help calm my nervs

[xNIKx]

Im currently customizing a pc on ABS pc and im worried about the reviews on newegg about the motherboard and sound card.

MOTHERBOARD
ASUS A8N-E NNVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131530

SOUND CARD
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102188

What do you guys think?

 

[Ayah]

Don't buy 939. It's old.

 

[kuqdew]

wats ur budget?

 

[MichaelD]

Hello. Please tell us the price of this PC you're thinking about and what components it contains.

Socket 939 is "dead." Meaning that it has no future; they are no longer making parts for it. Unless this is a screaming deal, you would be better off with a Socket AM2 (AMD) system, or an Intel C2D (Socket 775) system.

Don't misunderstand; Socket 939 has PLENTY of performance in it; it just has no upgrade path for you. Many people that currently already have a S939 system buy a faster CPU, faster PCI-E video card, etc in order to upgrade.

But if you don't already have a S939 system and are buying a complete system, brand new. you would be much better off buying a Socket AM2 (AMD) or Socket 775 (Intel).

 

[xNIKx]

under $2000, the comp is a lil over 2000

how bout this
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition NVIDIA® nForce? 590 SLI? at full x16 x16 mode AMD Socket AM2

Logitech X-530 5.1 Speaker (Item#ABS36121118) 1 $19.99
ABS Stealth Black ATX Mid-tower Case (Black Color) (Item#ABS11215003) 1 $-50
BenQ FP93GX Black 19" 2ms LCD Monitor (Item#ABS24014111) 1 $279
Microsoft Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 (Item#ABS37110039) 1 Standard
Antec True Power ATX12V 550W Power Supply (Item#ABS17371002) 1 Standard
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition NVIDIA® nForce? 590 SLI? at full x16 x16 mode AMD Socket AM2 (Item#ABS13131011) 1 $0
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2.2GHz (2 x 512KB) L2 Cache Socket AM2 (Item#ABS19103742) 1 $50
Thermaltake Silent 939 K8 CL-P0200 AMD K8 Solution w/ Heatpipe Cooling Tech (Item#ABS35106068) 1 Standard
CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 675 (PC2 5400) (Item#ABS20145539) 1 Standard
NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (Item#ABS14130061) 1 $-10
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 Channels (Item#ABS29102188) 1 $120
Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s (Item#ABS22148140) 1 $0
none Hard Drives 1 $-90
Sony 16X DVD-Rom/32XCD-RW Combo Drive (Item#ABS27131014) 1 $9
none CD/DVD ROM_RW & Media 1 $-38
Saitek Eclipse Wired Keyboard (Item#ABS23175103) 1 $48.99
Logitech MX518 Optical Mouse (Item#ABS26104178) 1 $44.99
Microsoft Works Suite 2006 Bundle (Item#ABS37110032) 1 $0
ABS 8" x 9" Mouse Pad (Item#ABS17114110) 1 $0
ABS Computer System Binder for Organizing Drivers and Manuals (Item#ABS57101101) 1 Standard
ABS T-Shirt with "ABS" logo on front and back with "AMD 64" logo on sleeve, size: L (Item#ABS00999273) 1 Standard


Price with Option(s): $1982.97


price is b4 shipping and handeling.

 

[dexvx]

Wow seriously, for a $2K system you should go Core2.

But anyways, 88%/82% of the reviews for the X-Fi and Asus board are 4/5 stars, meaning an excellent product. With 91%/88% giving it a 3 star rating or above. Theres always a minority of idiots who don't know how to use a good product even if given one.

 

[xNIKx]

feel free to customize me a comp if you have the time and wouldnt mind.

 

[stogez]

I am running a A64 3700 @ 2700mhz right now on a Asus A8n-E. Its a great mobo but like everyone already said, s939 is outdated now. No new processors will come out for it. For $2k you should go for a Core 2 Duo system. Go for an E6600 if you can since it has 4mb cache and overclocks liek a champ. Just make sure to get a good mobo and ram.

 

[dexvx]

Well, just use the Anandtech High-End buying guide:

Core Components (Baseline):
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2852&p=4

Display/Case/Etc (Baseline):
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2852&p=6

Although I'd probably replace the motherboard with an Asus P5B-E (I see Crossfire as a waste of money) for single card solutions. I'd get the Lian-Li or P180 case but only the 22" LCD (heck even a Samsung 205BW class 20" Widescreen for $260ish is good enough). Total together should be under $2K, but its obviously not assembled.