Guys, I know we are tired of this kind of thread, but I did some searching and not satisfied with results so I'll post. I want to build an AMD 64 system and like everyone else, I want to get the best bang for my buck. What cpu/motherboard combo kicks arse but on a budget. So, we'll forget about the FX and X2, but that would be nice. Any help is appreciated as usual.
the socket 939 opteron UP processors are supposed to be manufactured on the same line as the fx models and you can get a 2ghz one for about £100
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 1GHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor – Retail $222 Quality CPU Pros: Fast, 1MB Cache, San Diego Core which is superb! Upgraded from a 2.6GHz P4 HT and this is a very nice upgrade. Runs extremely cool even with stock heatsink and grease.. 29C atm without any other cooli... ng device. Other Thoughts: Awesome CPU and I coulnd't be happier. Was going to go X2 but if you're on a budget and want to put money elsewhere.... this cpu is a great investment. Supposedly the San Diego was an FX series core so you really can't go wrong. Reviewed By: PhusionDev, 1/6/2006 10:45:21 AM This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is high and has owned this product between 1 week to 1 month. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Buy it! Pros: This processor is very fast. Windows XP boot time is drastically reduced. Cool'n Quiet function keeps fan noise down to minimum. HyperTransport is awesome.... Other Thoughts: Buy one! You'll be glad you did. Reviewed By: Franky4Fingers, 1/6/2006 9:36:25 AM This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is high and has owned this product between 1 day to 1 week. Did you find this review helpful? one hell of an amazin gaming cpu. Pros: guys like just about everyone has stated about this amazing cpu. It is absotuely the best gaming cpu on the market for the money. why do you ask, simply cause i can easily overclock it to 2.7-2.8ghz a... nd still maintain low cpu temps. mine is running at 2.7ghz and it never goes over 37 celicus. thats with a thermalright xp-120 heatsink,artic silver 5 compound and panaflo 120mm 12v fan. Cons: absotuley nothing wrong with this processor. Let me ask you guys this. If People can overclock it to even higher speed then the fx 58 processor then u saves urself over 800 dollars roughly. Is that a ... More » con to you all? I think not. thats why this is the best gaming cpu for the money period. just the stock speed of this cpu completly creams Reviewed By: N/A, 1/5/2006 2:32:28 PM This reviewer reports that his/her technical understanding of this type of product is somewhat high and has owned this product for less than 1 day. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539 ECS KA1 MVP (1.0) Socket 939 ATI Radeon XPRESS 200 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $114 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135211
AHHHHH! Crap I didnt even know that my bad I'll have to find one of the others that I've picked out. I must have copied a different page. OOPS. I'll delete that section of the post and get a different Mobo.
It really does but the creater of the thread said he's looking for a good mobo for a decent amount of money.
well, all good input, I'm soaking it up. I have a budget of about 500US for cpu/mb and graphics card the rest I have.
grx card i would surgest u buy a x800 gto2 PCI-E, mobo probley be a Asus A8V-E SE SKT 939 VIA AUDIO LAN PCI-Express SATA ATX for me
The quintessential question is... are you using this machine to game, program, internet surfing, or a workstation?
You WILL have to raise your $500 CPU, mobo, GPU budget unless you don't mind minimum graphical power. Heres my suggestion... $350 donated to the CPU $250-$300 for the GPU $100-$150 to the mobo
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103514 GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102646 Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131571 that should run most recent games well Edit: all for around $500
I'm using Radeon X700 PRO 256 AGP right now in my current system and I play everything (Fear, BF2, Call to Duty,...) on high settings with no issues,none.
and would u like to use that grx card as well?, damn, the one i have recommended will play all the games well as well, even better than the one u have got now, and for me its best bang for the money.
wdowsing, check on price for socket 939 board that has agp slot as that card he has is still good. asus or asrock has a dual slot board with agp & pci/e on it so check that out.
That's a nice MB and great price, but I'd prefer an Nvidia chipset, or how does this one compare I wonder.
