Mobo.... Asus M2N SKT AM2 ATX nForce4 Chipset DDR2 800 PCI-E x 16 SATAII Raid ETC Computers - New Zealand Computer Store with Top Quality at The Best Prices Price: $159.00 + GST CPU AMD Athlon64 3500+ 2200MHz 64Bit Socket-AM2 CPU: 62W, 128KB L1 Cache, 512KB L2 Cache, 2000MHz Hyper Transport $132.29 + gst Computer Direct NZ - Product Info RAM Samsung 1GB DDRII-533 PC4200 Single Side Memory Price:$145 Samsung 1GB DDRII-533 PC4200 Single Side Memory - XP COMPUTER WAREHOUSE LTD Graphics Asustek Extreme N6600GT Series 128mb DDR3 DVI TV Out PCI Exp. Vi $199.00 + Gst Super Cheap Computers Ltd HDD Seagate 160GB S-ATA II $88.39 + Gst Hot Tek Power ENERMAX 535W WHISPER II EG565P-VE ATX2.0 BTX DUAL SLI $163.52 inc GST Computer Store in Auckland - Computer Lounge DVD RW Asustek DRW-1608P3S 8x DUAL Layer 16X DVD+/-R DVD Writer $49.95 + Gst Super Cheap Computers Ltd Total: 1030 inc Gst I still have to buy a Monitor, keyboard and Mouse oh yea nd windows XPH.. which will cost her around 500 more. The main website I've used is pricespy.co.nz, well this is the best website for NZ computers and it was in a PC magzine as well. Admins, u can add this website in ur list for future referrence if u want.... Anyways, back to topic, what do u guys think about this machine...? Edit: She just told me the programs she will be using are... Corol draw11 and photoshop!
If its graphic designing i STRONGLY recommend Pentium Hyperthreading, I've never come across an amd that is nearly as good as the P4 HT, at work we have AMD 3000+, but the performance is nowhere near as good as the p4 3ghz HT!! p4HT takes a hell of a lot more to reach 100% load, never does it during windows startup or playing games, starting games or anything of normal stress levels it is an absulootly excellent chip, higher price for a reason! they also have 4x extra buffer than your amd choice and I guarentee you P4 3GHzHT will never reach 100% cpu load where AMD 3500+ will, their "3500" tag signatures are refering to their slowest rival (AMD Thuron (canny remember the name)) and fooling peeps into thinking they're talking about the P4 after moving from amd i've never had the need to go back i cannot stress enough the power difference with intel "hyperthreading" good luck with your choice
But remember P4's run extremely hot, are inefficient and power hungry. Maybe look at a Core 2 Duo rig?
power hungry maybe im not sure, but if so its with good reason, im not fooling you here im only giving you my experience opinion but since using P4HT its never let me down, my idle temps run at about 30'c and max (full load) 50'c, much less if you turn up the fan (i have a fan adjuster) but normal temps run at abut 38 - 45'c, no reason to go higher unless im stressing it out with multiple dvd-ripping also the P4 HT Prescott is highly overclockable, 3400MHz can run at 4080MHz highly stable provided it runs below 50'c (not a problem with my £30 cooler)
That's not true. AMD was doing the PR rating system as a direct comparison to their Thunderbird core at that speed. It has never been made to form a direct relationship to the Pentium counterpart. AMD had a 3rd party come in and do these tests and that's why they did it. People, and this isn't Intel's fault, were making an assumption that CPU speed meant everything. Unlike past PR systems, AMD wasn't comparing itself to the Pentium brand. Intel still did pretty well with dual-core pricing in the Pentium 4 side, so you may want to consider that if possible. You may also see what a dual-core Athlon64 runs and figure with that.
Thanks for the replies guys.... So the new processor will be.... Pentium D 805 2.66GHz, Dual Core, 533MHz FSB, 2x1MB L2 Cache, LGA775 $154.99 + Gst Cheap Computer Parts NZ Best PC lowest price Wholesale Cheapest Computers components low prices I dont know much about motherboards with this processor.... Can nebody help me in selecting the Mobo.... thanks
here is the complete system I've recomended her... 1 x Thermaltake ST/560W ATX/B/PFC/2 Fan W0023RAD 24+8 PIN FOR XEON AND 775 …$168.29 1 x ASUS P5LD2 SE P4 LGA775 DDR2 PCI-E Intel 945P Dual-Core Chipset - $172.35 1 x Pentium D 945 3.4GHz, Dual Core, 800MHz FSB, 2x2MB L2 Cache, LGA775 - $292.00 1 x Transcend JetRAM 1GB DDR2-667, 240-Pin, 64Mx8 CL5, 16 Chips, 2x512MB - $178.74 1 x Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200rpm SATA2 8MB cache - $132.35 1 x Powercolor Radeon X700 256MB DDR2 PCI-E EZ Edition, 128-bit DDR2, VGA+DVI-I+ S-Video Out, Full Height, Cooling Fan - $97.18 1 x Pioneer DVR-111D Dual Layer, Black, OEM - $62.74 1 x Speedcom 56Kbps PCI Software Modem, Conexant Chipset, Low Profile, V.90/V.92 - $31.90 1 x Mitsumi 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive, Black - $27.25 1 x PCsale Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers Case Combo - $94.75 1 x CMV CT-743A 17" LCD VGA/ ANALOG BLACK 8MS 1280x1024/0.264 mm/500:1/350cd - $326.25 1 x Windows XP Home Edition, OEM - $146.35
Wow, you're stuck with a really thin line of good PSU's. You might think about bumping up to a ToughPower line, since it's not that much more. Specifically, this 600W ToughPower Everything else looks good, though.
