Opinions, need a new gaming rig

[XPac]

Ok my current build is ~ 3 years old: ASUS P4T533-C, P4 2.53 GHz, 512 MB, Radeon 9800 XT, audigy soundblaster.

If it weren't for the RAMBUS (Intel announced that they were no longer going to support it a few months after I built this machine - ARGH!) I would probably just upgrade this box but obviously that's not the case. I'm leaning towards a Pentium board so I won't have to upgrade my processor right away (although this is not set in stone especially if AMD has some new killer processor that I don't know about), and I can stick with my graphics card and sound card for a while as well (eventually they'll be upgraded to, but not now).

So basically I need suggestions for a great gaming board/memory combo, price is not that big an issue for me, I just haven't really paid attention to the hardware world since I built this box back in late 2002....

 

[vrbaba]

u sure you dont wanna hold off for another year or two and just upgrade to 64bit?

 

[CreativeTom]

Well I hate to be the one to tell you this, but that isn't really worth upgrading the board and mem right now just in order to keep that processor and upgrade later. I would just keep that rig or upgrade everything altogether, and I would without even thinking twice go with AMD for gaming!!!!! I see that price is not an issue, then go for it dude, go with a new rig built around an Athlon X2 4400+.

 

[MobiusPizza]

heh if price isn't an issue go straight to Athlon X2 4800+

 

[Malladine]

I'd go for an Asus or a Chaintech socket 939 board, probably the Asus A8V if you want to keep the gpu you have. If you can afford a new gpu as well go for a PCI-e x800xl or 6800gt and get the Chaintech VNF4 (No agp support). If you can't afford it agp is fine as there are both xls and 6800gts in agp flavour.

Athlon 64 3500+ Venice core for your cpu. I suppose if money really isn't a big deal you could go straight for the FX55 cpu - $800-900 instead of $300 for the 3500+

Memory wise just buy 1gb of Corsair XMS DDR400, 500 or 550 depending on how much you want to spend.

 

[nick1985]

an intel gaming rig! :Q

 

[theMan]

DFI ultra-d
athlon 64 X2 4800+
1gb ocz gold vx pc4000
however much you can spend on video card(s)
thermalright xp-120
pcpower&cooling turbocool 850w ssi

that should be good if you have no budget. hahaha