What components should i get?

[aspire]

I would like to know what kind of

a. ram
b. mobo
c. cpu
d. graphics card

to get my total budget for all is about $800

ideas would be appreciated

 

[Alex81388]

Well - what do you want the computer to do best for you?

 

[aspire]

Gaming. biotch

 

[FrontSide]

LOL!!

 

[aspire]

Well was there ever any doubt?
We are in the overclocking section.
LOL...

 

[FrontSide]

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester

ABIT AX8 or ABIT AN8

ATI Radeon X800 XL PCI-E

Corsair XMS 3200XL

 

[dale5605]

a. 2X512 corsair value ~$130
b. gigabyte k8 triton socket 939 1 pci-e x16 ~$115
c. amd athlon 3000+ winchester ~$150
d. x800 xl pci-e ~$350
e. zalman 7700-cu cpu heatsink/fan ~$50

total ~$795

 

[aspire]

So you are one of the few believers in ATI. hmm do they really run good? I have heard from quite a few sources that there crap. I am probably gonna get a 6600 gt

 

[dale5605]

x800 pro might give you problems, x800 xl is a wonderful card, same with anything higher such as xt or xt pe
oh and check my post again, I added a cpu cooler

 

[dale5605]

here:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2299&p=3

This shows you how an x800 xl stacks up against a 6800 gt and ultra. It holds its own and is very cheap right now. I see a sale for it on newegg for about $320.

And as you can see it is a lot better than the x800 pro, and cheaper!