Buying this system tommorrow

[jbs2222]

Antec super lanboy
Ocz 450 watt modstream
Amd athlon 64 3500+ Venice
msi k8n neo4-f
1 gig (2x 512mb) patriot value ram
evga 6600 gt

I will use this for gaming,music,and just a little bit of video editing.
Only thing i cant decide is if i should drop to 3200+ and up the vid card to an ATI 800xl 256 mb card or i should just stick with the 6600 gt and wait till all the new vid cards come out.
Any suggestions are welcomed thx

 

[mOeeOm]

drop down to 3200+, OC it and buy the x800xl, you will be much happier, even if you do not OC, the x800xl is ALOT better.

 

[sniperruff]

i'd grab a 6800 vanilla instead and OC it a bit.

 

[raildogg]

Definately get the Radeon X800XL. It is one of the best graphics ever released, in terms of delivering great performance at a reasonable price. You will be much happier in the long run.

 

[Sforsyth]

get the X800XL

 

[jbs2222]

oh yeah forgot to say i have never overclocked (this will be my first non dell system,yeah i know its embarrising) so lets say i will not overclock for awhile

 

[jbs2222]

Just how big a diffrence is there between 3500 and 3200 i know ive looked at bechmarks and it seemed realtively small

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Antec super lanboy
Ocz 450 watt modstream
Amd athlon 64 3500+ Venice
msi k8n neo4-f
1 gig (2x 512mb) patriot value ram
evga 6600 gt

-3000+
-Corsair ValueSelect
-I woudln't get MSI. Buggy bios + bad support = not cool. Look at the EPox board, anandtech gave it some award for stability/overclocking.
-6800 vanilla + NVSilencer/Arctic cooling + 4 unlocked pipelines + unlocked shader = Good!

-TPG

 

[raildogg]

if the price difference between the 3200 and 3500 is less than $60, then get the 3500. if not, then stick with 3200

 

[jbs2222]

the price diffrence is exactly 60$ is it worth it?

 

[wffsoccergmail]

I have your MSI MB that you're going to buy, its retail and was only tested to make sure it worked, I decided to go with a DFI so i could overclock
Let me know if you'd be interested in it.

 

[raildogg]

Originally posted by: jbs2222
the price diffrence is exactly 60$ is it worth it?

i'd say yes, but to be honest, there is not much noticeable difference between the two.

maybe you could spend the $60 elsewhere?

like a x800xl

 

[jbs2222]

yeah i think ive decided to go with the 3200+ and the 800xl. Will this be good enough to handle upcoming games?

 

[BadAcid]

For a while probably, unless you want to play F.E.A.R., which, as it goes, only runs well on a 7800 GTX, a 500-600$ card :-/

 

[The Pentium Guy]

FEAR is poorly optimized anyways .

 

[ericlala]

Originally posted by: BadAcid
For a while probably, unless you want to play F.E.A.R., which, as it goes, only runs well on a 7800 GTX, a 500-600$ card :-/

way to win a "crowd"

 

[AlabamaCajun]

Upgrade your ram to the Low Latancy 2-2-2, This makes a big difference.

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: BadAcid
For a while probably, unless you want to play F.E.A.R., which, as it goes, only runs well on a 7800 GTX, a 500-600$ card :-/

And they will attract more customers this way.....? They should follow Blizzard's strategy, make a game based on gameplay, not on graphics..thats why most of their games are top sellers, low end computers can handle them too...

 

[ryanv12]

Originally posted by: AlabamaCajun
Upgrade your ram to the Low Latancy 2-2-2, This makes a big difference.

Well, about the same as a CPU would, and definitely not as much as a graphics card would.

X800XL + 3200+ is the only way to go. The only thing above a 3200+ that I would go would be a 3700+ San Diego because of the extra cache. It's always better to go for the better graphics card if you're on a budget

 

[mettleh3d]

I thought the 3500+ venice is a great cpu/OCer.

 

[imported_g33k]

Originally posted by: AlabamaCajun
Upgrade your ram to the Low Latancy 2-2-2, This makes a big difference.

It makes a small difference. RAM should be the last on your list after everything else. Only after you have the best cpu, best video card and best psu and you still have some money left over for some LL RAM then buy it.

The OP does not fall into this category so value ram will work, with an unnoticable performace hit.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

PMGONEONEONEONEONE I TOOK A .05% PERFORMANCE HIT BY NOT GETTING PERFORMANCE RAM

See Zebo's thread on LLs - not worth it at all. Poor investment, IMHO.

 

[BadAcid]

mOeeOm,
Exactly, although World of WarCraft struggled for me.
Blizzard is amazing at optimizing their games, there was a problem everyone had in this crowded town causing everyone extreme load lag (Ironforge for those playing along), but one patch cleared it up almost completely for people with newer PCs (not me, unfortunately, but it's just another sign it's time to upgrade my 3.5 year old PC)

 

[Topweasel]

One thing i would say if your looking for aluminum case get the Antec P160 instead of the Lanboy. Its a little bit bigger but just as light and has some really nice features, including being less noisey, removable tray, thermal readouts built in, Hard drive trays. could list more but it something to think about.

 

[Janet Reno]

Low latency ram is the worst thing to get if you're tight on money.