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alexXx

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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

Harddrive🙁i 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.
 
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+
 
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

Harddrive🙁i 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.
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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.


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