Upgrading the core of my system

[r0ck]

looking into getting

NF7-s
Moble Barton 2500/2600+
some quality PC3200 / PC3700 ?? which one should i get?
and maybe i will upgrade the Powersupply too ( i currently have 320watts)

rest of the parts will come off my current system

what do you guys thinks ...any suggestion/recommendations are more than welcome

thanks in advance

 

[Jeff7181]

I assume you intend to overclock... that PSU won't cut it if you have multiple hard drives and a high powered video card too.

I bought some Mushkin PC3500 Level 1 RAM based on AnandTech's overclocking guide, and mine won't run at the spec of 216 Mhz and 2-3-3 timings. I'm currently at 209x11.5 at 2-3-3-11. However, my instability could be because my PSU isn't cutting it anymore. The CPU is drawing so much current that I don't think my Antec SL350 can handle it anymore. I'm looking into the TruePower 430.

 

[Corporate Thug]

i would go with mushkin pc3500 as well

 

[Boyne7]

what brand of psu do you currently have? if it is a sparkel, TTGI or fortron then your psu is perfectly fine and is probably better than the TruePower 430 as it is. also assuming you overclock, id look into some mushkin level II pc3200 or 3500 if you can find it, that stuff is the absolute best, as it has winbond bh-5 chips.

 

[Boyne7]

i know from personal experience that the nf7-s, 2500+ barton and mushkin level II ram are VERY good, a combination of the three would yield a very nice system.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Boyne7
what brand of psu do you currently have? if it is a sparkel, TTGI or fortron then your psu is perfectly fine and is probably better than the TruePower 430 as it is. also assuming you overclock, id look into some mushkin level II pc3200 or 3500 if you can find it, that stuff is the absolute best, as it has winbond bh-5 chips.

No matter what the brand, a 320 watt psu isn't going to cut it, assuming you want to overclock, and you're obviously wanting to overclock, or you wouldn't be wanting a mobile Barton. The Antec TruePower 430's are actually a pretty good deal, for the amount of power and quality you get.