what to get

[drtitanium0]

i have a budget of $400 and want to know what a64 and mobo combo to get

[bobbobson]

Hey, im in the exact same situation! Im getting a 3000+ vience and the NF3 DFI board. Do you want AGP ? if not, get a DFI NF4 board.

- Michael.

[orig3n]

A good 3000+ Venice and a AN8 Ultra would do the job ;) if you can spare a little more then i suppose you can go the DFI board but the ABIT is quite a bit cheaper :toast:

[drtitanium0]

i was thinking more along the lines of this

mobo: ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail 166

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail 267

it does go a little above budget but what do u think

[Ugly n Grey]

I think the Asus board is a poor choice for an overclocker.

[DZVlad]

I say that the best choice for an A64 s939 mobo is undoubtedly

DFI NF4-Ultra or DFI NF4-SLI-D/DR

The CPU should be a 3200+ or a 3000+ Venice.

What RAM do you have, drtitanium0?

[drtitanium0]

sad to say I have value 512 mb simpletech ram I hope to upgrade soon any way does any body think it's neccasary to get 3500+ rather than a 3200+

[Charloz24]

No need to get a 3500+, you will save cash on a 3200+ and even more on a 3000+. They will all overclock about to the same level.

What is your graphic card? AGP or PCI-E?

[drtitanium0]

i have an agp ati radeon 9600 and was also wondering if I should upgrade to a pci card in my opinion I think it would be a waste of money

[Charloz24]

Ok so if you plan on keeping your 9600, then take the DFI NF4 AGP mobo with the 3000+ and you have no even spend all you 400$ :D

[drtitanium0]

do they even make an nf4 agp mobo

[Ugly n Grey]

the 9600 is a pretty low end card these days, upgrading to a newer card (PCI-E or AGP) might be nice. But do what feels good, it's your loot.

[sai]

3200+ Venice and DFI nF3 UT S939

http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3160&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=DE

[Ugly n Grey]

do they even make an nf4 agp mobo
nope.

[drtitanium0]

ok i've decided to get the ASUS A8N-SLI since i'm not much of an ocer now all i need is advice on what gpu to get I was hoping to get one for under $200 any suggestions

[[XC] leviathan18]

dont get that MOBO forget about it is just the worst MOBO ever you will regret first the damn chipset fan is going to die afeter 2 or 3 months if you want to oc a little you wont use 1t in the mem beccause it has problems keeping 1t i hate the board...

[Judaeus Apella]

Wrong thread! Deleted.

[drtitanium0]

ok ive decided on the DFI LP UT nF4 SLI-D now please help with the video card

[Turok]

First off, if you are in a short budget, why are you getting a SLI board?

you can get this:
XFX Geforce 6800GT 256MB PCI-E (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150091) for only $301 (S&H included)
XFX is the best company for nVidia cards and they OC realy well.
If you buy this card, you can OC it over 6800 Ultra speeds, and latter on you can get another XFX 6800 GT when it gets cheaper.

Note that before getting another 6800 GT, you will need a really powerful PSU
If you dont have the money for that

If you think you cant afford a new 6800 GT and SLI PSU in the future, get a single core solution.

Single core mobo:
DFI nF4 Ultra-D (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152) for $140


Single core video card
x850xt-pe PCI-E (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102474) for $440

[[XC] leviathan18]

any pci e that fit your budget maybe some 6600gt x800xl x700 6600 plain

[einCe]

if you are building a budget comp and want a decent gpu i wouldnt go pci-e just yet
you can get a 9800 pro agp for about 120$ an example on performance:all stock i can play hl2 on 1024x768 all high aa 6x af 16x and get around 40-60 fps

[Ugly n Grey]

an x700 pro can be had inexpensively , well under 200 and outforms a 9800pro handily.....

[[XC] leviathan18]

the 6600gt is way better than any pass gen card and is quite cheap supports sm3.0 and is cheap

[drtitanium0]

ok i've decided to wait a little longer for more cash and just build a whole new pc thanks to turok for inspireing me with his design i especialy liked his lighting and case. here are my plans:

New Computer

Case: Lian Li PC-65B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – Retail 125

PSU: THERMALTAKE Silent Purepower W0013RU ATX 480W Power Supply 100 - 240V – Retail 58

Mobo: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard – Retail 135

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester Integrated into Chip FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor – Retail 193

Ram: CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory – Retail 121

HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA II Hard Drive – OEM 91

Video Card: ASUS EAX700PRO/TVD/256 Radeon X700PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card – Retail 178

Cooling/Lighting

Fans: Xoxide Aluminum LED Fan - 80mm (Red)x4 20
Cold Cathodes: Dual Red Cold Cathode Kit 13
Input Devices

Monitor: SONY SDM-S73/B Black 17" 16ms LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 500:1 0.264mm Pixel Pitch – Retail 256

Mouse: Logitech MX518 931352-0403 2-Tone 8 Buttons 1x Wheel USB + PS/2 Optical Mouse – Retail 40
Mouse Pad: Black / Black fUnc Surface1030 Mousing Surface `9
Total 1249
All items from newegg.com excluding Fans, Cold Cathodes, and Mouse Pad which are from xoxide.com.