Building budget computer... A64 or XP mobile?

[Sarian121]

Im trying to put together a decent gaming machine for around $600 or under and im having a hard time deciding whether to go with an A64 or a XPmobile and overclocking it. The XP mobile is cheaper and i can afford a better video card, ram, ect... or would it be better to go with the A64?

Any suggestions?

 

[BW86]

I would go with a A64 s754.
You can get a Chaintech VNF3 and a 2800+ for $192 from www.mwave.com
Both are great overclockers.

 

[BigBadBiologist]

I'd stick with some kind of AMD 64 CPU as the AXP line is pretty much dead. You could go with a Semptron to save a little $$ (and they still perform very well).

I just put together this system that looks very cool and runs quite well:
AMD 64 3000+
Shuttle SN85G4LV2
ATI 9800 Pro
512meg Kingston pc3200 value RAM
Maxtor 120gig SATA drive
Sony 4x +/- DVD burner

total: ~$500. Granted, I got most of this stuff (except the SN85G4LV2 which I got from the $199 ZZF sale) from the FS forums here, so it's not brand new, but it runs like it is! If you went with a normal case/mobo it would be even cheaper.

 

[slag]

Sempron, not semptron. This is not a robot show.

 

[Appledrop]

Originally posted by: slag
Sempron, not semptron. This is not a robot show.

hmm.. tron or pr0n?