i finally am ready to buy this rig. just take a peek :)

[johnnqq]

Asus a8n-e
Antec P150
Nec 3550+nec floppy
seagate 7200.8 250gb
ocz 2x1gb platinum
a64 3200 (i'm trying to fight the urge of buying the 165 dual core opteron...)
connect3d x800gto

7700alcu
zalman nb47j
zalman 80mm fan+bracket over the chipset hs
vf700
2x nexus 92mm real silent case fans
ceramique

the total comes to $1100. the ONE thing i'm concerned about is whether my asus a8n-e will be a decent overclocker...people say yes. good/bad? tell me!

 

[foodfightr]

Asus a8n-e => I really like the premium model of this board...
Antec P150 => Did you consider the p180?
seagate 7200.8 250gb => 7200.9 is better, around the same price.
a64 3200 => Opteron 144 or Opteron 146 will SMOKE this when overclocked


Asus is a good board for business owners or office designs, its stable and feature rich. If you want to overclock grab a DFI motherboard.

 

[Bonesdad]

Decent rig...took you 6 months to research this? Try speed reading next time.

 

[eXx08]

Seriously get the Opteron 165!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Operandi]

Ditch the OCZ plat for Crucial value and get the Opteron, but thats me.

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: Operandi
Ditch the OCZ plat for Crucial value and get the Opteron, but thats me.

 

[imported_drx]

Originally posted by: foodfightr
Asus a8n-e => I really like the premium model of this board...

There is no premium flavor of the a8n-e.

 

[johnnqq]

i don't want to spend the money for sli because i will never use it.
yes i considered the p180, and with a decent power supply it's way more expensive.
the 7200.9 isn't out yet, and i'm not waiting for something that wasn't even announced.
i don't need opteron or dual core for gaming. when i do, they'll be a lot cheaper than they are now.
i forgot to mention that the platinum memory has a rebate and is oly $120ish at newegg which is really 10-20 more than value memory


i decided to get a computer 6 months ago, and after waiting and waiting this is what i've come up with.

 

[RussianSensation]

I m not sure why you need extra zalman fan and nb47 chipset. Just get DFI inifiti board and it's cheap and overclocks great. Or the LanParty for $20 more. You should also save on the case. Or you can easily find a case that has 2 fans, 1 intake, 1 exhaust - no need to buy your own and waste more money. Why do you need a floppy?

I'd rather have 7800GT and 1 gig of ram than x800gto modded into x850xt and 2 gigs of ram. 7800GTs overclock to give about GTX speed.

I am not sure why everyone is so fond of dual core processors. I cant continue to stress how important a graphics card is. Dual core gains what, 1 framerate improvement, in any current game? You should try to buy for today, instead of overspending for the future. When dual core becomes beneficial, not only will every graphics card you can buy today will be too slow for gaming, but dual core chips will only be $150. So do not spend extra on dual core, and spend more on the graphics card.

 

[johnnqq]

i am a little asus biased because of good experiences. the only upgrades i plan to do: video card (a year or two from now), maybe x2 a year or two from now.

 

[foodfightr]

Originally posted by: drx

Originally posted by: foodfightr
Asus a8n-e => I really like the premium model of this board...

There is no premium flavor of the a8n-e.

I was refering to the asus a8n premium

 

[johnnqq]

just a question. can anybody confirm if ocz value or plat works with the asus a8n-e? i'm pretty sure it is but i want to double check.

 

[johnnqq]

does anybody have info?

 

[eXx08]

Originally posted by: johnnqq
just a question. can anybody confirm if ocz value or plat works with the asus a8n-e? i'm pretty sure it is but i want to double check.

Yes it will work.

 

[theMan]

:thumbsup: i think everything is fine.

 

[johnnqq]

will i need any extra cable extensions, etc or is what i have everything i could need.