budget oc...

[fullmonte]

I have about $150-200 budget for a cpu and mobo... wanting to upgrade my video card to pci express... so i need a new mobo w/ddr2... and i want a budget cpu to go along with it. was looking e4300... but idk. I play BF2 and i just want something that will help me out a bit. i have a gig of ram and going to get a gforce 7800gs. I just need help... thanks in advance. Im open to any suggestions

 

[drakore]

Aren't there good combo deals on fry's? You could go for something like a Gigabyte 965 DS3 with an e4300 and overclock it a little on stock. It should be less than 200

 

[fullmonte]

i looked at frys no combo deals. any other ideas

 

[swtethan]

im selling my 6400 soon to upgrade but probably not soon enough for you huh?

 

[fullmonte]

how soon is soon? within the next couple days lol.

what about this.... its pretty cheap and i think it would be alright for what im doing ???

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103036

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3

http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16813128034

 

[perdomot]

I'd go with an E2160 and a Gigabyte 965p-S3 combo myself with that price range. Got the mobo with an E4400 cpu and it works great.

 

[sayNOtoFSB]

Originally posted by: fullmonte
how soon is soon? within the next couple days lol.

what about this.... its pretty cheap and i think it would be alright for what im doing ???

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103036

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3

http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16813128034

A Lot of people go for the Biostar Tforce 550. It a great overclocker for $69.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138026
Below is a big thread with lots of tips and tricks on Biostar T550.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=501274.
Sometime newegg has combo of Brisbane and this board for ~$110. Maybe newegg will have some more combo specials.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: perdomot
I'd go with an E2160 and a Gigabyte 965p-S3 combo myself with that price range. Got the mobo with an E4400 cpu and it works great.

Yep, if you want to O/C, this will dominate anything else in the price range with ease. That 2160 keeps pace with the hugely expensive X6800 for 1/8 to 1/10 the price Add in drop-in Quad-core upgrade path, and you're set.

 

[swtethan]

Yeah definately not anytime in the next few days. Gotta have those end of july price cuts to happen you know .

 

[fullmonte]

hey thanks for all the input... ill have to check out that E2160 a little more. I just want a cheap fast computer lol. i think you guys can understand that.

 

[fullmonte]

Originally posted by: sayNOtoFSB

Originally posted by: fullmonte
how soon is soon? within the next couple days lol.

what about this.... its pretty cheap and i think it would be alright for what im doing ???

cpu: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103036

mobo: GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3

http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16813128034

A Lot of people go for the Biostar Tforce 550. It a great overclocker for $69.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138026
Below is a big thread with lots of tips and tricks on Biostar T550.
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=501274.
Sometime newegg has combo of Brisbane and this board for ~$110. Maybe newegg will have some more combo specials.

i think im going to go with the 3600+ the question is do i get the gigabyte or the biostar??? the biostar is open box special for $49. the s3 is 69$. thanks.

 

[bryanW1995]

I have a 3600 + brisbane at work. That thing is great! Of course, I probably won't feel like in 18 mos... I got an open box mobo and gpu when I upgraded my cousin's comp in jan (Open Box: MSI 975X Platinum V.2 LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - OEM, and Open Box: MSI RX1900 CrossFire Radeon X1900 CrossFire Edition 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM) and had great success getting better components than I was originally looking at for a lower price.

 

[fullmonte]

sweet im going to get the biostar... and a xfx 8600gt video card and i think that should be good enough to get some kills in BF2. thanks for the help... going to order tomorrow. any last min suggestions let me know. thanks

 

[sayNOtoFSB]

Originally posted by: fullmonte
sweet im going to get the biostar... and a xfx 8600gt video card and i think that should be good enough to get some kills in BF2. thanks for the help... going to order tomorrow. any last min suggestions let me know. thanks

That Brisbane 3600 and the Biostar 550 is a great combo. Some people have it overclocked to 3 GHz. On the average you should be able to get 2.8 GHz out of it. Not bad at all for less than $120 cpu/mobo combo @ 2.8GHz (overclocked). Later on you can upgrade the CPU to the new phenom quad core, and yet, after that change the motherboard to AM2+ (with HT3).
A gradual upgrade that will last you 2-3 years @ minimum cost.
Good luck with it.

 

[fullmonte]

That Brisbane 3600 and the Biostar 550 is a great combo. Some people have it overclocked to 3 GHz. On the average you should be able to get 2.8 GHz out of it. Not bad at all for less than $120 cpu/mobo combo @ 2.8GHz (overclocked). Later on you can upgrade the CPU to the new phenom quad core, and yet, after that change the motherboard to AM2+ (with HT3).
A gradual upgrade that will last you 2-3 years @ minimum cost.
Good luck with it.

ya that was kinda the plan the gradual upgrade.... I just ordered everything for the mobo, cpu, and graphics card for $267. not to shabby if you ask me.

 

[Conky]

This $91 E2160

and

this $62 mobo

will give you a cheap and fast system which will let you re-use older parts like AGP or DDR or you can use newer PCI-E and DDR2 stuff. Very nice and easy to use motherboard.

If you want dual-core I would suggest this E4300 for $114 with the same $62 mobo from above.

Both the E2160 and the E4300 with the ASRock DualVSTA board will get you around 2.7GHz overclocked and if you want to step up a little more the E4400(for $138/$139) will net you around 3.0GHz.

:beer:

 

[sayNOtoFSB]

Originally posted by: Conky
This $91 E2160

and

this $62 mobo

will give you a cheap and fast system which will let you re-use older parts like AGP or DDR or you can use newer PCI-E and DDR2 stuff. Very nice and easy to use motherboard.

If you want dual-core I would suggest this E4300 for $114 with the same $62 mobo from above.

Both the E2160 and the E4300 with the ASRock DualVSTA board will get you around 2.7GHz overclocked and if you want to step up a little more the E4400(for $138/$139) will net you around 3.0GHz.

:beer:

Asrock always comes up w/ some crazy idea. I didnt know the board can function w/ both DDR and DDR2. I dont think so. Maybe just one type depending what cpu you get.
still it is ~$50 more , lesser performance than Brisbane and not a good upgrade path (DDR2 553, no quad core?). The AM2 is much better choice as far as budget, performance and upgrade path.

 

[fullmonte]

so im pretty much an idoit... The hd that i have are not SATA. the biostar only has one PATA slot so i cant plug in my hds and my cd/dvd roms at the same time. pretty weaksauce. Also what is a good aftermarket heat sink for the cpu. thanks

 

[myocardia]

This one has the best cooling/$$, of the ones that can handle a dual-core @ 2.8 Ghz & above: Scythe Ninja B. It can also be easily used with LGA 775, which is a huge plus to me. This one doesn't cool dual-cores nearly as well, but it's cheaper: AC Freezer 64 Pro. The AC Freezer also is extremely easy to mount, which is never a bad thing, I guess.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: fullmonte
so im pretty much an idoit... The hd that i have are not SATA. the biostar only has one PATA slot so i cant plug in my hds and my cd/dvd roms at the same time.

1 PATA IDE channel = connections for 2 devices i.e. 1 HDD and 1 optical drive. That should be all you need to set up this system and get it running.