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Building a Computer - Need Advice

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Yankeez

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Ok, I'm building a computer and need a little advice on what to do mobo and cpu-wise. This is basically what I've come up with that I want:

Quote:
Radeon 9600 Pro - Already own

1 GB pc2700 DDR Ram - link

SOUND BLASTER LIVE! DIGITAL 5.1 - link

Toshiba DVD-RW/DVD-ROM/CDRW - link

Seagate 120gb HDD

Epox "EP-8RDA3+" Motherboard - link
OR
ASUS K8T800 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 754 CPU, Model "K8V SE Deluxe" -RETAIL -
link

AMD Athlon XP 3000+ "Barton", 333 FSB, 512K Cache Processor - Retail - link
OR
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, 64-bit Processor - OEM - link


If I go with the Epox board and Athlon XP 3000+, I save $92, but do you think it's worth it to spend that extra money to get the Asus K8V Deluxe and the Athlon 64 3000+? I've heard mixed responses to this from different people, but what do you think I should get? This computer is going to be pretty cheap either way, only about $650 for everything (including case) if I go for the Athlon 64, because I already have the monitor and video card, so I'm leaning toward the Athlon 64.
 
I certainly wouldn't invest is last generation MB right now. The Athlon64 is the way to go. (of course I am biased as you can see by my sig)
 
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