$700 for a GOOD gaming rig, please

[iaremark1]

well ugh. I'm pc tech smart, but I'd rather see what other people would piece for me.

www.newegg.com (or other desired site)

I was wondering if someone(s) could piece together a godo (AMD BASED) system. Full computer minus the video card and memory. I have the 6800GT OC.

I can afford $600-$700, so I should have a pretty good machine going.

I'll need everything from case to dvd/rw/r. (HD, mobo, power, sound). DFI boards liked for overclocking, but others that you know of i'll look at..

much appreciated

-

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Is your existing 6800gt agp or pci-e? What kind of memory do you already have?

How much storage space do you need?

 

[iaremark1]

apologies for my ignorance.

AGP

my memory is Corsair (valueselect meh) pc3200 2x512 (1gig)

Storage would be fine with just 1 HD of 100-300gigs, which ever is best in the end for money spent

 

[suicidalpigeon]

antec sonata 2 with 480 psu -120
nec 3520a -49
seagate 7800.8 250gig -125
amd 3000 venice -148
creative audigy 2 zs oem -71
asus a8n -109
total:622
have fun
too lazy to link up the damn thing

 

[suicidalpigeon]

or an msi neo2 platinum for 126

 

[iaremark1]

I wouldn't want you to, just helping me with that information is more than enough. I'll look up everything. I just have one question - I'm not up-to-date with new chips..amd 3000 venice. what's the 'venice' mean. is it 64bit / venice is like barton core (IE)?

 

[suicidalpigeon]

venice is the core name. this sucker can oc to like 2.6-7. dont know if it will go up there one retail cooling, but with an xp-90...moooo.

 

[eXx08]

Yea venice is good for O'clocking, here is a links to what you should get.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119076-63
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171003-33
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152049-53
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152053-83
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535-190
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829120103-25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144154-121

All this is about 568 dollars. Thats enough so now you can have another 32-132 dollars left over!!!!

 

[eXx08]

Sorry it didnt turn out to link you to the right page so just look at the prices. Compare them and ask me if you need help.

 

[iaremark1]

BUMP, which of the two is better? and if changes can be done, what changes to make it better?

<looking to order soon>

 

[darksum]

if you dont plan on using alot of hd space, dont get a 7200.8 250gb... just get something like 120 or 160 or maybe even lower (from seagate)

venice core is great for oc'n, 3000+ or 3200+ are good deals

guessing you are going to oc, get the dfi lanparty ultra-d w/ nf4 chipset, great for oc'n

gl

 

[Ike0069]

If you link something, put what it is in the link text.

I didn't look at the second setup ,but the first one is excellent. I would definitely suggest you get the Neo2 platinum if you plan to OC, as it is a great OC'ing board. You alos might want to go with the 3200+ to get the 10x multiplier. It can really be helpful when OC'ing.

 

[iaremark1]

the lanparty http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152R
or the neo2 plat?


for oc'ing

 

[DanDaMan315]

I'm using Newegg, just because it's a "standard". I'm showing a 754 option, simply because you have an existing AGP card, and I personally feel it's pointless to go 939 if you have an AGP card.

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ ClawHammer/Hammer Integrated into Chip FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor Retail - $264.00

Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb ATX AMD Motherboard - $103.00

DVD
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - $48.00

HD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 200gb 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - $108.00

Case
Antec Life Style SONATA Piano Black 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply - $89.99
comes with a quality 380w psu, and it's quiet

Total = $612.99

The 3700 will OC to 2.7 failrly easily, many people will still tell you to go 939, o well.

 

[imported_g33k]

The 3700 will OC to 2.7 failrly easily

Wow that's impressive. Do you mean on air? Can you provide any links to this feat? This is a clawhammer core, which I know little about. I do know that newcastles can get to 2500mhz on air with a good cooler and good case airflow.

 

[Shlong]

LanParty is better OC'er but it doesnt have an AGP slot.

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: Shlong
LanParty is better OC'er but it doesnt have an AGP slot.

?

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: DanDaMan315
I'm using Newegg, just because it's a "standard". I'm showing a 754 option, simply because you have an existing AGP card, and I personally feel it's pointless to go 939 if you have an AGP card.

CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ ClawHammer/Hammer Integrated into Chip FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor Retail - $264.00

Motherboard
DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb ATX AMD Motherboard - $103.00

DVD
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - $48.00

HD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 200gb 3.5" Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - $108.00

Case
Antec Life Style SONATA Piano Black 0.8mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply - $89.99
comes with a quality 380w psu, and it's quiet

Total = $612.99

The 3700 will OC to 2.7 failrly easily, many people will still tell you to go 939, o well.

winnar...gonna be the fastest you can get for the money

 

[Ike0069]

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: Shlong
LanParty is better OC'er but it doesnt have an AGP slot.

?

The S939 (NF4) LanParty doesn't have an AGP slot.
The 754 (NF3) does.

 

[Shlong]

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: Shlong
LanParty is better OC'er but it doesnt have an AGP slot.

?

People were telling him to get a "venice core" A64, therefore socket939. The Lanparty doesnt come w/ AGP socket939 nforce4.

 

[keeleysam]

go 939 and get the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum

 

[Shlong]

If your gonna go s754 w/ clawhammer, this is a good cooling fan (venus12). Cooled my friends newcastle after oc'ing (3200 to 2.55ghz w/ arctic silver5) to 35c idle & doesnt go over 40c even full load. For s939, XP-90 is good w/ your own choice of fan.

 

[shoRunner]

Originally posted by: Shlong

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: Shlong
LanParty is better OC'er but it doesnt have an AGP slot.

?

People were telling him to get a "venice core" A64, therefore socket939. The Lanparty doesnt come w/ AGP socket939 nforce4.

ahh very true....

 

[jpeyton]

This is what I just built for a friend:

Antec Sonata W/ TP380 PSU - $59.99 After MIR (Fry's)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (Venice) Retail Box & DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D Retail - $269.99 (Fry's)
WD 160GB SATA 7200RPM 8MB - $59.99 After MIR (Fry's)
NEC ND3450A DVDRW - $48 (Newegg)
Creative Audigy2 ZS OEM - $71 (Newegg)
GeForce 6800GT PCI-E - $299 After MIR (Newegg)
Corsair Value Select 1GB Dual Channel Kit - $69.99 After MIR (Fry's)

Total $877.96 with a video card and memory. Venice overclocked to 2.4GHz, and the 6800GT overclocked to 400MHz/1100MHz.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: Shlong

Originally posted by: shoRunner

Originally posted by: Shlong
LanParty is better OC'er but it doesnt have an AGP slot.

?

People were telling him to get a "venice core" A64, therefore socket939. The Lanparty doesnt come w/ AGP socket939 nforce4.

ahh very true....

DFI just released a LanParty NF3 with AGP.