Knavish
Senior member
Hi all,
I'd like some opinions on the following...
I've got a computer case + good PSU that needs some guts. Right now I'd like a computer for working (Matlab, 2D graphics, writing). I'll be running linux. I don't have a PCI-Express video card to throw in the system, *BUT* I do have a spare AGP Geforce 5900. In a few months I should graduate & I'd think about upgrading this system to play some COH / COV and WoW. At this point, I'm going for max bang for the buck.
CPU: AMD64 3700 (san diego) $223 @ newegg
Memory: 2x 1GB (2-3-2-5 by gigaram) $162 @ Newegg
(I'm seriously considering some Corsair ValueSelect instead, which is slower (CAS3) but it is a name brand).
Mobo:
Option 1: Buy an nforce 3 system and use my old Geforce 5900 (no upgrade path)
Option 2: Buy an nforce 4 system and buy a PCI-E video card (more expensive)
Option 3: Buy a Geforce 6150 system and use integrated video. Upgrade to a decent PCI-E vid card when I need one.
MSI K8NGM2-FID Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 MicroATX $79.99 @ Newegg
HD: something by Seagate
From what I've seen, the 6150 chipset performs as well as the nforce4 with the same video card. I'm not hard-core enough to go SLI in the near future. This system also leaves me with the possibility of moving it to HTPC duties if I want to upgrade in 12 months.
What do you think...best bang for the buck? Thanks in advance,
Knavish
I'd like some opinions on the following...
I've got a computer case + good PSU that needs some guts. Right now I'd like a computer for working (Matlab, 2D graphics, writing). I'll be running linux. I don't have a PCI-Express video card to throw in the system, *BUT* I do have a spare AGP Geforce 5900. In a few months I should graduate & I'd think about upgrading this system to play some COH / COV and WoW. At this point, I'm going for max bang for the buck.
CPU: AMD64 3700 (san diego) $223 @ newegg
Memory: 2x 1GB (2-3-2-5 by gigaram) $162 @ Newegg
(I'm seriously considering some Corsair ValueSelect instead, which is slower (CAS3) but it is a name brand).
Mobo:
Option 1: Buy an nforce 3 system and use my old Geforce 5900 (no upgrade path)
Option 2: Buy an nforce 4 system and buy a PCI-E video card (more expensive)
Option 3: Buy a Geforce 6150 system and use integrated video. Upgrade to a decent PCI-E vid card when I need one.
MSI K8NGM2-FID Socket 939 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 MicroATX $79.99 @ Newegg
HD: something by Seagate
From what I've seen, the 6150 chipset performs as well as the nforce4 with the same video card. I'm not hard-core enough to go SLI in the near future. This system also leaves me with the possibility of moving it to HTPC duties if I want to upgrade in 12 months.
What do you think...best bang for the buck? Thanks in advance,
Knavish
