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Friend's got $500.. Just did a quick build outline for him.. CRITICIZE PLZ!!!

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My friend plans to game a bit and mild OC... and has budget of $500... already has a case, mouse, keyboard, monitor, and speakers.... I'm wondering if I should go with 939socket...
what do u guys think?.. can someone show me a good simple build?

Currently...

CPU: $92.99 AMD3000 (939) Venice @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...3537&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=19-103-537

MOBO: $79.99 EPoX EP-9NPA3ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...3258&CMP=OTC-pr1c3watch&ATT=13-123-258

RAM: $83.85 G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR DDR 400 (PC 3200) @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231027

GPU: $139.00 after $20 MIR. SAPPHIRE Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...102688&ATT=14-102-688&CMP=OTC-d3alt1me

PSU: $51.50 FSP Group AX450-PN,version 2.0 450W Power Supply @ Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

HDD: $56.99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148039

TOTAL: $504.32
 
Socket AM2 CPU's, DDR2 RAM, and Motherboards cost the same as socket 939. As a benefit to AM2 there is no end of life issue. Second have him wait untill July 23, that is when AMD will slash prices by at least half.
 
I probably wont be buying from FS/FT since it's a build for a friend and dont wanna be dealing with possible hassles and defects...
Im a frequent visitor at Hot Deals so I will be on the look out there... thx guys..
 
Actually, I dont think my friend wants to wait till end of July just to save some money on CPU... what do u guys think of the build at top?... Could someone show me a AM2 build..?
 
Originally posted by: l Xes l
Actually, I dont think my friend wants to wait till end of July just to save some money on CPU... what do u guys think of the build at top?... Could someone show me a AM2 build..?
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He only has to wait 2 and half weeks untill AMD drops the prices. Stick it out and it will be well worth it. On the 23rd of July you will be able to get a 3500+ for the price of a 3000+. And Dual Core 3800+ will have an MSRP of $169 (the Egg will more than likely have it for less)


http://images.dailytech.com/nimage/1779_large_full_pricing.png
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2800
 
thanks for that price list link googer, thats very helpful!

I will also be waiting for the price cuts by AMD to get an AM2 proccy 😀
 
I think the tax and shipping would add up to be a lot.. probably a total of 570ish? just an estimate.

grr tax and shipping!!
 
Originally posted by: Googer
Socket AM2 CPU's, DDR2 RAM, and Motherboards cost the same as socket 939. As a benefit to AM2 there is no end of life issue. Second have him wait untill July 23, that is when AMD will slash prices by at least half.
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AM2 just pushed end of life out a year or two....doesn't eliminate it, ddr3 will be here before we know what to do because the manf will need another reason to make a format change to drain our pockets....

just like agp 8x, i doubt it is even tapped out yet with a single x1900xt......
 
i was looking at power supplies.

the Fortron got some good reviews.

CoolerMaster 430, $34
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171007

Thermaltake 430, $40, $30 with the rebate

anyway, if that helps save $20 ... the 250 GB 16 MB cache SATA Maxtor's were $75. i think.

going the other direction (getting more expensive)

antec 500 watt, $70

God, going to be able to get a heck of a system for $500.

oh, saw this too ~

OCZ "Premier" 2-3-2-5 DDR400, 2 x 512, $80 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146896
 
Originally posted by: wwswimming
i was looking at power supplies.

the Fortron got some good reviews.

CoolerMaster 430, $34
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171007

Thermaltake 430, $40, $30 with the rebate

anyway, if that helps save $20 ... the 250 GB 16 MB cache SATA Maxtor's were $75. i think.

going the other direction (getting more expensive)

antec 500 watt, $70

God, going to be able to get a heck of a system for $500.

oh, saw this too ~

OCZ "Premier" 2-3-2-5 DDR400, 2 x 512, $80 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146896
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I cannot understand why so many people rely on newegg.com revews. Those revews are heavly filtered and truthful ones are often deleted by newegg.com so they don't hurt sales. for more honest reviews than you get at newegg.com goto tomshardware.com
 
I'll help you to look for better and cheaper AM2 mainstream rig.

BIOSTAR TForce 6100=$74
G.SKILL 1GB RAM=$85
AM2 3000+=$94
ATI X800GTO 256mb=$110
Forton 400watts PSU=$42
Samsung Spinpoint 160GB HD=$60

Total- $465

No case/tower needed?
 
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