Athlon 64 System Ordered

[silencer534]

gonna be primarily used for a gaming rig, no overclocking, done some research the past week, and this system looks to fit me best, what do you think?

Athlon 64 3000+
Asus K8V SE Deluxe
512MB PC3200 DDR400
Western Digital 80GB HDD SATA w/ 8MB Cache
CoolerMaster Praetorian
Antec 350W PSU
Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW Drive
ATI 9800 Pro

 

[imported_powdahound]

Going 64bit might not be worth the extra $... You probably won't notice tha tmuch of a speed difference.

 

[Varun]

Looks like a great system. Room for more RAM when you get the cash, that's the only thing I see even slightly lacking

 

[blodhi74]

looks good

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: powdahound
Going 64bit might not be worth the extra $... You probably won't notice tha tmuch of a speed difference.

Nobody is buying an A64 right now because of it's 64-Bit ability, or shouldn't be at least, it's the fact that in 32-Bit apps it runs extremely well when compared to the competition.

BTW, Congrats on the new build, looks good, I would say an upgrade to 1GB might be the only thing I would change about it.

 

[Gusty987]

I have the same mobo/cpu and it's great so far.

 

[RussianSoldier]

don't you need a 64bit OS to take full advantage anyway?

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: RussianSoldier
don't you need a 64bit OS to take full advantage anyway?

You need a 64-Bit OS and Apps to take any advantage of the 64-Bit features of the chip.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: powdahound
Going 64bit might not be worth the extra $... You probably won't notice tha tmuch of a speed difference.

well, wut are u comparing? athlon xp3000+ with the a64 3000+? or sumthin else? well, the point isnt that everyone's goin 64 bit just because of its potential, its because it actually performs very well in all areas. the speed difference is actually huge and noticible if he is playing games. an athlon 64 2800+ is a bit faster then the athlon xp 3200+, so if anyone is willing to spend money to get a 3200+, then it'd be kinda dumb to not get the a64 2800+. if money is a factor, then it'd be smarter to go for an athlon xp, but if it isnt, go for the athlon 64.

 

[Dman877]

I have almost the same comp + 512MB ram. It's great for any game out now, you won't be sorry.

 

[Illissius]

Only thing you might want is another 512MB of RAM for 1GB, I've heard that newer games (Far Cry, UT2004) aren't entirely content with only 512.

 

[SuperFreaky]

CD burner? get a DVD burner!

they are only $80 these days...

 

[RussianSensation]

Nice rig. Just like everyone said get 1 gig of ram if you can afford it now or later. Also the recommendation about getting a DVD burner is a great one if you burn a lot of material.

 

[SniperWulf]

you are gonna love that setup, I just built something similar for myself! Fast and VERY solid

 

[imported_Emon]

Aye, looks like a really solid rig.

 

[Runner20]

What kind of RAM is it?

 

[silencer534]

Kingston value, as recommended by Asus on their site

 

[fibes]

You might want to upgrade for a more powerful PSU, just to be on the safe side. For the same price of an Antec 350 watt, you can get a Fortran or Allied 400 watt PSU. Both Fortran and Allied are AMD approved.

 

[n0cmonkey]

I like it. Looks similar to what I was thinking of getting.

 

[DKlein]

Yes +512MB RAM and it's great.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Originally posted by: fibes
You might want to upgrade for a more powerful PSU, just to be on the safe side. For the same price of an Antec 350 watt, you can get a Fortran or Allied 400 watt PSU. Both Fortran and Allied are AMD approved.

YUCK

I would rather have an Antec 350 watt then a Fortan or Allied any day

 

[fibes]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU

Originally posted by: fibes
You might want to upgrade for a more powerful PSU, just to be on the safe side. For the same price of an Antec 350 watt, you can get a Fortran or Allied 400 watt PSU. Both Fortran and Allied are AMD approved.

YUCK

I would rather have an Antec 350 watt then a Fortan or Allied any day

My Allied 400 watt PSU works great. I have it in my budget ECS box right now, and I'm thinking of swaping it it with my Antec 350 watt in my main box. My first Antec 350 watt blew out on me the first month. The Allied I've had since Dec. of 2003 and have had no problems what so ever. I still think that Antec is a great company, but so many people depend popular name brands when making a purchase. I just think Antec is way over priced. Antec can get those prices because of their Marketing strategies and brand loyal customer base.