$175 to spend...

[CrankyMcStank]

OK...here's the deal...

$175 to spend...need a CPU/mobo/RAM to replace an old S939 single core setup. What would you get?

Thinking about this...

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128357

CPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819116072

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231207

Any changes that I should consider to squeeze a bit more out of the $175? Down the road I plan to upgrade the GPU, PSU and monitor but those will have to wait for now.

I do still game on the PC but not nearly as much as I used to since getting an XBOX 360. I mostly use my PC to surf the web, encode and listen to my LARGE music collection and watch videos/movies/DVDs/etc. And I would be adding these new components to what I already have...which is listed below...not nearly cutting edge hardware I know...

Antec 300 case
350W Enermax PSU
640GB WD SATA2 HDD
1TB WD SATA2 HDD
256MB XFX 7600GT XXX edition with Zalman cooler
ASRock Dual939 SATA2 mobo (TO BE REPLACED)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ S939 Venice core (TO BE REPLACED)
1GB of G.Skill DDR400 RAM (TO BE REPLACED)
BenQ DW1655 CD/DVD burner
Altec Lansing ADA995 5.1 THX speakers (older but still kick ass)
SB Audigy sound card
Basic Logitech wired keyboard and mouse (hopefully soon to be upgraded to the Logitech S520 Wireless Desktop)
Westinghouse widescreen (1440x900) LCD monitor

And I'm running 64-bit Windows Vista Ultimate. And I do not plan to overclock at this time.

I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Thanks.

 

[somethingsketchy]

The CPU and Motherboard look good, but I'm not sure about the RAM. I personally use OCZ, but then again I'm biased with RAM, so I won't further comment on RAM. Are you planning on using the stock cooler or are you planning to get an aftermarket cooler? I only ask because encoding video can put some stress on the CPU and that in turn, creates more heat. However you have an Antec 300 case, so you should be good on thermals.

Your new upgrades look good.

 

[CrankyMcStank]

Originally posted by: somethingsketchy
The CPU and Motherboard look good, but I'm not sure about the RAM. I personally use OCZ, but then again I'm biased with RAM, so I won't further comment on RAM. Are you planning on using the stock cooler or are you planning to get an aftermarket cooler? I only ask because encoding video can put some stress on the CPU and that in turn, creates more heat. However you have an Antec 300 case, so you should be good on thermals.

Your new upgrades look good.

I'm going to use the stock cooler for now and get a new cooler when I have a bit extra cash...then I'll probably overclock. I don't do a lot of video encoding...mostly audio.

 

[lenjack]

You don't need all that stuff. Just buy a 50 pack of cdrom's and send me the change!

 

[heyheybooboo]

ASRock 128M sideport AM3 AMD 780G: $90

Athlon II X2 250 Regor: $87