multitasking pc

[1457]

i will be using this pc to multitask, therefore i think i need a dual core processor. maybe opteron 165? the video card could be somewhere around 6600GT? for harddisk, i don't think i need more than 160GB. what about ram? and case and powersupply and all the good stuff? thanks for reading.

 

[imported_Tick]

Budget first then parts.

 

[1457]

the budget will be around 700-800 max. i don't plan on overclocking.

 

[sonoma1993]

at least 1gb of ram, for powersupply, id would say at least 450watt powersupply. dont buy any of the cheapioe $20 powersupply, get one that from like antec, im not sure what other name brand company.

 

[1457]

here is what i came up with:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103562 322
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123236 105
Western Digital Caviar SE 80GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822135106 55
COOLER MASTER Centurion http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119068 45

i need recommendations for powersupply, ram, and video card.

 

[ribbon13]

$51 - Antec SLK3000B
$85 - Seasonic S12-430

$322 - AMD ADA3800BVBOX
$98 - Epox EP-9NPA-Ultra
$78 - Corsair VS1GBKIT400
$203 - eVGA 256-P2-N386
$56 - WD 80GB Sata

51+85+322+98+78+203+56 = $893

 

[imported_Tick]

Wait... Did you need OS as well? Other than that, what ^ said.

 

[Cooler]

Originally posted by: Tick
Wait... Did you need OS as well? Other than that, what ^ said.

Linux is Free...

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: Cooler

Originally posted by: Tick
Wait... Did you need OS as well? Other than that, what ^ said.

Linux is Free...

So is stuff from dumpsters, but you don't see me using that.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
$51 - Antec SLK3000B
$85 - Seasonic S12-430

$322 - AMD ADA3800BVBOX
$98 - Epox EP-9NPA-Ultra
$78 - Corsair VS1GBKIT400
$203 - eVGA 256-P2-N386

71+85+322+98+78+203 = $857

There you go. Can you swing that?

Missed the HD.

What's $71?

Maybe drop the processor down to an A64 to fit a harddrive in the budget.

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: ribbon13
$51 - Antec SLK3000B
$85 - Seasonic S12-430

$322 - AMD ADA3800BVBOX
$98 - Epox EP-9NPA-Ultra
$78 - Corsair VS1GBKIT400
$203 - eVGA 256-P2-N386

71+85+322+98+78+203 = $857

There you go. Can you swing that?

Missed the HD.

What's $71?

Maybe drop the processor down to an A64 to fit a harddrive in the budget.

Nice catch. Hah.

 

[ribbon13]

I think he'd be better of buying an el-cheap video card instead of dropping the CPU. If he wants to game, it would be better to buy a nicer video card later than be stuck with a single core CPU for multitasking usage.

 

[piasabird]

Before you buy a Dual Core processor think about this:

1. What will be the advantage? What quantifiable improvement will you see? i.e. Look at some Charts.

2. If you took that extra money and spent it on a faster single core processor, would you still have better performance?

3. What OS will take full advantage of a dual care processor the best? I wonder if it is possible to take full advantage of a dual core processor without Symmetrical Multitasking Software. What do the experts say?

Still if you think you want to do it and you have the money it is a free country in most places.

 

[1457]

thanks a lot for all of your responses. i cannot locate opteron 165 on newegg. should i get opteron instead? ribbon thanks a lot for your research, i will definitely look into those parts.

 

[ribbon13]

You're already $100 over budget not buying any inferior parts. The Opteron 165 would put you $25 more over that if you could even find a place with it in stock. Unless you want to buy a 'do-for-now' video card and buy a nice one later, I'd recommend seeing if you can even swing that list I made.