600ish to spend

[DyNaStY336]

i have roughly 600 dollars to spend on new Processor, MB, & ram i was thinking AMD 3400+ or 3500+ and then help from there on to stay under 600 and have a fast gaming system. suggestions please?

 

[Cappy]

Motherboard: 110795 - Asus A8V Deluxe (v. 2.0) K8T800 No-WiFi/A $129.00
Processor: 120429 - AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 512K 90nm (939) (Reta $273.00
CrucialBallistix DDR PC3200 • 2-2-2-6 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 •64 2x512MB184-pin DIMM $257.00 Total=$659.00
Drop to 512 MB memory $520.00

 

[DyNaStY336]

thanks a lot any other suggestions, i plan on overclocking the processor so is that an ok processor to overclock and an ok board to do so to?

 

[Cappy]

There is overclocking capabilities with both but dont expect a big increase from the CPU.

 

[Forchunet]

Heres my shot at it...

K8N Neo2 Platinum - $135
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468&depa=1

AMD Athlon 3500+ - $260
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-460&depa=1

Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512x2 - $198
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-450&depa=1

Total - $593

Expect to be blown away. The 939 socket makes way for future upgrades. And by looking at the reviews the 3500+ and Corsair XMS should overclock really well. Pair this with your nice 6800gt and you'll be soaring through Doom 3 and HL2 at high settings with ease.

 

[The Merlin]

Heres my shot at it...

K8N Neo2 Platinum - $135
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468&depa=1

AMD Athlon 3500+ - $260
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-460&depa=1

Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512x2 - $198
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-450&depa=1

Total - $593

Expect to be blown away. The 939 socket makes way for future upgrades. And by looking at the reviews the 3500+ and Corsair XMS should overclock really well. Pair this with your nice 6800gt and you'll be soaring through Doom 3 and HL2 at high settings with ease.

I completely agree, money well spent there

 

[millerhighlife_]

LOL, I'm getting the EXACT same mobo, ram, and cpu for x-mas. Heard they were are great together.

 

[gaara]

As far as I know, you should be able to overclock the 3500+ up to around 2.6Ghz pretty successfully, and you can probably get it even higher with the right cooling.