- Jul 9, 2004
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I built my current machine about three years ago and have decided to build a new machine to last me for a while. I am a small gamer (WoW, some FPSs), but I am mainly a software developer. I spend a lot of time in Visual Studio, surfing the Internet, and listening to music. My current setup has been upgraded a few times over the years, and it still performs well for the Windows side of things. The gaming side, however, is a bit lacking.
Current setup:
AMD Athlon 3200+ Barton
1GB OCZ PC3200 RAM
Antec Sonata Case with an Antec TruePower 350W PS
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mobo
GeForce 6600 GS AGP card
Audigy 2 ZS sound card
WD 80GB SE 8MB cache
WD 120GB SE 8MB cache
As you can see, the machine is a bit dated, but it still serves its purpose. I want the new machine to be a dual core machine using an AMD chip. I have always had awesome luck with the AMD processors, so I would like to stick with that. My propose setup is as follows:
AMD Athlon X2 3800
ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 mobo
2GB Corsair XMS (any recommendations here?)
Western Digital 74GB Raptor main drive (games, OS)
Western Digital SE16 SATA 250GB
ATI Radeon X1900XT
Antec TruePower 500W (recommendations?)
SoundBlaster X-Fi (Is the 64MB version worth it?)
I was looking at a CNPS7700 for cooling, but I was not sure if you had any other recommendations. Any insight into this would be awesome! Thank you!
Current setup:
AMD Athlon 3200+ Barton
1GB OCZ PC3200 RAM
Antec Sonata Case with an Antec TruePower 350W PS
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mobo
GeForce 6600 GS AGP card
Audigy 2 ZS sound card
WD 80GB SE 8MB cache
WD 120GB SE 8MB cache
As you can see, the machine is a bit dated, but it still serves its purpose. I want the new machine to be a dual core machine using an AMD chip. I have always had awesome luck with the AMD processors, so I would like to stick with that. My propose setup is as follows:
AMD Athlon X2 3800
ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 mobo
2GB Corsair XMS (any recommendations here?)
Western Digital 74GB Raptor main drive (games, OS)
Western Digital SE16 SATA 250GB
ATI Radeon X1900XT
Antec TruePower 500W (recommendations?)
SoundBlaster X-Fi (Is the 64MB version worth it?)
I was looking at a CNPS7700 for cooling, but I was not sure if you had any other recommendations. Any insight into this would be awesome! Thank you!