Time for a new build

**MoufRoof** · 02-01-09, 12:36 PM

**Biggie** · 02-01-09, 02:20 PM

Mouf,

I bought this setup up and wasn't happy with it at all... In fact, I ended up building an Intel based system about 2 months after this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103226

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130136

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145043

I am bought this CPU in attempt to upgrade the system... I'm waiting for it to be delivered this week...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103249

I will see how the system performs once I install the new CPU.

Personally, I will not build an AMD system again for gaming... for doing spreadsheets... yeah.. shooting people.. nope.

**~~Cecil900~~** · 02-01-09, 05:29 PM

I run an AMD rig for gaming and it works fine. The Phenom 2's give the Intel Core 2 Quad's a run for their money.

And plus the AM3 CPU's coming out later this year will work on the AM2+ socket. Get either of these CPU's:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...enom%20II%20X4

http://www.pcgameshardware.com/&menu...=669910&page=1

**Guyver** · 02-01-09, 05:52 PM

Originally Posted by MoufRoof

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147038

I wouldn't buy that case. What's your budget?

EDIT:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068

**MoufRoof** · 02-01-09, 08:40 PM

I'd like to spend as little as possible, but $600 was my original limit. $180 for a processor is a bit out of my range. I don't play Crysis or anything like that, just BF2.

**BuddyLee.** · 02-02-09, 02:00 AM

Originally Posted by MoufRoof

Well, I'm taking my income tax and building me a new rig. Here's what I'm looking at so far. Any thoughts?

Last month I bought the same motherboard and ram. I thought about getting a tri or quad core, but decided with the athlon 64 X2 6000+(65nm). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103272 I figured instead of getting the bottom of the tri-cores, and get the top of the dual-cores.

I wish I could tell you its great for gaming, but my video card is lacking a Nvidia 8500 GT. BF2 loads maps 10 times faster than my last setup.

I had no issues building and installing windows xp 64.

BL

**MoufRoof** · 02-26-09, 06:39 PM

Well, here's the final build. I ordered everything last night and should have it together this weekend.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131362

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103472

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231166

Power: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182062

HD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136098

DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136152

Plus thermal compound and an extra SATA cable for a grand total of $563. I'll be dropping this video card in that I already own http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102803

**Guyver** · 02-26-09, 06:49 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319

Double the space, for just a bit more.

**MoufRoof** · 02-26-09, 08:47 PM

Storage capacity wasn't an issue, money was... I am putting my Seagate 500gb drive in my new system and using the 320 for another build. My main concerns were cpu, mobo, and ram.