the_aggie10 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) well i am building a new pc...here are the specs: M/B: ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD MotherboardRAM: CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System MemorCPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 2.2GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 ProcessorHDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard DriveDVD: LITE-ON Black 2M Cache ATAPI/E-IDE 16X DVDąR DVD BurnerGPU: eVGA 256-P2-N437-LR Geforce 7300GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video CardPSU: Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply and link to the beautiful casehttp://www.newegg.com/Common/MessagePage.aspx?MsgCode=-1&ID=51any suggestions? MAKE THEM!! Notice from BuffaloHELP: All specs must be in quotes. Not your own words, not going to be credited. Edited October 25, 2006 by BuffaloHELP (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdktank59 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) well looks nice a few things i would change... 1st get an intel core 2 duo its faster than the amd's atm... also you can overclock them like a mofo http://www.newegg.com/Common/MessagePage.aspx?MsgCode=-1&ID=64 2nd get this mobo its cheap but good http://www.newegg.com/Common/MessagePage.aspx?MsgCode=-1&ID=61 3rd get the nvidia 7900 GTO it is the best card for the price on the market 4th maybe look at a little cheaper of a case http://www.newegg.com/Common/MessagePage.aspx?MsgCode=-1&ID=61 is a nice case 5th youll need ddr2 ram so might as well get some good stuff to help you overclock... http://www.newegg.com/Common/MessagePage.aspx?MsgCode=-1&ID=68 this is all if you have a bit more money otherwise the system you have there is just fine but seriously you dont need a 100 $ case its a waste of money... im modding my old pos case lol cost me about 20 bucks but is nicely built so ill just add a few more holes and add some lights and a window and itll be awsome Edited October 20, 2006 by tdktank59 (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apurva 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 in mother board instead of 939 use 965..it will give you top performance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yacoby 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 I would get a better graphics card, but that is me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdktank59 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2006 (edited) i was talking to my friend today and he was like why...You are in a sense wasting your money becasue if you buy this now by the time vista comes out and DX 10 comes out it will be pretty much obsolete...If you lucky (depeding on waht you do) you may get a good year out of this computer with games (that are out RIGHT NOW), that computer is definatly not anything you would be using 3d art programs on such as maya or other programs like that.That computer you are building is ment for older games/ text based stuff nothing that requires alot so look at the future when you are buying somethingReally you should be looking at around 800-1000 $ on a system that will last for 3-5 years maybe more if your luckyjust thought id include this into your thought before you buy italso you cannot really upgrade anything on that board by the time you need to that stuff will be so obsolete it wont be funny... if you were me and w/e lol id get a MOBO that supports DDR2, and has at least 1 pcie slot if not 2 (for sli) also look for the newer stuffIm guessing once the core quardos come out the duos will drop in price a little bit and be more around 100-150 (im guessing) so id wait till the quardos and vista comes out to upgrade or build a new computer (plus after xmas time stores will be wanting to get rid of there old stock for the newer stuff so the prices should also be lower!!! Edited October 20, 2006 by tdktank59 (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_aggie10 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2006 yea i was going to wait...just putting stuff together....im not much into intel though...but im waiting for vista Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlugComputers 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2006 For the price that you are going to pay for an AMD 3700+ I'd just say to upgrade to an AMD Dual Core X2 processor. They have dropped in price significantly lately, you can get the Dual Core 4200+ for $182 off Newegg (http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103747)Its less than a $100 upgrade and majorly worth it in my opinion. I've been building custom systems for 5 or 6 years now and Dual Core is a really nice new technology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdktank59 0 Report post Posted October 22, 2006 yeah if your sticking with amd at least get one towards the top thats all i cna say im not really a fan of either im just going with which one has the better productas of right now intel does with there duos and soon to be cuadros so yeah anyways its personal preferance so feel free to get your amd stuff just get a dual core it helps ALOT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlugComputers 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 Cuadros? Im assuming those are CPU's with 4 cores? 2 Dual Cores built into 1? That will be pretty sweet, I haven't even heard of those yet. Wonder what pretty price tag Intel will slap on those bad boys.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clessi 0 Report post Posted October 23, 2006 (edited) i was talking to my friend today and he was like why... You are in a sense wasting your money becasue if you buy this now by the time vista comes out and DX 10 comes out it will be pretty much obsolete... If you lucky (depeding on waht you do) you may get a good year out of this computer with games (that are out RIGHT NOW), that computer is definatly not anything you would be using 3d art programs on such as maya or other programs like that. That computer you are building is ment for older games/ text based stuff nothing that requires alot so look at the future when you are buying something Really you should be looking at around 800-1000 $ on a system that will last for 3-5 years maybe more if your lucky just thought id include this into your thought before you buy it also you cannot really upgrade anything on that board by the time you need to that stuff will be so obsolete it wont be funny... if you were me and w/e lol id get a MOBO that supports DDR2, and has at least 1 pcie slot if not 2 (for sli) also look for the newer stuff Im guessing once the core quardos come out the duos will drop in price a little bit and be more around 100-150 (im guessing) so id wait till the quardos and vista comes out to upgrade or build a new computer (plus after xmas time stores will be wanting to get rid of there old stock for the newer stuff so the prices should also be lower!!! That comp is meant for text based games ROFL XD I would really love a system like that. Edited October 23, 2006 by Clessi (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdood 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2006 nice but even my computer( a few years old now) is beating some of those :lol:1.5gb ram2x120gb hddbut i see your probally going touse it a lot for gaming stuff with all tha gfx cards thingo's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdktank59 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2006 allright your right im not giving that computer enough credit.. but either way it wont last as long as if you were to get some more power into there...Intel Core 2 Quadrohttp://www.tomshardware.com/articles/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_aggie10 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 is it the hard drive that has the OS on it? or the mb? if its the hard drive i will just buy a new one with vista already on it....or does the mb have to be vista compatible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdktank59 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 all mobo should be vista compatible...however newer boards might be able to take advantage of news things in the systems osand yes the Hard Drive holds the OS but all you need there is a 120+ gig hard drive and you should be fine... but get a good mobo and cpu u wont regret it lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomdood 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 i really think if your using it for gaming (not really sure if you are or not but it looks like it) then you should maybe think of getting another 512mb ram in there but you can upgrade that in the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
