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01-03-2006, 05:51 PM
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New Build Part Advice/Reccomendantion
Hey all I am attempting my first build. Im going with mid range AMD build.
What I am most concerned with is compatabilty and best value/performance for my money. Ive decided to only list three core components so far. Any other part reccomendations would also be helpful. Motherboard-ASUS A8N-SLI NVIDIA nForce4 Retail $122 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131524 or ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe NVIDIA nForce4 Retail $162 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131517 Is the $40 really worth it? CPU-Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Retail $224 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539 Video Card-eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB - Retail $139 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130214 So any help would be great Thanks |
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01-03-2006, 05:55 PM
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I'd drop the board to a non-SLI board, like the A8N-E. I don't think it'd reallly be wise to go with SLI. You usually want to have a pretty hefty budget for that.
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01-03-2006, 11:46 PM
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Agree about getting a non-sli board. You only need that if you are planning on running two video cards.
Case/PSU Antec Optical drives Liteon Hard drives Seagate or Western Digital SATA 7200 rpm 16Mb cache OS XP home oem floppy drive Monitor whatever the budget will allow
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01-04-2006, 12:24 AM
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if you go with the deluxe mobo you'll have mre storage capabilities and faster LAN speeds. i agree with SLI being expensive though. i would scrap the sli and buy a better graphics card. like the evga 6800gt 512mb.
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01-04-2006, 04:49 PM
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Wx geek
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For the same price as a 6800GT 512, you could probably get a 7800GT, which would outperform the 6800GT 512.
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01-04-2006, 09:54 PM
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What exactly is sli? It is only for graphics cards? I dont plan on doing much heavy gaming so I dont think the 512mb is really necessary? But I would like to experiment with ocing in the future.
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01-05-2006, 02:44 AM
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SLI allows you to run two identical video cards together for better performance.
Overrated, overhyped and overpriced in my opinion. I agree the 256 7800gt would be better than the 512 6800gt.
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01-08-2006, 11:53 AM
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After going through more parts here is the revised build
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 San Diego 224 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103539 MB- ASUS A8N-E 110 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131530 or ASUS A8N5X 96 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131569 Graphics Card- eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128mb 139 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130214 Case- Antec LifeStyle SONATA II 450Watt 100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155 DVD/CD- NEC 39 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827152058 I have most of the other components. A hard drive, moniter, and memory still waiting for a good deal. This should build a solid system. Does anyone out there have a problem with with parts or know any better ones. I stuck with the 6600GT because for twice the price is dont know if ill use the power in the 7800GT. I dont plan on doing much heavy gaming. My last big question is if anyone knows which MB is more reliable, the A8N5X got 5 eggs on newegg and the A8N-E only 4. I read throught most of the reviews, but not sure if anyone has any first hand knowledge. Thanks again |
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