Hey guys, just wondering if I could get some advice on a computer build I'm planning. Here are the specs of my current machine: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @ 2.3 GHz ABIT AN8 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard Patriot Signature 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) 7800 gtx Windows vista ultimate Here's what i have picked out for the new system: JetWay HA04-Extreme AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX ATX motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153097 OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227298 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.1GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103272 Is this a good build in your opinion? Also, would it be worth my money to get a quad core instead of the dual core i picked out? This system will mostly be used for gaming. Finally, should I upgrade my gpu as well? Thanks for looking, any advise would be greatly appreciated : )
Time to move away from AMD being the build of choice for gamers, they have fallen way behind in the last year or two. Also, jetway motherboards have a pretty dubious life expectancy. This would be my choice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128347 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145184 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003
Depends on what you do with the PC really, a quad core is likely to be more futureproof, and some games do make good use of it, but if you're not a cutting edge gamer, a dual core will suffice.
Unless it is possible to SLI two different cards (It's not is it?), you'd be better off buying a mid-range new card (Ie. the 3850 if that 4850 was too expensive for you.)
yea, sli is usually good for high res monitors above 1650x1080. so unless you have a big monitor, sli will not give a big increase in games.
U know what screw sam and get this it's like the best graphics card in the world not sure if there's something better.. hehe get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832167014&Tpk=quadro fx jk if u can afford it lol and don't need ur money