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Best amd mobo/cpu for a non-overclocker

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RAYDOGG

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Looking to change my current setup see sig.i do alot of gaming and want to know what amd mobo/cpu would give me the best performance overall because i will not be overclocking,also should i keep my current memory when i upgrade? thanks in advance
 
You can purchse a decent gaming system nowadays for around 500-700 bucks, if you're interested 🙂

I have great faith in the Athlon XP chipset - I use a 2100+ right now, and I can run anything pretty darn well. On my current box, I'm running an MSI motherboard, which has given me minimal problems. I also really like (I'm gonna get blasted for this) Gigabyte motherboards. The pretty colors entrance me.

As for a GPU, I would still stick with a G4 Titanium - the tested and true of the Geforce line. While you could spend the money on a 9600 or 9800 Radeon, the deal is, the next generation of procs and GPUs are going to be coming out soon, so you'll want to upgrade anyways. A G4 TI4800 would hold up well, and you won't feel bad about replacing it in a year or two!

Good luck with your computer, and make sure to listen to everybody's opinions! While I know my way around a box, there are a lot of knowledgeable people on these forums!
 
forgot to add the most important thing budget is around $250-$350.00 anything more i whould just consider going p4.
 
There's a Shuttle nForce2 board for around ~$60-80 at Newegg, paired with a $90 2500+ and maybe a GF4 Ti4200 for about $100 and you're at about $250-270.
 
so it seems 2500 barton is the theme. how does the 2500 stack up against the other high end bartons? or is this enough of a boost from my current setup to warrant the purchase?
 
Originally posted by: RAYDOGG
so it seems 2500 barton is the theme. how does the 2500 stack up against the other high end bartons? or is this enough of a boost from my current setup to warrant the purchase?
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I know what you said about overclocking, but when you change a multiplier or the bus speed, a 2500+ is a higher end Barton. It's no sweat overclocking most 2500s to around 2.2 GHz
 
The 2500+ Barton is essentially an underclocked 2800+, hence its high overclockability. But for gaming, there will be little difference between the 2500+ and 3200+. Not enough to make going higher anyway.

The Barton 2500+ begs for overclocking, but if you're not going to, I am not 100% positive it is the best chip for the money.
 
2500+ is 1.83, and the top dawg 3200+ is 2.20. You can get an idea of the difference on the CPU charts. The performance difference is there, but I wouldn't say it's extraordinarily huge if you're not bumping the 2500+ up more.

On the subject of overclocking, you'll find that with an nforce 2 ultra 400, pc3200, and the 2500+, all components will do 200 bus well. Ultra 400 was designed for the bus, as was the 3200 ram, and the 2500+ chips made now all have high quality cores because the yields are going well. So there really is no difference between a 2500+ or 3200+. Run either at the 200 bus and they'll both work with stability. So you'll always have that extra kick-up when you need it in the future, provided you get PC3200 ram.
 
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