12-07-2004, 09:49 PM
ZODDGUTS Wrote:Okay great kakomu-sensei you convince me to buy a AMD Athlon64 processor 3500+ socket 939.
I'll ask my uncle to build the computer for me. What parts would you recommed for me to buy?
I already know I want a 512mb ram lol I don't think I can afford a 1Ghz.
What about the motherboard it doesn't matter which I buy for what?
I'll buy a 80GB.
New speakers.
I already have a 52X CD-Rom. I'll probably buy a 52x32x52 CD burner then later a DVD burner.
Don't know about a video card which would you recommend a good and somewhat cheap price video card lol.
A sound card.
So um what else should I buy for the computer? Any thing that I'm missing?
Oh and my uncle can add the software so I don't need help on the software.
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDes...463&depa=0
it comes with on-board audio, so no need for an Audio card
For your video card, I reccomend a Radeon 9600 Pro or XT (don't get a regular or SE version) for cheap or a Geforce 4 Ti (not an MX). Both of which are inexpensive
When you buy ram, make sure that it's DDR400 or PC3200
Buy the DVD Burner. It's only about $30 more than the CD burner.
Get yourself a good power supply unit. Try and get something 350 W or higher. Since you're using an older case, it probably doesn't have a lot of the new fangled power leads that you would need. For your power supply, do NOT go cheap. I reccomend: Antec and Thermaltake. Currently, I use a Thermaltake 420W PSU.
Get some arctic silver thermal compound. You use this when you put the heatsink on top of your processor.
The motherboard I reccomended comes with SATA, so if you get a new HD make sure you buy an SATA HD. The cables are smaller and the drive is faster. The price is not much higher than an IDE HD.
To squelch your fears, Athlon 64s are NOT expensive. In face, before the XP line was faded and overtaken by the Sempron line, the Athlon 64s were the SAME prices as their counterpart XPs or LESS. The A64 3000+ was actually less expensive than the XP 3000+ when I bought mine. P4s, on the other hand, are hideously expensive at almost any level. My 3000+ was $165 a month or two ago. Right now, you can't buy anything over 2.8 Ghz for that much, and my 3000+ was kicking the 3 Ghz and above P4 asses.
Lastly, their need is irrelevent. If they want the 3500+, so be it. Don't try and convince them otherwise. However, there is quite a disparity in price between the 3500+ and 3000+ ($122), however, if that's what you want, go ahead. Just make sure that when you buy the chip, you know which type you're getting. If it's OEM, you need to get a seperate Heatsink and Fan. If you're getting retail, it will be just fine.