Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: SunKing on November 13, 2004, 10:14:08 PM
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Thanks to http://www.partypoker.com I have $1000.00 to spend on a new system.
I've decided on the CPU and Mobo I want to purchase.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 90nm Winchester
Link (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-498&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
ASUS "A8V Deluxe" VIA K8T800
Link (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-510&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
I want to take advantage of the dual channel mem and overclock this system, so I need you pros to recommend what memory I should put in this system. And also which psu I will need to purchase to make it all run smooth.
I've decided for now I want to use my current video card an ATI 9700pro . Until I make some more money at the tables.
Would it be a good Idea to pick up this particular fan for this cpu also?
Link (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=35-106-038&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE)
Thanks for the help and all opinions welcome.
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I prefer thermalright HSF units (check http://www.thermalright.com) but that thermaltake unit looks ok.
I also like crucial memory because their RMA process has been very good in my experience. They will even cross-ship memory. The crucial ballistix high performance memory costs a lot but it's supposedly pretty good. If you don't need that fast of memory, their regular stuff is high quality. I usually order directly from crucial.com but you may be able to find it a bit cheaper at a retail store. OCZ memory is also good according to web reviews I've read.
http://www.hardocp.com recently put together 2 lists of stuff they'd get if they had $500 and $1500 to spend (I think that's the amount) and it would be worth your time browsing through the hardocp articles and reviews since they review all this stuff.
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will do .. thanks for the link.
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Purely personal preference here with the HSF for the CPU. Take a look around online for reviews on this Gigabyte HSF unit (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=35-128-001&DEPA=0). It dropped my CPU temps about 15° C at idle. In games and CPU loads it keeps it pretty cool in the 35-40° C range. I went from the stock HSF on the retail 3200+ Athlon64 to this one.
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That is the same system I have (CPU and mobo).
Corsair TwinX Pro memroy has 2-2-2-5 mem timings which is fast. Wish I'd got it instead of my LL mem which is 2-3-2-6 and $20 more expensive.
I use a Zalman fan
(http://www.zalman.co.kr/upload/product/7000b_cu_f.jpg)
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Well I changed my mind a bit. After reading that site and countless threads over on http://www.sharkyforums.com I've choosen.
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Processor Socket 939 90nm Whin
Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO 1GB Kit DDR400 XMS3200 Xtra-Low Latency Dual-Channel ProSeries 2-2-2-5
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Ultra Athlon 64(FX) Skt939 DDR ATX Motherboard
Thermalright XP-90 & Panaflo 80x25 Medium Fan
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2000JD 200GB Serial ATA 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer
Antec TruePower TrueControl 550 550W ATX12 Power Supply Retail
This should OC nicely and stable.
We'll see how the 9700pro holds up in this rig. I hope its not that much of a bottleneck in HL2. At least Aces High should look and run its best. Thanks for the ideas.
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Alright this build your own thing is driving me nuts
im considering purchasing the fx53... and I cant tell from AMDs website if im required to use registered memory or not.
It seems like they "suggest" it but its not required. What gives here??? Am I supposed to go with what the MB company says for compatibility, and screw what AMD says. or vice versa?
Thanks for your replies
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Q: Why are you offering the AMD Athlon™ 64 FX-53 Processor in a 939-pin package?
A: AMD believes in bringing to market customer-centric technology that benefits partners and end users. By offering the AMD Athlon 64 FX-53 processor in a 939-pin package, AMD is enabling performance enhancements and next-generation platform innovations with the use of a cost-effective four-layer circuit board and higher performing unbuffered DDR memory (Compared to registered DDR memory in the 940-pin part).
:D
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Here is the link for the article that HardOCP wrote about spending $500 to upgrade: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjU5
They select (New Egg prices, then-9/22/04- and now)
Athlon64 2800+ (with retail heatsink) CPU $146 $129
ABIT KV8Pro socket 754 mobo $101 $89
Kingston 1x512MB Value Series PC-3200 Ram $102 $95.68
PowerColor ATI RADEON 9600XT Ultra video card $149 (now only avail $102-124 refurb'd)
Here's the link for the $1,500 build/upgrade: http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=Njcz