Mobo, RAM, Proc., and GPU on a 800-900$ Budget

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Sedgie!

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Like the title says, I'm on an $800-$900 budget.

I need all four of those items, based on an AMD outline

1. AMD Athlon64 S939 Processor

2. Reliable Mobo with nVidia chipset and lots of new features and technology- one that I can keep for a LONG time and not have to upgrade. SLI, onboard USB and IEEE 1394, advanced raid, etc etc. (I MUST have ata 133, too)

3. nVidia Graphics Card 256MB ram

4. 1GB-2GB RELIABLE QUALITY RAM

My original plan was 3800+ X2, ASUS a8n-sli premium, 6800GT pci-e, and 1GB of OCZ

Then I was told that 3800+ x2 does not work great without at least 2gb of ram.

I am NOT a gamer, rather I want optimal performance for running Photoshop, Firefox, Thunderbird, iTunes, AIM, and billions of other apps in the background. Though, I would not mind the capability for the occasional cs: source.

Thanks in advance,
Sedgie
 
CPU: AMD X2 3800+
Mobo: Asus A8N SLI Deluxe or Premium.
GPU: EVGA 7800GT
RAM: 1GB Corsair Value

There you go, that will last for a long time.
 
Will the 3800+ run solid on only 1 GB?

Also, that adds up to well over $900. How about going down to a 6800GT seeing as I'm not a gamer?
 
How about:

athlon 64 3700+ San Diego

Asus a8n-sli premium

1GB OCZ platinum

eVGA 6800gt
 
Sedgie! said:
How about:

athlon 64 3700+ San Diego

Asus a8n-sli premium

1GB OCZ platinum

eVGA 6800gt
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That's definitly within his budget. And you'll most certianly be able to play CS: Source with ease with that configuration

Hmm, i'm pretty sure that the x2 3800+ will definitly work just fine with 1gb of ram.
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800: 357$
2GB OCZ Value: 207.24$
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium: 165$
e-VGA 6800: 204.99$ after rebate
Total: 928.24$

I think he'd like 2GB of RAM more than the 6800GT, myself, as he said he's more interested in running a lot of things at once, and PS.
 
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146841
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102543

Right within your $900 budget. I personally don't see the reason for SLI.

A. By the time you have money for another card, there will already be a single card out that beasts your dual cards.
B. The Radeon X800XL is one of the best buys around, and doesn't support SLI or Crossfire.
C. If you REALLY REALLY want SLI, that motherboard can be easily modded to SLI. Link

The parts, in order, are:

Athlon64 X2 3800+
DFI LANParty Ultra-D
2x1GB OCZ Value RAM
ATI Radeon X800XL
 
I'm more inclined to go with Bona Fide's recommendation, though, if you swap the mobo for a Chaintech/Epox nF4 Ultra model (not a huge fan of DFi). Any reason nVidia and SLi are prerequisites?
 
GForce64 said:
I'm more inclined to go with Bona Fide's recommendation, though, if you swap the mobo for a Chaintech/Epox nF4 Ultra model (not a huge fan of DFi). Any reason nVidia and SLi are prerequisites?
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I'm not too big on DFI either, but an entire support forum and a lot of success stories are slowly changing my opinion ;)

Plus, he has the flexibility of SLI if he really really wants it :D
 
I might be mislead here, but wouldn't an nVidia GPU perform better on an nVidia chipset than an ATI would?

What's the overall best nf4 ultra mobo?

Also, would you recommend 1gb of great ram or 2 gigs of less great ram?

*edit* yeah I wanted SLI for future upgrades, when I have more cashmoney
 
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