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Jul 20, 2005, 08:28 AM
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DriverHeaven Lover
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This is it.......Upgrade Time!!!
Ok guys, I've been on here before discussing a new rig, but now I'm getting serious.......I need a machine. Please feel free to offer any suggestions or input. My budget is not low nor high, just in between maybe a little on the higher side. LOL!
I was looking at either the: AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice Core, Socket 939.......NewEggs price $367 or AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Clawhammer Socket 939.......NewEggs price $473 For Video Card I have always been an ATi person, but I have no problem with NVidia, in fact I've been looking at the 6800 and 6600GT. I need help on a motherboard. I have no clue what to look for except PCI-E for sure. So please and help is greatly appreciated.
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Jul 20, 2005, 08:57 AM
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Your Inner Child
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Don't forget to compare to www.zipzoomfly.com they are sometimes cheaper than newegg, have free 2day shipping, and don't charge tax if you're in CA/NJ (which I see you're not).
Are you using USD? If not then the 3500+ might be good to look at, it's around 270USD. Could drop an extra hundred into your video card (might get you up to 256mb) |
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Jul 22, 2005, 09:57 AM
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Alright any opinions would be great because I'm currently looking at Gigabytes Dual Geforce 6600GT which comes with their K8NXP-SLI 8 SIGMA Motherboard.
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Jul 22, 2005, 02:29 PM
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Moved to the technology discussion section,
Anyway, most motherboards are good, try looking at the Althon 64 SLi Board Roundup at Tomshardware to help your decision.
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Jul 22, 2005, 07:47 PM
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Hmm you know if you wait a bit longer. You maybe able to afford one of the cheaper dual core processors coming out, and pick up a 7800 GT.
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Jul 22, 2005, 08:10 PM
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I couldn't get either of those CPU's. get a 3700+ san diego.
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