This will be my new rig

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Arlocanta

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This is also my first post on this forum.
I will be buying all of this from newegg as you can see also I will be buying it within this
week. This is also a AM2 build now this will be my first build and my first new computer in 10 years so the computer I am on now is a little old well basicly stone age old in computer tech.

CPU:$297
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Orleans 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103735
CPU Fan/Heatsink:$64
ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Ball Blue LED Light
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835118004
MOBO:$230
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131011
CD/DVD Drive:$35
NEC Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058
Hard Drive:$90
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
RAM:$200
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231073
Video Card:$560
GIGABYTE GV-3D1-7950-RH Geforce 7950GX2 1GB (512MB x2) 512-bit (256-bit x2) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Dual GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125035
Power Supply:$130
OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817341001
Case:$145
COOLER MASTER CM Stacker STC-T01-UW Black/ Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX FullTower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119042
Sound Card:$185
Creative SOUND BLASTER X-Fi Platinum 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16829102190

I would like any suggestions on what I could improve.
My total budget is 2k witch my dad is paying just for tower and I might even put my own money in it to even further improve this system.
 
If you wait until after Intel's Core 2 Duo ship in late July, AMD will be selling its X2 3800+ for like ~$170. I think. That'll be an extra 120 in your pocket for other things.
 
I know I have waited along time to get a new computer and even though I can save like 120 on the cpu I have waited to long and the computer I am on know is a P3 655MHz, GPU is 8MB, Ram 125MG standard, and the nic is 56Kbps.
 
You can always get a Sempron (which will still blow the pants off that P3) and hold onto it for a month, then sell it for a few bucks less than you bought it for. I don't remember but I don't think the Sempron prices are going to change much if at all. You'll still have a kickass machine compared to the P3 your on now, Then upgrade to the X2 in late July and you still save some change. Just a suggestion

Ryan
 
Arlocanta said:
I know I have waited along time to get a new computer and even though I can save like 120 on the cpu I have waited to long and the computer I am on know is a P3 655MHz, GPU is 8MB, Ram 125MG standard, and the nic is 56Kbps.
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poor guy. go for it then.
but i suggest a lian li case, much better built.
since you are also upgrading w/ a far nicer video card put in an extra $150 and get this CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735
Get a dual core, it is the future. applications have started to used and utilized dual core technology. Don't be cheap on the CPU.
 
rysher said:
poor guy. go for it then.
but i suggest a lian li case, much better built.
since you are also upgrading w/ a far nicer video card put in an extra $150 and get this CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103735
Get a dual core, it is the future. applications have started to used and utilized dual core technology. Don't be cheap on the CPU.
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That's the same CPU that's already up there.
 
I was thinking of doing that but I dont know where I could sell the sempron and none of my friends are into computer tech so they would never buy it.
yeah that is the Same CPU.
Kinda funny in another forum somone did the same thing.
 
Arlocanta said:
I was thinking of doing that but I dont know where I could sell the sempron and none of my friends are into computer tech so they would never buy it.
yeah that is the came CPU.
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Hell if push comes to shove, I'd buy it off you since I suggested it. I can always build a cheap system around it and pawn it off on someone around here. ;)

At first I though that wasn't an X2 cpu, but I saw the price an knew it was. I'm constantly on newegg's site and know pretty much what prices go with what parts. Maybe if you edit the name to include the X2 part it'd be less often confused with non-x2 3800+. Just a another suggestion.

Ryan

PS Oh yeah, welcome to the [H]. Pull up a seat, kick your shoes off and put your feet up. Unless they stink. You're welcome to anything in the fridge, just don't eat it ALL. :D
 
ryan_975 said:
Hell if push comes to shove, I'd buy it off you since I suggested it. I can always build a cheap system around it and pawn it off on someone around here. ;)

At first I though that wasn't an X2 cpu, but I saw the price an knew it was. I'm constantly on newegg's site and know pretty much what prices go with what parts. Maybe if you edit the name to include the X2 part it'd be less often confused with non-x2 3800+. Just a another suggestion.

Ryan
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no, what's up there is an orleans single core. this is a windsor dual core. AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Windsor 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor
ryan_975 said:
CPU:$297
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Orleans 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16819103735
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Yeah I know it shows single core but when I copy pasted for some reason it did not copy past the X2 after 64 kinda wierd I have changed the first post.
 
Arlocanta said:
Yeah I know it shows single core but when I copy pasted for some reason it did not copy past the X2 after 64 kinda wierd I have changed the first post.
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then you basically nailed it. all parts look great(i wish i had the VGA). i still recommend you look at lian li cases that's around your price range. you won't regret.

BTW, i have this ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Ball Blue LED Light, used for 1 month, i just switch to watercooling. if you are interest it's $40 shipped w/ tracking number.

*IDK, hardforum rules w/ regard to price- whether to mention it or not* so aprdon me.
 
rysher said:
then you basically nailed it. all parts look great(i wish i had the VGA). i still recommend you look at lian li cases that's around your price range. you won't regret.

BTW, i have this ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Ball Blue LED Light, used for 1 month, i just switch to watercooling. if you are interest it's $40 shipped w/ tracking number.

*IDK, hardforum rules w/ regard to price- whether to mention it or not* so aprdon me.
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Nice price. I might take a swing at it. I just found out Zalman said that the 7700 Series is not capable of cooling a dual core CPU.
 
I was thinking of getting the 4200+ X2, or the 4600+ x2, or overclock 3800+ x2 i might OC the 3800+. I might try to get a 5000+ X2 AM2 witch clocks at 2.6 GHz but is worth 682$ after price cut july 24 it will be 403$.

If I buy a low sempron like the 2800+ and figure out who to sell it. When the price cuts happen I can get the 5000+ X2 for 403 and with the low sempron I will save a total of 214$ without selling the sempron but the hard thing is selling the sempron maybe ebay but I dont know. Hoppe that made sense to you guys.
 
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