£1000, Upgrading from a AMD XP [Spec Me]

markyb

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Ive come into some money and really want the best for my budget. Ive got most bits & bobs....
(Upgrading from Sig)

Re-using

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Keyboard & Mouse
19" LCD Samsung 913n / 17" Sony G200
DVD-ROM / DVD-RW Drives
Floppy Disc Drive
160Gb Maxtor 160Gb SATA Drive
160Gb Maxtor IDE Drive

PC Uses

Everything, :D Gaming (BF2), Music, Films, DVDs, Website Design ....

So just really need...

PSU, Thinking Seasonic, 500w~600w
Processor, Looking for Dual Core 3800+ ??
Graphics Card, ATi 1800/1900 Dep on price.
Motherboard, Really not sure. Always really had ABIT.

What do ppl think? If you could spec me a decent board, I wont be overclocking and need it to be very Quiet. Im going to use the PC in the front room. My Current PC has 2x 14Db fans & a Artic Cooling 18db processor cooler with a Artic Cooler on the 9800pro.
 
Dark_Angel said:
As a bit of a thought, if you arent overclocking you may want to consider going with a faster CPU, or possibly a san deigo 3700 single core. The 3800 really comes in to its own when overclocked TBH. Though obviously it will still perform great at stock.
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So I wont notice any difference @ Stock with a single core or a dual core?

BTW - Budget is about ~ £1000 ;)
 
Dark_Angel said:
You will notice a difference in some things, but only really in applications that make use of dual core. Games that dont use dual core then the 3800 will probablly be slower than a san diego 3700. But there are games coming out soon that are going to be written for dual cores.

Basically, if you do a LOT of multitasking photoshop + say wanting to make a DVD at the same time, dual core without thinking about it. If you want a cheap setup, just for gaming and net surfing and so on then a san diego 3700 would be better. you could then grab a dual core later really cheap... truthfully its a tossup.

The 3800 is popular because it can be cranked to the speed of a 4400 usually... making it great if you wanna overclock.
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ahhh ok, Ill go dual Core. Im playing quite a few games & multitask a hell of a lot. Cheers ;)

Any recomendations on motherboards and ram combos?
 
Any comments on the following spec...?

CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)

MB-111-AS Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-111-AS)

MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)

CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)

GX-121-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-121-SP)

£830.00
 
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)

MB-111-AS Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-111-AS)

MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)

CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)

GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)

HS-015-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)

£805.00

Amended order for a 512mb X1800 & a h/s fan.
Just noticed that I added two power supplies on the previous order! :eek:

The 1800x a better buy than the Geforce 7xxx series?
 
ACESHIGH said:
Yep the X1800XT is quicker than the Nvidia equivalent.

You could go for this mobo & save a fair bit ... just as good ...
Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)

If you have the cash (by changing mobo) you could then for £317.19 Including VAT get the PowerColor ATI Radeon X1900 XT 512MB.
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One of the main reasons for not going for a slightly cheaper board, or that board in fact is it has a chipset fan on it. I really need it to be silent. The Asus A8N-SLi Premium has a heatpipe and no fans on the board.

My friend has the A8N-E, and the chipset fan is the loudest thing inside the PC.

Are the x1800 stock coolers loud?
 
Thinking of ordering this...

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
HS-015-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)
CA-090-CM CoolerMaster Stacker 830 RC-830 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-090-CM)
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)

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Been reading good reviews about that new ATi board, but is it worth the extra? or the

MB-129-AS Asus A8R-MVP Crossfire

a better buy? Would I be better of putting the money in something else and buying the cheaper board?

Please help..... im just bout to press the order button!!! :D :eek:
 
markyb said:
Thinking of ordering this...

Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Crossfire (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-131-AS)
CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
MY-046-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS3 (GE2GB3200BDC) (MY-046-GL)
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
HS-015-ZA Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower (Socket 939/754/478/775) CPU Cooler (HS-015-ZA)
CA-090-CM CoolerMaster Stacker 830 RC-830 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-090-CM)
CA-001-SS Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS)
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Ordered :D :D
 
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