Which is better?

[classy]

Originally posted by: Zebo
Classy right that's why I put caveat in there..bang for buck cards are cheaper PCIe.

The ultra unaffordable high end stuff I would never buy in a million years since it offeres such a poor bang for buck so I don't feel need to comment on it.

Yea I agree but that AIW 800XT is looking really sweet. The X800 XT kicks some serious butt and this is an AIW

 

[Upgr8er]

I'm going to stick with AGP video for now . . only because I already have it and the industry is still in a flux with these SLI boards and the not even released ATI answer to dual boards . . .

That said, if I were to follow the advice of this thread and buy a +3000 venice and overclock it, would the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum motherboard be a good choice? It isn't cheap at $135. Is there a better choice that still has the same features?

Thanks!

 

[Inspector Jihad]

hey zebo...the motherboard that you recommended, i had a question about...its has sli setup...i dont think i'd ever use that cause of its high cost, is there a similar board without sli that would save me some money...if not then this is fine but i was just wondering...thanks

 

[Inspector Jihad]

anybody else know if there is that board without the sli, cause i couldnt find it on new egg

 

[birdpup]

MSI K8N Neo4-F
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum

And you will find useful information in this overclocking quide
that will answer some of your earlier questions concerning overclocking.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

do i need soundblaster live? cause zebo said that sound takes up like 10% of the cpu power

 

[mUcHiLuS]

IF YOU PLAN TO UPGRADE, think about it , in my case choice the AMD 64 3500+ venice core in this case. will give you a potencial overcloacking and more sophistacted platform. and overall system performance.. is hard to tell you but INTEL is SUCKS.

 

[imported_g33k]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do i need soundblaster live? cause zebo said that sound takes up like 10% of the cpu power

If you plan on gaming, better sound and less cpu power on audio is good.

 

[Zebo]

Inspector Jihad

Don't get crucial 8T, I've had real bad luck with it this week... Not even worth running a new thread.

I still stand buy the regular crucial but not 8T version.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

is there any difference bettween these boards except that one has sli and teh sound card and the other doesnt?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130492
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813130491

is that the only difference, cause i dont need sli and i can purchase a sound card seperatly for less that the difference between thse cards...please advise.

 

[Zebo]

good deal.. there are subtle differences but nothing big.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Kensai
A64 3500+ will cream the P4 in *anything* they're just not in the same league.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

so zebo, i could go for the cheaper one and then buy a sound card and it wouldnt make much of a difference? i want to save some money but i dont want to buy a crappy motherboard either.

 

[Zebo]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=29&threadid=1536793&enterthread=y

 

[Inspector Jihad]

ok, that post discouraged me from that board...can you guys help me find somethign else please?

 

[CSS Ghandi]

hey. ive been looking at what you have been saying, and i think that you are in the same boat that i was. you want a PC that handles all of the games you play now, but dont want to spend a whole lot of money. i heavily suggest that you go with a motherboard that has PCI-E x16. There are a whole lot of great video cards that are PCI-E x16, and you can definately find one that is in your price range. also, go with a sound card, they are like 30 bucks and definately worth it. i would say go with the winchester 3000. it works fine stock and you can OC it fro your exesive needs. here is my rig. it does everything and more than i want.


DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra
SAPPHIRE 100595L-BL Radeon X700PRO 128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express x16 Video Card
CREATIVE Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit 30SB041000000 8 (7.1) Channels PCI Interface Sound Card
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BIBOX
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memor