New Rig.

[TonyG]

JW-RS780UVD-AM2+ AMD 780G Micro-ATX PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz

Gainward ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 512MB

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C5 TwinX (2x1GB)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB SATA-II X2

Akasa AK-922 EVO Blue CPU Cooler

Outline of my rig,soon to be built,may be changed over the next few weeks due to comments and recommendations by fellow OC3D members.

 

[Cuiiey]

thats a nice combo for a rig, maybe save a bit more money and buy a proper brand GPU instead of a generic one and possibly a phenom X3 core (8450/8650)? its a bit more dearer but i reckon its worth it.

 

[lamboman]

Gainward being generic? WTF?

What is this system going to be used for, and what budget would you go for max (I was going to go over it, but I would prefer to have that information before I did)?

 

[nepas]

as lambo said gainward=generic,errrr wtf you smoking?,gainward were a very popular make when they were a green team only maker(the golden sample editions were stonking)they should make some very intersting cards for ATI

 

[TonyG]

Budget is about £250 max, allready have HHDs, CPU Cooler and memory. Using a modified £10.99 case. Will be used for CAD, Internet,and some games when I get time to play them.

 

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

How about an Intel system instead?

 

[TonyG]

Will look at Intel and AMD.

 

[Bondi007]

a q6600 is not far of the price of a AMD 6000+ and you can get some really decent gigabyte motherboards that are like £50 for a really fancy one

 

[lamboman]

An Asus P5K-VM board, Q6600, and ATI 4850 is going to cost you around £290 or so. I think that it is worth spending the extra £40. Otherwise, an E7200 would bring it back to £260 (not really worth it).

 

[Bondi007]

yep intel all the way for me, good pricing too :yumyum:

 

[ionicle]

How about an Intel system instead?

yep intel all the way for me, good pricing too :yumyum:

pfft, nah ^^

i think you made a good choise with your 6000+

an alternative if you want even more power would be to go with a phenom

 

[Bondi007]

nevvverrr!!!! the E8400 is pure uberness

the 6000 is impressive mind

 

[TonyG]

Budget has been reduced to £200

 

[Bondi007]

well get a e8400 and a nice gigabyte mobo they do some propa nice ones for 50

 

[TonyG]

Abit AN-M2 Micro ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £44.64

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz (Socket AM2) £76.32

GeForce 8800 GS 384MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) £70.49

 

[anklebiter]

Hows it gone Toni?

did you get it sorted? My friends all say Amd, for value, but recently I had thought Intel is dominating. Hope u get it sorted matey.

Regards

Ollie

 

[Bondi007]

the gt is only what 10-20 pounds more

 

[TonyG]

Keeping the ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe,CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 6400,HHD and AKASA REVO AK925. Upgrading to AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ 3.00GHz but not sure what graphics card to go for? 8800,9500,9600 or 9600 HELP needed!!!!!!!

 

[Kerotan]

8800 on the graphics card front definatley... look around at second hand 8800GTs or even new can be had for <£70 if you get special deals etc.

 

[TonyG]

But which one would be ideal to put into rig.