Quick Check Befor I Buy

[SYVIRUS]

Mmmk heres what im thinken of getting, but b4 i get it i wanted to see if anyone had any better ideas or if i need to change anything...

Processor
AMD ATHLON64 AM2 3800+ 64-BIT

Operating Mode 32/64, Stepping F2, Frequency 2400Mhz, HT Speed 2000, Voltage 1.25/1.35/1.40V, Max Temp 55-69°C, Thermal Power 62W, L1 Cache 128KB, L2 Cache 512KB, CMOS Technology 90nm SOI, Socket AM2

Motherboard
ABIT KN9-SLI AMD SKTAM2 NF570 BOARD

ABIT KN9 SLI - AMD Athlon 64/64FX/64X2 AM2 Socket 940 SLI Motherboard, nVidia nForce 570 SLI MCP chipset, HT2000 (HyperTransport System Bus 2000 MT/s), 4 x 240-pin Dual Channel DDR2-800 (Non-ECC, Unbuffered) DIMM sockets - Max. 8GB, 2 x PCI Express x16 (supports nVidia SLI), 2 x PCI Express x1, 2 x PCI, 6 x SATAII 300 RAID 0/1/0+1/5 JBOD, 1 x ATA 133/100/66/33, Dual Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000Mb) LAN, up to 10 x USB2.0, 2 x RJ-45 LAN connector 2 x IEEE1394 headers, 7.1-Channel HD Audio, S/PDIF Out, ABIT Silent OTES Technology, ATX form factor.

Video Card
POV NVIDIA 8800GTS 640MB PCI-E X16 VIDEO CARD

8800GTS-powered card with 640mb DDR total memory - 500 core / 800 RAM, Double-wide, 9in-long card has 2x DVI and video-out connectors, ShaderModel 4.0, OpenGL 2.0 support, NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology

Memory
MUSHKIN 2048MB DUAL KIT 240-PIN PC6400 DDR2

PC6400 800mhz 5-5-5-15, 2x 1024mb sticks for a total of 2048mb, AM2 and Intel chipsets

I was originally going to get a 7900GTx buy i thought fuck it ill spend the extra cash and get the 8800 and i was thinken of changing the motherboard coz its a shit color and i like bright shinny stuff for my PC's.

[FalenAngel]

that will destroy any game out there atm. im not saying its uber OMFGZ i just mean its all you need if not a little overkill for the games atm.

im guessing the graphics card has 512mb not 640mb tho. but yea ...if anything id maybe suggesting rethinking card downgrade to 7900GT because ..well it'll be more than enough..unless you're really planning on splashing but on the newest games constantly in the future

its a great setup i think. built for top level gaming..but just before you pay out make sure thats what you want. to play all the top graphical games. because if you use it for any less its kinda a waste if you follow.

nice setup tho. :cool:

[Kevin13]

Asus MotherBoard FTW

[Serpent]

i would change the AMD to a Dual Core thats what i have and its awesome. makes intel look like a p2.

[Gamble]

That video card is insane, but just me but i dont know if there is a bottleneck with CPU vs GFX but if there is you may have a bottleneck because your CPU may not be able to keep up with your GFX card, but if there is no bottleneck with cpu vs gfx then you are good to go.

[Recon]

Wow, wow, wow, wow.

Those are 1000x better than my computer specifications. :eek:

[FalenAngel]

... your CPU may not be able to keep up with your GFX card, but if there is no bottleneck with cpu vs gfx then you are good to go.

are you serious? unless you're talking about the system bus then you really have no idea how a pc works. so perhaps you should not talk about something you don't understand.

[JRules]

are you serious? unless you're talking about the system bus then you really have no idea how a pc works. so perhaps you should not talk about something you don't understand.

Gamble is right and your a tard falenangel. The problem with computer speed right now is that the CPU speed is not keeping up with video card speeds.
Also it is 640mb.

So maybe you should not talk about something you don't understand...

[Noob]

I didn't understand one fucking word.

Sounds about 600 times more impressive than the my machine though (which isn't exactly hard).

[Aramanon]

If you're determined to get a new PC now, and want AMD, I'd get one of the earlier AM2 processors (like one of the basic "Orleans" cores) and wait until later in the year to buy a much better one, when the current range of X2s will be so much cheaper.

Also, unless you are intending to go dual GPUs at a later date, or just want to keep the option open, there's no point getting an SLI board. And if you dislike the orange on the mobo, ASUS have some nice black boards ;).

Lastly, I'd probably also go XFX or BFG instead of PoV for the GPU, which come nice'n over-clocked, ready for use.

EDIT~ You should also get about a 500 watt PSU (perhaps more if you intend to run SLI later on) to run that too, don't just go with the PSU that comes with your case (if one does).

[Gamble]

are you serious? unless you're talking about the system bus then you really have no idea how a pc works. so perhaps you should not talk about something you don't understand.

