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03-27-2006, 05:19 PM
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May actually make a purchase…
OK – I think I may actually be ready to make a purchase. Below is my list. If you had the money – would you stick with the AMD 3200+ Venice or buy the AMD 3700+ San Diego (apx. $50 more)? We are not “currently” gamers – but I want a system we will not quickly outgrow.
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 1GHz HT Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BPBOX - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103535 ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131569 eVGA 256-P2-N389-AX Geforce 6800GS CO SE 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130271 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model VS1GBKIT400 - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145440 Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3250823AS 250GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148065 LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write Black ATAPI/E-IDE Model SHM-165H6S - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106015 Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811129155 Logitech MX3000 967553-0403 2-Tone USB + PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Desktop Mouse Included - Retail http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16823126175 Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2 - OEM Thanks! 
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03-27-2006, 05:24 PM
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Wrench Bender
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Games are video card orientated in terms of power needs. So, if on a budget, 3200+ should do games well with a decent video card.
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03-27-2006, 05:37 PM
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Personally, I would make the jump to the 3700+ processor...it's in the 'sweet spot' right now in terms of price vs performance. As well as the increase in clock speed over the 3200+, its got double the L2 Cache, which will show a performance increase.
You've chosen some good parts there, it looks a well balanced build. FK
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03-27-2006, 05:38 PM
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Do you like the card I picked out? (eVGA 256-P2-N389-AX Geforce 6800GS CO SE 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card)
Why would one buy a faster processor? LOL! I have been second-guessing myself on everything! I’ve been researching this since January. Pretty pathetic – huh? :-) But I’m close! I’m very, very close... And then the fun of putting it all together begins... |
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03-27-2006, 07:05 PM
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I would stick with the 3200+, especially if you aren't gamers and don't plan on doing heavy gaming. The 6800GS is a pretty good gaming card and should support gaming well if you do play newer games. Do you know what kind of games you might play? If you don't really plan on gaming or just play light, older games, a 6600GT would be plentiful.
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04-02-2006, 05:25 PM
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Seagate 7200.8's have been having reliability problems - get a 7200.7 or 7200.9.
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