Buying a computer

[sou[L]ja]

Been thinking of purchasing a new computer, of course custom and i have the parts but need some feedback if i should get anything other or if its fine.

Asus A8R-MVP (ATI Crossfire)
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (S939) (2.2Ghz)
2GB DDR400 OCZ Dual Channel Kit Platinum XTC Edition
Wester Digital 250GB (Sata II / 7200RPM / 8MB)
Sapphire Radeon X1600 Pro 512MB (PCI-E)
OCZ Modstream 520W PS
Nikao Dragonfire Black Case.

Comes out to around 11-1300$.

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Why don't you go AM2 instead of 939?

[POGE]

939 is cheaper and basically the same, just uses DDR.

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Like $5 cheaper...most processors are the same price. And AM2 will be able to use AM3 processors...

[sou[L]ja]

hmmm ill look into it.

[sou[L]ja]

Theres this...


Asus M2NPV-VM
ATHLON 64 / ATHLON 64 FX / ATHLON 64 X2 / SEMPRON (NVIDIA GEFORCE 6150) / GEFORCE 6 VIDEO 128MB PCI-E X16 / PCI-E / 2PCI / 4DDR2-800 / 8USB2.0 / GB-LAN MAX. 4.0GB RAM / 6-CH AUDIO / FIREWIRE / SATA / RAID

[DR.Death]

Also you should not get the x1600 because to many people are having problems with them

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Everything you listed is fine, but you should go AM2. So, get the same processor in AM2, the board you suggested is fine. DDR2 memory, DDR2 800 is best, and a 7600GT or X1800GTO would be better than that X1600, and if it's too much, I would go with an X850XT. Besides that, it's all good.

[Azn Tr14dZ]

Also for a hard drive, get http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
It has a 16mb cache instead of 8mb.

[sou[L]ja]

alright guys i think i got everything to build a wicked computer, nice find on the 16mb cache harddrive :D

[KennyT772]

um how exactly do u guys plan on him buying a s939 mobo and a am2 cpu? there are very few crossfire am2 mobos currently and the few that are cost alot. i would just go s939 and crossfire. get a x1800gto or xt. the extra money spent will be well worth it.

[Azn Tr14dZ]

What are you talking about? He's getting AM2 now. AM2 processor, AM2 motherboard, DDR2...

[raymanxp]

"future-proofing" ur build would, imo, go with am2 mobo, get something slightly better than x1600, like Azn Tr14dZ sed.

Also a dual core proccessor.

[KennyT772]

hmm well personally once i build a comp i get a solid cpu and then just upgrade ram and video cards....and sorry i didnt see the new mobo selection. i still would get the s939 as current ddr is just as fast as ddr2 and crossfire is better then sli still...