PLEASE HELP -ANTIQUATED SYSTEM NEEDS HELP

[Laudas]

I have AGP gForce 6800GT and want to go from my Barton 2500 to an AMD64 something. I don't have a lot of money or knowledge about what's out there and have been thrown for a loop with all the choices. I know the AGP card limits me. I need to get a new CPU (939), a new mobo that supports my AGP video card, new memory, a new hard drive and WinXP. All told a want to stay as close to $500.00 as possible. I have seen 3500 64's on Ebay for about 220-230 and on Pricewatch for 270.00 - Is the 3500 that much better than, say, a 3200? I don't play too many games (right now I play 1 2d game and that's it), but plan on buying a few games in the near future. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Laudas

 

[Duvie]

Will you take a shot at ocing and that way allow yourself to get a cheaper 64 to start with and get perhaps a highend one???

I would say nice sckt 939 mobo of Epox and a venice 3200+ to get the 10x multi....

sckt 939 3200+ = 170-180
sckt 939 3000+ = 140.150

both venices

Epox sckt 939 EPOX EP-9NDA3J= 93.00

you need 512 or 1gb....get some good price gskills or patriot under 100 for 512....

SATA drives can be had for 50-100 as well

 

[JBird7986]

If you plan on overclocking at all, my recommendation is to go with what seems to be the "standard" around here... A64 3000+ or 3200+ Venice. As for an AGP motherboard, I love my ASUS A8V Deluxe.

EDIT: Duvie posted about 30 seconds before me...lol.

 

[Laudas]

I am a modest overclocker (my 2500 XP is running at 2800 speeds) but I think I will be conservative with the 64 architecture unless it is as easy to overclock as my current cpu was (increased multiplier once and voila!) So the 3500 is a bad idea? What is the actual mhz difference between the 3200 and the 3500, and will the overclock be as easy?

Laudas

 

[Laudas]

Forot one thing, I have a cambridge soundworks 5.1 system that sux and want to get 2.1 speakers as well, if they are decent and affordable, so I could use a suggestion there as well!
Thanks

 

[JBird7986]

Logitech X-530's (the replacement in their line for the Z-640's I've got) cost $70 and offer excellent 5.1 sound.

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: Laudas
I am a modest overclocker (my 2500 XP is running at 2800 speeds) but I think I will be conservative with the 64 architecture unless it is as easy to overclock as my current cpu was (increased multiplier once and voila!) So the 3500 is a bad idea? What is the actual mhz difference between the 3200 and the 3500, and will the overclock be as easy?

Laudas

Well there is perhaps with a 3000+ or 3200+ about 400-600mhz without even touching the vcore.... Ithink it is pretty safe an fool proof...just use your memory divider s and keep rasm close to or below 400ddr and the HTT speed below 1000 and you should be fine...

 

[Laudas]

sadly, i have no idea what you meant by using my memory dividers Like I said, I know how to bump up the multiplier and thats about it...

 

[Emultra]

3200+ Venice with 1GB RAM, no less than 1GB.

 

[AMDgood IntelBAD]

when you change the multi, you don't have to worry about mem dividers. the can handle only so much fsb and memory can handle only so much fsb. fsb= front side bus= thing that the multiplier multiplies. so when you're overclocking the fsb it effects the memory as well, like ddr400 uses 200mhz fsb,usually the cpu can handle more fsb than the memory so you set a divider (its in ratio form) so that the cpu and mem have a different fsb. and when you reach the limit of the fsb you have to increase vCore (voltage to core) or vDimm (voltage to memory). but you dont want to increase your voltage by more than 15%, maybe thats too high im not sure.