hard drives. Striping RAID is awesome.

I think you can get those hard drives for less that $100 each from newegg.

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Thili Playfair

Registered User

Join date: 18 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,417

09-19-2005 19:16

Id rather have suggest 2 gig ram, then a raid, they are faster yes for normal use stripe is not worth it , movies, rendering, and heavy task sure, SL eat up more ram and use cpu for rendering then harddrive use (it will still rendering things slooow in other words

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1gig ram is okey tho, but if you plan on using Photoshop, browsing, SL with Local light/max particles/max object details, ram ram.

L, windows xp + some other things easy 900mb

L with many options on, + avatars, easy 400 mb+

For that config 500watt+ recommended, you can get some veeery quiet psu's nowadays.

Rest is aokey.

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Echo Dragonfly Surely You Jest Join date: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 325	09-19-2005 12:26 I am in the process of building my new rig, just wanted some outside input as to how good this set up will be for a budget system. Ultra black atx mid tower case Ultra X-connect 400w PS 1 Gig(512 x 2) Ultra PC 3200 DDR400MHZ Abit AN8 Sli socket 939 motherboard AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Manchester) 939 (Dual Core) Plextor PX-740A-SW dual layer +- Dvd writer Maxtor 120GB/7200rpm/2MB cache IEDE hd Nvidia 6600GT 128MB Windows XP Pro SP2 I don't think it's too bad, comming in at just under $1400 US _____________________ Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. Norman Podhoretz ...................... If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? ............................ Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
paulie Femto Into the dark Join date: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,098	09-19-2005 12:56 Sounds ok. I'd go for a beefier power supply, tho. Get a 450 Watt or higher. Modern systems need hella juice. On the memory, DONT buy the cheapest stuff. Youll have trouble with it in a high-speed system. Get CORSAIR memory. It's great memory for a good price. Also, do you really need an SLI system? I experimented with SLI and was disappointed at the performance I got for the money. Were it me, I'd get a single graphics card system and spend the extra dough on a better graphics card. That board is pci-express, which is good. AGP is dead. The board also supports serial ATA. I'd go for a serial ATA drive and leave IDE behind. The REGISTER liked the 3800: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/12/review_amd_x2_3800plus/ Otoh, AMD is set to transition from socket 939 to socket M2 next year. Dual core M2 cpus will suooprt DDR2 SDRAM and socket M2 will also support QUAD CORE cpus!!! http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/09/amd_socket_m2_desktops/ _____________________ REUTERS on SL: "Thirty-five thousand people wearing their psyches on the outside and all the attendant unfettered freakishness that brings."
Echo Dragonfly Surely You Jest Join date: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 325	09-19-2005 13:17 Hmm, according to what I have read, this processor is based on the 939 pin config, and the MOBO does support it. Your right about the PS, will check into more wattage. Also, I don't plan on running 2 cards right off, just the one PCIE, and as more games come to support it,will move up to the 2 card config. Will check into the corsair memory as well, but I have used the ultra ram in a couple of other builds with no problems. _____________________ Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. Norman Podhoretz ...................... If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? ............................ Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
Keknehv Psaltery Hacker Join date: 11 Apr 2005 Posts: 1,185	09-19-2005 17:07 I personally would spend about another $100 and go for two Seagate SATA 160 gig hard drives. Striping RAID is awesome. I think you can get those hard drives for less that $100 each from newegg. _____________________ LSL Wiki \| Scripting Mentors \| Keknehv's Particle Script \| WarpPos
Thili Playfair Registered User Join date: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,417	09-19-2005 19:16 Id rather have suggest 2 gig ram, then a raid, they are faster yes for normal use stripe is not worth it , movies, rendering, and heavy task sure, SL eat up more ram and use cpu for rendering then harddrive use (it will still rendering things slooow in other words ) - 1gig ram is okey tho, but if you plan on using Photoshop, browsing, SL with Local light/max particles/max object details, ram ram. L, windows xp + some other things easy 900mb L with many options on, + avatars, easy 400 mb+ For that config 500watt+ recommended, you can get some veeery quiet psu's nowadays. Rest is aokey.

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