building a rig.. is it good?

mAsTAd

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amd fx-53
motherboard not sure (suggestions)
x800 pro
thermaltake case
500 watt power
1 GB ram
V.92 modem,

how mch would this cost?
is it good enough for newer gameS?
 

SickBeast

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Originally posted by: mAsTAd
how mch would this cost?
If you even have to ask, then it will cost too much. No offence meant, it's just you're looking at a top-of-line CPU, which will have to be paired with registered memory.
 

FiberoN

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At least 2500. And a good mobo for that is the Asus SK8V? Correct me if I am mistaken.
 

SickBeast

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Why not just go with the new 3800+ and a new Socket 939 motherboard? It will perform the same, cost less, and will be more upgradeable. ASUS already has a 939 motherboard available at retail, I'm not sure of the model name though.

If you get sticker shock you could go with the 3500+ which will be more than adequate.
 

dudeman007

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Originally posted by: SickBeast
Why not just go with the new 3800+ and a new Socket 939 motherboard? It will perform the same, cost less, and will be more upgradeable. ASUS already has a 939 motherboard available at retail, I'm not sure of the model name though.

If you get sticker shock you could go with the 3500+ which will be more than adequate.

good advice. ditch the fx
 

Tostada

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Along the lines of what has already been said, the FX-53 is an $810 2.4 GHz SledgeHammer on Socket 940. The 3800+ is a $715 2.4 GHz Newcastle on Socket 939.

Personally, if I were building a high-end system, I would be getting the cheapest Socket 939 retail CPU available. That's currently the 3500+ -- a $499 2.2 GHz Newcastle. Are you going to notice the difference in anything you do between a 3500+ and a 3800+? I don't think it's worth another $216.

The ASUS A8V is the Socket 939 board that's available. It's for 4 non-registered DDR slots, supports dual-channel DDR400, GB LAN, SATA RAID, etc.

You can get it here. That's the Deluxe model for $169 that comes with 4 SATA cables and a Wireless-G PCI card.

I'm a big fan of the Enermax power supplies. The Enermax Noisetaker AX PSU's (AX are the ones with active PFC) are by far the best power supplies I've seen. You'd be much better off with the 370W Enermax than a 500W generic PSU. The 370W one is $83 and the 470W one is $105.

Anyway, as far as the price, that totally depends, but the machine I would build is:

Athlon 64 3500+ Newcastle Retail: $499
ASUS A8V K8T800 Pro socket 939 board: $169 (at ajump.com)
VisionTek Radeon X800 256MB: $423.95 + $8.30 shipping (at axiontech.com)
2X 160GB Hitachi SATA Deskstar 7K250, 8MB cache, 3-year warranty: $103.50 x 2
2X 512MB OCZ Enhanced Latency DDR400: $128 x 2
NEC ND-2510A 8X DVD-R / DVD+R dual layer: $89.99
AMS gMono polished black ATX case: $42 + $15 shipping
Enermax Noisetaker AX series 370W PSU with active PFC: $83 + $6 shipping
Zalman 80mm case fan with quiet mode adapter: $4.99 + $4 shipping

That's $1,808.23 total with shipping (all prices are from newegg unless otherwise noted)

A 470W PSU will cost $22 more, and a Thermaltake case will cost about $60-80 more. A good Conexant V.92 modem is $12.50 delivered. You could easily get everything except your monitor and speakers for just under $2000.
 

Runner20

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Originally posted by: mAsTAd
amd fx-53
motherboard not sure (suggestions)
x800 pro
thermaltake case
500 watt power
1 GB ram
V.92 modem,

how mch would this cost?
is it good enough for newer gameS?

Wait for the 939 socket mobo's and processors to come out
Get any case that looks good to you and get quality RAM

It could cost you between 1700 and 2500
 

Runner20

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Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
Theres an 939 FX53 that doesn't require registered ram, guys

Thats probably the best part of the new 939 mobos/processors. NO ECC registered RAM