Which do you suggest

[phillyman36]

Hey here are my 2 options

1) Buy a AMD x2-3800 and the new asrock(agp&pci slot) motherboard and keep my BFG 6800 gt

2) Buy AMD x2-3800 and a Asus a8n sli mobo and get a cheap video card($100.00 or less)

I dont really play games just video encoding and internet surfing

 

[imported_Kensai]

X2 3800+, DFI Ultra-D = Heavy overclock.

You don't need a heavy duty video card for what you do.

 

[phillyman36]

Hey Kensai why a Dfi? Are the easy to overclock? I want a stable yet fast system

 

[Sqube]

You don't need to overclock and that video card is already overkill for what you do.

My suggestion is get the X2 3800+ and nothing else.

 

[phillyman36]

Sqube right now i have a 3.2 Northwood and a 865pe motherboard so i have to buy a new mobo to get the Amd x2-3800

 

[PKing1977]

The first option. If you dont game that much SLI will do nothing for you, and you will be downgrading your video card for no reason.

PKing

 

[phillyman36]

Hey PKing only reason i put the sli is because that board has firewire(i can you the front firewire port on my Gaming bomb 2 case)

 

[Sqube]

Originally posted by: phillyman36
Sqube right now i have a 3.2 Northwood and a 865pe motherboard so i have to buy a new mobo to get the Amd x2-3800

Ahh, should've read closer. The first option then, since I believe it involves you keeping your existing video card; you're not doing anything that justifies SLI, and there are plenty of non-SLI boards that have Firewire.

If you still want to spend that money, send it to me.

 

[phillyman36]

Sqube
quote:
Ahh, should've read closer. The first option then, since I believe it involves you keeping your existing video card; you're not doing anything that justifies SLI, and there are plenty of non-SLI boards that have Firewire.

Which boards are those? ie what would you sugest