Alrighty, so it's finally time to upgrade the ol' 2100+ and GeForce4 Ti4200, and thanks to a kickass internship I'm not really low on funds. So I've decided to get an AMD FX-53 Socket 939 system, but am having a little trouble keeping up with some of the other components.
First off, as far as video cards go, I was thinking the Radeon X800 XT (as soon as it's available). It only requires one molex (and no 480watt P/S, which the GF6800 requires) and seems to have the raw power in terms of pumping out the frames. I'm pretty sure I'll be going with this unless someone has a brilliant reason why I should choose the nVidia 6800 (or 6850).
For audio, Audigy2. 'nuff said.
Now here's where I'm faltering a bit... I have not kept up with the motherboard or RAM scene at all lately and am not really sure what would go best with this sort of system.
I'm guessing the higher speed the RAM the better (PC3200?) in this case, but beyond that I'm not quite sure. Quantity wise, I was thinking ~2 gigabytes (in 4 x 512 sticks, otherwise it's way too expensive, even for me). Any suggestions on quantity / speed? And also, as far as brands go, I've had success with Crucial in the past, whereas I've seen friends with faulty Corsair. Any pointers (or specific parts, if you're bored) you could point me to are appreciated.
Finally, as far as motherboards go, I generally just buy something that another hardware guru friend recommends, but I haven't talked to him in months. What brand / model board do you suggest and with what features (4 memory slots preferrable, but could reduce to 3).
Thanks a ton for ANY help!
First off, as far as video cards go, I was thinking the Radeon X800 XT (as soon as it's available). It only requires one molex (and no 480watt P/S, which the GF6800 requires) and seems to have the raw power in terms of pumping out the frames. I'm pretty sure I'll be going with this unless someone has a brilliant reason why I should choose the nVidia 6800 (or 6850).
For audio, Audigy2. 'nuff said.
Now here's where I'm faltering a bit... I have not kept up with the motherboard or RAM scene at all lately and am not really sure what would go best with this sort of system.
I'm guessing the higher speed the RAM the better (PC3200?) in this case, but beyond that I'm not quite sure. Quantity wise, I was thinking ~2 gigabytes (in 4 x 512 sticks, otherwise it's way too expensive, even for me). Any suggestions on quantity / speed? And also, as far as brands go, I've had success with Crucial in the past, whereas I've seen friends with faulty Corsair. Any pointers (or specific parts, if you're bored) you could point me to are appreciated.
Finally, as far as motherboards go, I generally just buy something that another hardware guru friend recommends, but I haven't talked to him in months. What brand / model board do you suggest and with what features (4 memory slots preferrable, but could reduce to 3).
Thanks a ton for ANY help!
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