imagine6251
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Hi all... I am just about to venture to build an AMD gaming rig and I need to know if these parts I selected are well worth my time and money. My budget should not exceed $1300 (without monitor, keyboard, mouse..) but I want it to perform any task well and handle all games in max settings as well as multitasking effortlessly..
First of all I'm not sure if I need to get the new AM2 socket (which increases costs about $300.. How much of a speed difference will I experience?
I found all the parts I need at Newegg.com.. Here is all the specs:
PU Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core
$299 http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustR...&SortField=0&SummaryType=ALL&Pagesize=&Page=2
OR (for AM2)
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor $399 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103747
MOBO ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
$134.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131517
OR (AM2)
(ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $146.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131013)
GPU eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553
$169 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130283
HD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
MEM CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Ch
$188 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145575
OR (AM2)
mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Retail
$289 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146108)
OR (AM2)
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Ch
$229 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590
PSU Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply
$89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931
DVD+R SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI
$50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151118
Case ??
Heatsink & Fan ??
HOW DOES THIS LOOK?????
First of all I'm not sure if I need to get the new AM2 socket (which increases costs about $300.. How much of a speed difference will I experience?
I found all the parts I need at Newegg.com.. Here is all the specs:
PU Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core
$299 http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustR...&SortField=0&SummaryType=ALL&Pagesize=&Page=2
OR (for AM2)
Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Windsor 2000MHz HT 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor $399 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103747
MOBO ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
$134.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131517
OR (AM2)
(ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $146.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131013)
GPU eVGA Geforce 7600GT 256-P2-N553
$169 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130283
HD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$89.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
MEM CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Dual Ch
$188 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145575
OR (AM2)
mushkin eXtreme Performance 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Retail
$289 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146108)
OR (AM2)
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Ch
$229 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145590
PSU Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W Power Supply
$89 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103931
DVD+R SAMSUNG 16X DVD±R DVD Burner With 5X DVD-RAM Write and LightScribe Black ATA/ATAPI
$50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151118
Case ??
Heatsink & Fan ??
HOW DOES THIS LOOK?????
