Another spec check please!

madmaxx · 30 Jul 2006 at 21:38

Right, bargains of the week have tempted me to upgrade from my barton 2500 and 9800 pro to the following :-
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-150-AM) £64.57 inc vat
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) £11.69 inc vat
DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF) £88.07 inc vat
Asus Extreme AX800XT /2DT ATI Radeon X800 XT 256MB DDR3 VIVO TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - OEM (GX-054-AS) - £96.35 inc vat
Total £260.68 inc vat
Does anyone think thats a good combination - i must say im not really looking to spend any more that that! Was alos looking to re-use my 1gb of ddr400 ram, i assume thats ok with that processor and mobo?
As usual, thanks folks

madmaxx · 30 Jul 2006 at 21:59

Thanks very much for the advice guys! S-PW, to be honest, i dont really use the PC for anything amazing, mainly office work, with a bit of gaming, video editing thrown in. I dont use Premier much, so didnt really think it was worth splashing the extra cash on a d chip - unless you think different? The only reason im ugrading really is to keep up with things, and to give gaming a bit of a boost! Sirius, thanks for the headsup on the temp reporting - i think calibrating it might be a bit beyond me, i dont have any means of measuring the on-die temp directly! I think i'll just be cautious - what kind of overclock would be expected using that kit, do you think?
Cheers

madmaxx · 30 Jul 2006 at 22:10

SiriusB said:
Again, if you're not overclocking like mad you might go for a cheaper motherboard, save yourself some cash - but it's up to you and what your plans are.
SiriusB

I thought of that mobo just because i assumed it would give a little headroom to overclock - but im not a mad overclocker at all - current rig is the 2500 running at 3200 speeds, not anything earthshattering at all! If i was to live with the stock speed of the 3700+, what mobo would you suggest? Am just wondering if it might be better to get a less flash mobo and spend a few quid more on a better graphics card?

madmaxx · 31 Jul 2006 at 10:12

Just a gentle bump before I place the order!! Again, thanks for the advice folks

madmaxx · 31 Jul 2006 at 18:37

Thanks for that - will the Asus be as good for overclocking as the LanPArty board? Also, there seems to be an SLi variant listed below the board you mentioned GhostRider, for only £2 more - is one any better than the other, or do you think its worth having the option to go SLi for only another £2?
Cheers!