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[djunknown]

how much is this all going to cost - ie. my budget is unknown but not very big, i wonder if there are any areas i should cut back on products
antec super lanboy case
asus 8an-sli-premium motherboard
athlon x2 processor
graphics card unknown - hopefully save money here
psu - unknown - what power supply do i need to run the stuff
am i missing things?

 

[Broon]

How bout some RAM?

 

[div0]

If you're not on a big budget why are you spending £120+ on a motherboard!!

is there something about this particular motherboard that you NEED, or did you just like the look of it?

You could easily get a decent motherboard for less than half that price!

 

[Broon]

Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-111-AS) £123
Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN) £58
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM) £217
= £400ish

Depends what you mean by not very big.

 

[lee87]

I would change the case, the super lanboy costs about £55/£60 without a PSU.

Change this to a Arctic Cooling T1 Silentium Silent Midi Tower Case with a 450W Seasonic Silent PSU for £53.

I would also change the motherboard to a Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (£83)

 

[djunknown]

400 is ok
but then again - i need power supply
graphics card
hard drive
dvd-rw drive
oh i didnt know it was going to add to so much
im guessing i may change the motherboard OR the processor, which would you recommend
computer designed for gaming, general purpose and image editing
not to much gaming tho - just like unreal tournament and thats it

 

[div0]

What are you going to be using the computer for?

If you're looking to cut back on the graphics card - can we assume you wont be gaming (much)? And if so, you won't be needing SLI, and as such you could save even more on the motherboard?!

But then the SuperLanboy case kinda implies you might be gaming, and so I'm now a bit confused - but maybe you just like the look of the case.

/edit - lots of quick posts and you answered this question already

Do you plan on doing any overclocking?

The answers to these questions in particular will probably effect the advice that you'll get given......

 

[djunknown]

i dont currently know much bout overclocking - but may learn more in the future
i guess the mobo is the wrong choice - just if i ever do get the money - i may need to change EVERYTHING to get a new mobo
i want my comp to be fast, reliable and manage the things a wanna do
gaming will be hardly happening - actually forget the unreal tournament comment
maybe games like champ man tho

 

[Broon]

If you don't plan on gaming would you consider an Intel processor?

Will you be video editing?

 

[div0]

trust me - poeple will be able to recommend a MUCH cheaper motherboard to meet your needs (and it will last just as long as that one, and be just as fast).

The main reason for an expensive motherboard is - if you want to overclock, if you play lots of games and want crossfire/sli graphics.

Neither of these seem to be what you are interested in - and so I think you'd be wasting money on that motherboard.

 

[div0]

Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case - No PSU (CA-012-AN)
£49.95 (£58.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA)
£35.95 (£42.24 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Leadtek WinFast PCX6600GT-TDH Extreme Edition GeForce PCX6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-054-LT)
£89.95 (£105.69 Including VAT at 17.5%)

OcUK Value 512MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory (MY-002-OK) £20.95 (£24.62 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£41.95 (£49.29 Including VAT at 17.5%)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM) £184.95 (£217.32 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Antec TruePower 2.0 380W PSU (CA-029-AN) £39.95 (£46.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Total: ~£500

You could knock ~£50 off that by losing the Superlanboy case and Antec PSU and just getting a decent case with a PSU included. (make sure its got a decent PSU!)

I'm not the best at making up specs for other people - but for £400-500 you CAN get something decent that'll do what you want.

The CPU is the cheapets X2 cpu and the RAM is VERY cheap, but it'll be ok. If you wanted to spend a bit more on the RAM, consider 2*512Mb and also consider buying GSkill or GeIL instead of OCUK.

Not too sure on the mobo - there used to be good Epox one's but they are out of stock. However it'll do what you need it to do!

The graphics card isn't the cheapest - so you could save money there, but it is a VERY good mid-range graphics card, that is excellent value for money.

 

[djunknown]

is tht motherboard any good
plus i can use the ddr ram of my current pc which is 1gb worth
what about the other asus motherboard that was mentioned for £83

i want an amd system
i like the graphics card that has been posted above
dunno bout the mobo tho

 

[div0]

If you want to spend a bit more on the mobo then that's great!!

I'd go with this one probably:

Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS) 61.95 (£72.79 Including VAT at 17.5%)

You dont need the SLI of the more expensive £83 one that you mention, but by all means go for that one if you want.

 

[div0]

oh and it IS an amd system (dual core) that I spec'd up for you

and yes you can use your current ddr ram

do you know if it is pc3200 ddr400??

or maybe older pc2700 ddr333, or even older??

 

[djunknown]

i know this isnt in processors - but when your paying 220 for a processor, should people really say that you can get better for so and so price
maybe my mistake but i feel that is quite a lot of money
anyways...im not a mobo person, i just build computers, fix them for others, to how they want them, im new to the latest componenets lol

 

[djunknown]

its ddr 400 - i only changed it a couple of weeks ago

 

[div0]

good news on the ddr400 - thats ideal for dropping into the new system

I agree the £200 is quite a bit of money for a processor, but you said at the start that you wanted.....

athlon x2 processor

the AMD x2 3800 is the CHEAPEST of the x2 processors!! (NOTE: the x2 processors are AMD's dual core processors)

if you wanted a cheaper AMD processor you could go with the single core ones such as:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM) £137.95 (£162.09 Including VAT at 17.5%)

OR

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-121-AM)
£124.95 (£146.82 Including VAT at 17.5%)

The cheaper of those 2 is the OEM version, so you will probably need to buy a heatsink and fan for it.

If you really wanted to save on the cpu then you could consider:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM) £104.95 (£123.32 Including VAT at 17.5%)

But I think the 3700 SD's are much better "bang for buck"

 

[div0]

oh and all those processors, 3200, 3700's and x2 3800 all fit socket 939!!

so you can use any of the 939 motherboards we've mention for them all

 

[djunknown]

div0 i will leave u an option

if you had the funds u think i have

which mobo and cpu would you go for...

btw - i may not have mentioned but i want a comp that can keep me future proof for a good few years ie. still be able to use the latest technology and shiz

 

[semi-pro waster]

if you had the funds u think i have

which mobo and cpu would you go for...

Why don't you just say what the budget is and then people don't have to guess, it will save a lot of needless posting and get you closer to a solution.

btw - i may not have mentioned but i want a comp that can keep me future proof for a good few years ie. still be able to use the latest technology and shiz

It doesn't really work like that I'm afraid, AMD will be releasing a new socket(the M2) relatively soon which means that socket 939 will either be on the way out or possibly relegated to cheaper lines such as the Semprons. That said it still has a fair bit of potential. You will also want to get a PCI-E graphics card at the very least to try to ensure some sort of future-proofing.