[tytlyf]

if you need everything, including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and all those small goodies, you aren't going to be able to get much for that price...

 

[alan_14]

Hmm, I'll make you a quick-list since I have to go sleep soon..
Opteron 144 S939-170$
PCI-E X800GTO2(Flash it into an X850XT)-180$
DFI Lan-Party-125$
Corsair XMS RAM (1GB)-100$
HDD Seagate 250GB-70$
ASPIRE 500W Power Supply-30$! [email protected]+Rail.
Total=675$ Leaves extra money for other things like a screen or something.

 

[erauman]

Great system, i would suggest stepping up to a 3700+ for about $30, and spending maybe another $50 on a stronger power supply. But, that will take any of today's games and run bf2 flawlessly. However, AMD's am2 technology is coming out soon, if i were you, i'd probably wait a bit to see if it's worth spending nearly $1000 on a S939 system right now.

 

[aajvs99]

how much more is it going to cost with this new am2 thing?

 

[laboitenoire]

I wouldn't get the X800GTO or GTO2. Sure, they're flashable, but they don't support SM3.0. I would reccomend a 6800GS for $20 more. As for CPU, you could drop to a 3200+ and OC that a little more.

EDIT: You could also jump to a 7800GT, along with an extra gig of RAM. That'll bring you to about $850, but it will give you very nice performance.

 

[alan_14]

AM2 is going to be more expensive...

 

[aajvs99]

like how much? i kinda need to see how much im going to have to save if i get one. i read that that the mobos arent going to be much more maybe like 10-20

 

[alan_14]

Quote:

Originally Posted by aajvs99 like how much? i kinda need to see how much im going to have to save if i get one. i read that that the mobos arent going to be much more maybe like 10-20

I'm not exactly sure.

 

[NOS---]

Dont jump on the bandwagon.

AM2 is just a new Socket, it would be riduclious to make a WHOLE NEW set of CPU's just for the new socket.

Stick with 939, it is STILL future proof!

 

[aajvs99]

so NOS ur saying that i should just get a 939? arent the AM2's supposed to be a big improvement?

 

[NOS---]

AM2 is just a new socket, Most AM2 CPU's are just going to be the same Skt939 CPU's

Look what intel did, they made LGA 775, but same CPU's

It is just not woth the time/money

Stay with Socket 939

PS: Socket 939 to Socket AM2 is like Agp4x > Agp 8x it looks good but no preformance diffrances

 

[aajvs99]

thanks i really want to no what gfx card i can get for the least amount of money but still be able to play BF2 at full levels

Anybody seen a good cheap monitor with DVI?

 

[aajvs99]

sry for the double but i just made this up real quick lemme no what u think:

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $98.00
DFI LanParty UT RDX200 Cross-Fire Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire AMD Motherboard - Retail $166.00
MSI NX7800GT-VT2D256E Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $294.00
3x OCZ Premier Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) $139.32
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model $169.00
Subtotal: $866.32
Shipped: 901.17

 

[alan_14]

You can get an X800GTO2 PCI=E fore like 180$ and flash it into an X850XT, sapphire garuntee's that it will flash.

 

[aajvs99]

i dont want to risk it i mean sure you guys say its safe but i dont like bad hardware i get really ticked off when my hardware dies

 

[Drewgy]

the way he's says it though it's making it sound like the company advertises it, which might mean it's covered in their warranty

 

[erauman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NOS--- AM2 is just a new socket, Most AM2 CPU's are just going to be the same Skt939 CPU's Look what intel did, they made LGA 775, but same CPU's It is just not woth the time/money Stay with Socket 939 PS: Socket 939 to Socket AM2 is like Agp4x > Agp 8x it looks good but no preformance diffrances

Where are you getting this information from? Even if amd didn't utilize the socket for their 65nm technology they are still going to use ddr2 ram. You don't think that a stock 333mhz htt is going to be a huge improvement in system performance? Imagine what you'll get when you overclock....

 

[aajvs99]

aight anybody have another comment on my setup? the video card is what i want so dont change that

 

[not2bad]

Quote:

Originally Posted by aajvs99 sry for the double but i just made this up real quick lemme no what u think: Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM $98.00 DFI LanParty UT RDX200 Cross-Fire Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 CrossFire AMD Motherboard - Retail $166.00 MSI NX7800GT-VT2D256E Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $294.00 3x OCZ Premier Series 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) $139.32 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model $169.00 Subtotal: $866.32 Shipped: 901.17

Why get a CrossFire mobo when you picked a 7800GT? Just change that to an Ultra-D.