Someone help me choose

[kboy]

#2 Dude!!

 

[steven1110]

Get the 2500+ b/c from what I've heard the 2600's multipier can't be changed so it is limited to how much you can overclock. That's what I have in my unfinished comp so I haven't seen what my fsb can oc to. And I am pretty sure that if you were to oc to 400 then you'd need a mobo that would support it. I'm not sure on that though. I'm fairly new to everything.

 

[play2lose]

So will this be good?

Z-ALien Case w/Window + Temperature Display 450WATT
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ (512 L2 Cache) (Will OC)
ASUS A7N8X-X nVidia nForce-2 400FSB 8x AGP
512 MB (256MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR Memory
AMD Certified FAN & Heatsink + 2 Extra 3-Colored LED Case Fan
Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM ATA 100 8MB Special Edition
ATI Radeon 9600 XT 128 MB DDR AGP 8x
CDRW 52x24x52
3D 5.1 On-Board Sound
1.44MB Floppy Drive
Internet Keyyboard
Microsoft Optical Scroll Mouse

for $693 (courtesy of http://www.cyberpowerinc.com)

 

[steven1110]

looks good to me. I've seen where some people complain about stock hsf but give yours a try and see what happens.

 

[chiefster]

neither...I would wait on the AMD 64, until after the first quarter of this year. If you go to www.newegg.com, I think that you would find a better choice of products, and they usually give no hassel when trying to return them. I built mine for about $562, and this is what I got:

ASUS A7V8X-X Socket A MOBO
Chaintech FX5200 128MB DDR Video
AMD 2600+ Barton Processor
Aspire X-Dreamer II Case w/350W PS
Glacier Heatsink
2 LDE Case Fans (Blue) - W/Case
CDRW 52x32x52
DVD 16X
120 GB 7200 Rpm HD (Samsung)
1.44 MB Floppy
5.1 Intergrated Sound
ONboard LAN 10/100
1 GB PC 2700 DDR RAM - XMS
17" Pioneer Monitor - CRT
56K v.92 Modem
Wireless Keyboard/Mouse combo

You just have to look for the sales that they have to get the best prices. Try www.pricegrabber.com, and look at all the sites' prices. Good luck.

 

[play2lose]

but do they put it together for you?

 

[steven1110]

doing the connections yourself isn't all that difficult. I had a small amount of trouble here my first time but it's basically step-by-step in your mobo booklet. And if not there's always help here.