i am planning on buying a computer really soon ... and i have some questions this is what i think will be a good configuration...i plan on using it for game and for internet: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ sk939 Ultra 2048MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory 2 x 1024MB Asus A8N SLI Deluxe XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Seagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive do u guys think it will be good? should i go for AM2 instead of 939??(and DDR2) should i go intel instead of of amd??(i was thinking intel D 920- same price range) any comments would be apreciated...
AM2 and DDR2 is more future proof and probably a better option. Otherwise it looks good. And my opinion is that for gaming is that amd is the best bet
faster would be better for gaming, but it'll do a good job plenty of RAM, good decent mobo Seagate, not maxtor (long story) yep AM2 AMD everytime
Ultra, maybe it's me but I've never heard of them, go with some Kingston or Corsair RAM - branded and trusted. Also go with a decent PSU, nowadays it's essential.
For not alot more money you could get an Intel Conroe based sytem. check this chart, The test set up used a 7800GTX & 1Gb of 800Mhz DD2:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ sk939 Absolutely fine. Ultra 2048MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz Memory 2 x 1024MB To save you some money, since you're going with an X2 CPU on socket 939, get PC2700 RAM... Or get an AM2-based system, if you're set on an X2. The 939 X2 line sadly doesn't go any higher than that, as I found out after I purchased my system. Asus A8N SLI Deluxe A very good mobo. XFX GeForce 7600 GT XXX Good video card... But I'd sacrifice some of that HDD space below and get a 7900 GT. Seagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive See above. do u guys think it will be good? Yep, besides the few recommendations I had above. should i go for AM2 instead of 939??(and DDR2) Most definately. It'll give you room for expansion, later on. should i go intel instead of of amd??(i was thinking intel D 920- same price range) If you're considering the Intel D 920 instead of the X2, then no. If you want any dual core Intel processor... Go with the Core 2 Duo line. Very very good processors.
The cheapest Core2 Duo E6300 overclocks to as good as an FX-62 with air cooling--- and it only costs $200... enough said. Your whole buying philosophy is all wrong. You're spending all this money on outdated equipment. DDR2 is the new standard, but you're wasting your money on 2gigs of regular DDR. You're getting a 939 socket when you can get the same version in AM2 for the same price. AM2 not only is going to be the new standard socket for AMD, but it also works better with newer DDR2. But Right now Intel is just kicking AMDs ass - I dont know why everyone is so loyal to AMD. Intel has always been the better application and multi-threading processor. Just remember you're paying for the product, not the company's history. Back to the outdated equipment, in less than a year everyone is going to have a faster processor than you. Newer games are going to utilize the 64b and bring such graphic detail that you'll be amazed. You'll want that faster memory (DDR21000) and a socket that has a processor that can handle it (775/AM2).
