WOOOT!!!

[Shizzle]

i thought i would let you guys know i just irdered 2 components of my new PC a few min ago!

Muskin 2 GIG ram kit

XFX 7800GT (factory OC'd)

WOOT! cant wait to get this beast going

 

[eXx08]

Cool what's the rest of your system?

 

[stelleg151]

Awesome man, enjoy them too the fullest.

 

[Shizzle]

thanks guys....the rest of my system is......

CPU: AMD Athlon64 Venice 3500+ Socket 939Pin CPU Genuine Retail Box $299 www.msy.com.au

Motherboard: DFI LANPARTY UT ULTRA-D NF4 S939 PCIE DDR400 DGLAN SATA 1394 RAID $205 www.macotechnology.com.au

Graphics card: XFX 450Mhz Nvidia GeForce 7800GT Extreme OC 256MB DDR3 PCI-Express $545 www.nintek.com.au (ORDERED)

Hard Drive: 250GB WESTERN DIGITAL SATAII-300mb/s NCQ HDD (16MB, 7200rpm)(WD2500KS) $187 www.umart.com.au

Ram: MUSHKIN EM PC3200 2GB Kit $289 www.nintek.com.au (ORDERED)

Floppy: 1.44mb Floopy Drive $15 www.msy.com.au

DVD/RW: BenQ DW1640 DVD Dual Layer Burner $60 www.msy.com.au

Monitor: 17" Benq FP71G+S 8ms DVI LCD 7 days 0 bright dead pixel warranty $313 www.msy.com.au

Case: Thermaltake [VB1000SWS] Silver Soprano + 430w PSU $139 www.stormcomputers.com.au

PSU: AT-SP500 Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W ATX Power Supply $110 www.hboutlet.com.au

Router: Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router 802.11G (54Mbps) $109 www.umart.com.au

NIC: Linksys PCI WMP-54G WMP54G Wireless G NIC NETWORK CARD $59 www.msy.com.au

Headset: Plantronics Gamecom 1-PC Gaming Headset $48 www.ht.com.au

Keyboard/Mouse: Microsoft Basic BLACK Value Pack-PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Basic Mouse $28 www.hboutlet.com.au


TOTAl: $2,406

as ive said in other post (im australian)

 

[theMan]

why would you get the 3500+ when you can just get a 3000+ and overclock it to fx-57 with that motherboard? also, why not go dual core, more future proof, everything will just be really smooth and feel fast. an X2 3800+ isnt much more expensive than that 3500+, and it usually overclocks to 2.5ghz. or, you can get an opteron 165 for even better overclocking, but the prices have gone up on them, and im not sure its worth it. everything else looks really good though.

 

[Shizzle]

i spent ages working out what processor to get

mabey i should go the x2 3800+ but its an extra $200 AUD

 

[pibb]

I must agree, since your going with a venice 3800+ anyways just get a 3000+ which will most likely OC to 3800+ speeds with decent ram. Ive got a nonname brand (gigaram) and am rock solid at 2.30ghz, I can push to over 2.5 easily if I had some better ram or could figue out why my board won't post at a divider lower than 166. Though of course a overclock IS A PLUS and thus is not guarenteed, but i'd still just try a 3000+ and spend the rest on something else you'd like, possibly more HD space?

 

[Shizzle]

hmm i dunno....i thought a 3500+ would overclock well

 

[pibb]

oh 3500+ for 299? yea man i'd really check into the 3000+ since its A LOT cheaper and should reach 3500+ speeds no problem. then when you wan't to upgrade to a dualcore it won't seem as bad as if you payed 300$ for the venice.

 

[Shizzle]

couldnt i save and get a dualcore 3800+ now?

 

[pibb]

yea that too. but _if_ where me and i _was_ gonna get a 3500 venice then i'd go for a 3000+ instead and OC it.

 

[Shizzle]

cant you OC the 3500+ to like a 3700 or 4000?

 

[pibb]

Usually higher rated cpus will give lower OC's do to yield results, will it probley. But really man instead of paying 300$ for it i'd either wait for a dualcore or just get the cheaper 3000+, but thats just my opinion man. Also man you may want to look into a OEM which would be a new CPU just without heatsink/fan, then use the money you saved there to buy a better HS/fan combo and some Artic Silver5. This should help in OC'n some, plus you will know you have good cooling, and possibly a good cooler for future upgrades.

 

[Shizzle]

will the 3800 dual core be good for gaming (if i decide to get one now) as in will i still be able to play games maxed settings with my 7800GT and 2 gig ram and the (3800 dual core)?

 

[theMan]

the X2 3800+ is like 2 venice 3200+'s. so, a very very mild overclock, of 200mhz, will bring it up to 2 3500+'s. a 3000+ can handle any game, its the video card that is most important, and a 7800gt can certainly handle whatever you throw at it.

 

[Tbirdkid]

3000 ftw, unless you are getting dc.

 

[Shizzle]

DC?

 

[pibb]

dc=dualcore, most games at the moment don't support dualcore so you won't see much of a difference either way though this may change in the future. with a 7800gt and 2 gigs you shouldn't have any problems running any games out right now maxed out regardless of what cpu you get.

 

[Shizzle]

oh ok thanks for your help.....im sold on the 3800+ dual core and am ordering that as soon as possible