system choosing ;)

[alexXx]

Well i live in canada, so my options for stores is limited, but i have come up with a few options for a couple pieces of my new computer

everything is from http://www.crawfordmicrosystems.com
*all prices in CDN$ and there is a 10%off week-long sale on everything*

CPU: (notice the 60$ difference)
Athlon 64 3000+ 1.80GHz Socket 939, 512K L2 Cache, 64-bit, Retail, 3 Year Warranty 175.99
Athlon 64 3200+ 2.00GHz Socket 939, 512K L2 Cache, 64-bit, Retail, 3 Year Warranty 235.99

MOBO: (quite a large difference in price for just a different chipset)
K8N Neo 2 Platinum Socket 939, nForce3, 5-PCI, AGP, DDR, A+L+FIR, SATA RAID 187.95
K8T Neo 2-F Socket 939, K8T800, 5-PCI, AGP, DDR, A+L+USB 2.0, SATA RAID 125.95

Harddrivei hear the seagate is quiet which i like.. but dont know what the wd is like)
ST3200822AS Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200.0gb, 8MB, 8.5ms, 7200rpm, SATA-150 155.97
WD Caviar SE 2000JD 200gb, 8MB, 8.9ms, 7200rpm, SATA, 3 year warranty 146.95

DVD burner:
DVD (+/-) RW ND-3500A/GBP Dual Layer 16x+R 4x+RW 16x-R 4x-RW 16xDVD OEM Beige 95.98

RAM:
Corsair (VS1GBKIT400) PC3200 1024MB DDR 400MHz Clock 2.5 Perfect Match 2 x 512MB 218.97
Corsair (VS512MB400) PC3200 512MB DDR 400MHz Clock 2.5 Life Time Warranty 104.97 X 2
Crucial (CT6464Z40B) PC3200 512MB DDR 400MHz 98.95 X 2

Video Card
Asus V9999GT/TD/128 AGP: GeForce 6800GT 128MB, DVI, TV-Out, Retail 399.98
BFG GeForce 6800OC 128MB GDDR3, AGP, DVI, TV-Out, FarCry, Retail 366.96
MSI NX6600GT-VTD128 AGP: GeForce 6600GT 128MB, DVI, VIVO, 14 Games, Retail 295.95
MSI NX6800-TD128 AGP: GeForce 6800 128MB, DVI, TV-Out, 14 Games, Retail 375.95

Overclocking as much as i can would be great, but i want to save as much money as possible.
thanks for reading another hardware suggestions thread.

 

[alexXx]

bump:
also, I am wanting the best performance(after overclocking) for the money, ie, is it worth it to spend 60$ extra for a 3200+

 

[alexXx]

bump

 

[jterrell]

Originally posted by: alexXx
Well i live in canada, so my options for stores is limited, but i have come up with a few options for a couple pieces of my new computer

everything is from http://www.crawfordmicrosystems.com
*all prices in CDN$ and there is a 10%off week-long sale on everything*

CPU: (notice the 60$ difference)
Athlon 64 3000+ 1.80GHz Socket 939, 512K L2 Cache, 64-bit, Retail, 3 Year Warranty 175.99
Athlon 64 3200+ 2.00GHz Socket 939, 512K L2 Cache, 64-bit, Retail, 3 Year Warranty 235.99

MOBO: (quite a large difference in price for just a different chipset)
K8N Neo 2 Platinum Socket 939, nForce3, 5-PCI, AGP, DDR, A+L+FIR, SATA RAID 187.95
K8T Neo 2-F Socket 939, K8T800, 5-PCI, AGP, DDR, A+L+USB 2.0, SATA RAID 125.95

Harddrivei hear the seagate is quiet which i like.. but dont know what the wd is like)
ST3200822AS Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200.0gb, 8MB, 8.5ms, 7200rpm, SATA-150 155.97
WD Caviar SE 2000JD 200gb, 8MB, 8.9ms, 7200rpm, SATA, 3 year warranty 146.95

DVD burner:
DVD (+/-) RW ND-3500A/GBP Dual Layer 16x+R 4x+RW 16x-R 4x-RW 16xDVD OEM Beige 95.98

RAM:
Corsair (VS1GBKIT400) PC3200 1024MB DDR 400MHz Clock 2.5 Perfect Match 2 x 512MB 218.97
Corsair (VS512MB400) PC3200 512MB DDR 400MHz Clock 2.5 Life Time Warranty 104.97 X 2
Crucial (CT6464Z40B) PC3200 512MB DDR 400MHz 98.95 X 2

Video Card
Asus V9999GT/TD/128 AGP: GeForce 6800GT 128MB, DVI, TV-Out, Retail 399.98
BFG GeForce 6800OC 128MB GDDR3, AGP, DVI, TV-Out, FarCry, Retail 366.96
MSI NX6600GT-VTD128 AGP: GeForce 6600GT 128MB, DVI, VIVO, 14 Games, Retail 295.95
MSI NX6800-TD128 AGP: GeForce 6800 128MB, DVI, TV-Out, 14 Games, Retail 375.95

Overclocking as much as i can would be great, but i want to save as much money as possible.
thanks for reading another hardware suggestions thread.

I'd go with the cheaper cpu, better mobo *OC's better*, Different ram if possible as none of that OC's that well. I like all the vid card choices but would choose the BFG model.

 

[alexXx]

does it overclock better enough to warrant getting the more expensive mobo and less expensive cpu over the other combination?

 

[Sqube]

Probably; the difference between the two isn't that big.

I've personally had some bad experiences with WD (had one of their drives fail on me in 5 months...), so I would definitely say go Seagate and/or Maxtor.

My Maxtor drive is running smooth and strong after two years of abuse.

 

[alexXx]

well is overclocking even possible with the k8t800pro chipset?

 

[alexXx]

bump since im leaving soon

 

[w00t]

K8N Neo 2 Platinum Socket 939, nForce3, 5-PCI, AGP, DDR, A+L+FIR, SATA RAID 187.95 Athlon 64 3200+ 2.00GHz Socket 939, 512K L2 Cache, 64-bit, Retail, 3 Year Warranty 235.99
DVD (+/-) RW ND-3500A/GBP Dual Layer 16x+R 4x+RW 16x-R 4x-RW 16xDVD OEM Beige 95.98 ST3200822AS Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200.0gb, 8MB, 8.5ms, 7200rpm, SATA-150 155.97

RAM: none of those you need ocz el plat. or ocz el gold.

video card : 6800gt? oc to ultra speeds later. the 6600gt is good but you would be running low res like 800x600 in good graphics games like doom 3, to get good fps.

edit get a gig too.