FalenAngel; its called bottlenecking, common in a lot of computer parts against others.

Basically; tie 2 cars together with a 10foot rope. One goes faster than the other. Once the faster car gets 10 feet away with the slower car; what happens?; the faster car gets dragged down by the slower car because the slower car cant keep up with the faster car so the faster car is restricted by the slower car. And the slower car uses more energy to keep up with the faster car
If any of you can comprehend what i just said, he might need a good processor for the graphics card to reach its full potential, but this may not be the case as im not sure about processors and graphics cards. But this idea does go with the amps of a power supply vs the graphics card minimum 12V rating, GFX card needs 20amps, powersupply only has 20amps. Works the same with a games minimum requirements, just because you have the minimum required doesn't mean that it will run good.

Okay cupcake?

[SYVIRUS]

lol, Na i dont think ill downgrade my Gcard if anything i would upgrade it! i love playing my games on maxed out graphics so i need something that can handle it.

As for the CPU i would go to a Dual Or AM2 but i dont know shit about them and i aint buyen somthen i donno anything about thats why i dident get the E6600 P4 cpu i was gonna get just for the fact ive never used P4 so i donno how they go, And the Mboard i wanted to get a black one but i cant find any >.<.

[FalenAngel]

FalenAngel; its called bottlenecking, common in a lot of computer parts against others.

Basically; tie 2 cars together with a 10foot rope. One goes faster than the other. Once the faster car gets 10 feet away with the slower car; what happens?; the faster car gets dragged down by the slower car because the slower car cant keep up with the faster car so the faster car is restricted by the slower car. And the slower car uses more energy to keep up with the faster car
If any of you can comprehend what i just said, he might need a good processor for the graphics card to reach its full potential, but this may not be the case as im not sure about processors and graphics cards. But this idea does go with the amps of a power supply vs the graphics card minimum 12V rating, GFX card needs 20amps, powersupply only has 20amps. Works the same with a games minimum requirements, just because you have the minimum required doesn't mean that it will run good.

Okay cupcake?

i know exactly what bottlenecking is "cupcake".

but what i was reffering to was the fact that the processor is pretty much the newest gen out atm (i was assuming it could cope with this card since the card came out before the new socket set, but then lately i haven't really been keeping tabs on the market)

however you are right in the sense that a processor can bottleneck the system. what i was thinking more about at the time was; if you were to be so picky about the 2 fastest components on the board then you would be forever upgrading and changing your mind about each, the difference is marginal.

i personally wouldn't think it to be the case but then i would have to check out the direct specs of both the card and the proc to know if it was the case. either way i think its marginal. i think the only issue may be the power supply like you said but then most newer power supplys do come with the extra 6 pin connector for SLI cards of the sort.

bottom line: just be sure the power supply has enough power to handle all these parts. also out of all the components in the pc i think the power supply should be of the highest brand you can afford.

p.s. i feel somewhat ive messed up and now made too much an effort to overcompensate -.-

[Gamble]

i know exactly what bottlenecking is "cupcake".

but what i was reffering to was the fact that the processor is pretty much the newest gen out atm (i was assuming it could cope with this card since the card came out before the new socket set, but then lately i haven't really been keeping tabs on the market)

however you are right in the sense that a processor can bottleneck the system. what i was thinking more about at the time was; if you were to be so picky about the 2 fastest components on the board then you would be forever upgrading and changing your mind about each, the difference is marginal.

i personally wouldn't think it to be the case but then i would have to check out the direct specs of both the card and the proc to know if it was the case. either way i think its marginal. i think the only issue may be the power supply like you said but then most newer power supplys do come with the extra 6 pin connector for SLI cards of the sort.

bottom line: just be sure the power supply has enough power to handle all these parts. also out of all the components in the pc i think the power supply should be of the highest brand you can afford.

p.s. i feel somewhat ive messed up and now made too much an effort to overcompensate -.-


Agreed.

[SYVIRUS]

The psu is 650Watts if i remmber right i wasa gonna go for 800 but meh thats an extra $200 but i was looken into AM2 last night and found them to be alot cheaper then what i was getting O_o?

[Serpent]

the AMD dual that i have is like 2.4ghz per proccessor

[SYVIRUS]

Mmmk after looking over what a few of you said i E-mailed the dudes im getten my stuff off and they sent me back some info so i read it all and decided ill upgrade a few things, So now ive got MSI K9N Platinam Mboard and the 8800gtx 768mb Gcard ( Was only a extra $200) with a AMD Athlon X2 AM2 5200+ 2.6gh Dual core which they said would handle the Gcard only thing they said was i will most likly need to get a 800Watt psu seems the Gigabyte case im getting has alot of lights and fans, so now i just have to w8 till monday so i can pay my massive bill >.< then w8 another 1~3 days b4 i get my shit then its full nonstop gaming FTW!.