Computer geeks/nerds needed

[kakomu]

AMD don't out perform Intel any day.. there are some situations which Intel performs better.. and one area is Reliabilty. I know more people haveing MB issues and such outta AMD chipsets. But hopefully those are resolved and VIA and them start making better ones. Also thouhgh AMD64 is alot better then I64 soultion.. Hence why Intel reversed engineered AMD's 64 instructions and are starting to add them to newest P4's

Anandtech would disagree with you. In fact, go do a search for ANY athlon 64 article in anandtech and look at their benchmarks. The ONLY benchmark that the P4s have a consistent lead in is Video encoding. Not even Audio encoding! When it comes to business apps, they are hit and miss. When it comes to gaming, they are consistently behind. On top of that, these are the 3Ghz and above chips that are being tested. Many times, the 754 AND 939 3000+ chips are beating out 3 and 3.2 Ghz EE P4s. That's a $165 vs $800+ chip. The answer it VERY obvious in what he ought to get.

[kakomu]

My God!!! Do you think I?m that poor?. :p

Okay here?s what I got so far from looking at newegg.com items for my build computer any suggestions if the parts are good or crap then please do tell me because seriously guys I have no freaking clue what I?m buying.

Cpu: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 512k, L2 Cache Socket+ 939 $272

Memory: Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed series 184 Pin 512 MB DDR PC-3200- OEM. $98.75

Motherboard: $120 MSI lol forgot the description I?ll look for it later.

Video Card: Rosewill Radeon 9600 Video Card, 256 MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV- out, 8X AGP, Model ?RW9600- 256 D? $88.50

Fan/Heatsink: I have no idea um I saw a good one for 50 bucks??

Hard drive: Samsung 160 GB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, Model sp1614N10 $89.50

DVD/CD Burner: Eh uh? I saw a good one for 80 bucks Which can burn 16x.

Anything one have any comments anything lol I?m forgetting. I think my uncle can get the slip cases I think that?s what there called right?? So far $867.50 total w/tax a bit too high anything I can cut back on you know something a "bit" cheapter maybe by 10 to 15 bucks cut back on a few items?

For the Hard Drive, get an SATA HD (as I stated already). I also reccomend Maxtor over Samsung. Here's the HD I reccomend:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDes...322&depa=0

For the video card, get a 9600 Pro, at least. $16 more and the performance is above and beyond:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDes...408&depa=0

For the 3500+, look for the retail version:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDes...463&depa=0

For the DVD burner, I think this is supposed to be one of the best that are out now:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDes...033&depa=0

If you want to cut back, get a slower processor (>$100 difference) and some different memory. Crucial is expensive and their XMS line is even more expensive than their regular brand. One would say you may want to scale back on HD space, however, that's nickles and dimes. Going down to 120 gigs would only produce a $10 savings. I think 40 gigs is worth $10 :p

[Schultz]

I beg to differ Kak
http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/2004111...70-11.html
the 3.4EE are beating AMD 4000+ in stuff.. only the FX-55 is beating.

And your 3000+ that you claim lacks severly. But again like i said its hit and miss..

But i do know this from alot of friends i talk to most have more problems with AMD chipset motherboards.. either the IDE controller going out.. Or video cards not working with the motherboard of the MS just going dead after a little while of use. And this isn't just a single friend. Its multiple and they all know what they are doing and have built many computers. Heck i still have an old Duel PIII 600 running and kicking now.. still haven't had a single problem with it.

[Schultz]

This is more for performance but i would suggest this Harddrive.. ;o)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDes...160&depa=0

but i agree with Kak go with SATA all the way if you can. Also agree with the Video card he suggested.

And with DVD Burners i would personally go with Pioneer, Plextor or Sony as my brands.. But we all have our opinions in that aspect.

[Blight]

My god just when I got the confidence to get an AMD Athlon 64 3500 I get kicked in the balls. I'm so confused lol should I get that chip or not dam you Blight!!! :p

Oh and what do you mean by next gen Disk tech? Do you mean a faster Disk burner? I think I can buy a 16X DVD burner-rom with a CD 52X32X52 combo burner.

Sorry, didn?t mean to kick you in the balls. By next-gen disk tech, I meant like blue ray or HD DVD that won?t be out for a while (at least within normal consumer price range).

[kakomu]

I beg to differ Kak
http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/2004111...70-11.html
the 3.4EE are beating AMD 4000+ in stuff.. only the FX-55 is beating.

And your 3000+ that you claim lacks severly. But again like i said its hit and miss..

But i do know this from alot of friends i talk to most have more problems with AMD chipset motherboards.. either the IDE controller going out.. Or video cards not working with the motherboard of the MS just going dead after a little while of use. And this isn't just a single friend. Its multiple and they all know what they are doing and have built many computers. Heck i still have an old Duel PIII 600 running and kicking now.. still haven't had a single problem with it.

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sho...=2261&p=13

well, hmmmmm

it looks like the 3.46 and 3.4 EE are consistently being killed by the 3800+ and 4000+. Those are the only two that are standing a chance against the A64s, since the rest of them (even 3400+, for god's sake!) is killing any other semblance of a P4. Then, consider that the CHEAPEST Extreme Edition Processor is $912, and the MOST EXPENSIVE Athlon64 processor is $879. I think you see that the ONLY P4 chip worth mentioning is far beyond in price than ANY Athlon64 processor.

look at any other benchmark of this sort on the site. That and I've never liked Tomshardware either. It all says the same thing: P4 is not a consistent contender unless it's an EE chip, which is expensive.

[Atomic Orgasm]

My God!!! Do you think I?m that poor?. :p

No, you said you weren't a gamer so why buy a videocard if you're not really going to play games. Upgrade it if you are.

Very good on the MSI mb, very reliable boards.

Screw any other harddrives besides Seagate, Seagate is the best brand with 5 year warranty.

[kakomu]

Screw any other harddrives besides Seagate, Seagate is the best brand with 5 year warranty.

maxtor is where it's at.

[jugdish]

i recommend getting an ATARI 2600 has much more processing power the a MAC does lmao :p

[Amethyst]

i recommend getting an ATARI 2600 has much more processing power the a MAC does lmao :p

Well gee, if that's the case, you'd be better off with an ATARI 7800... it plays all the 2600 carts plus the better 7800 ones.... laugh... Oh, anyone interested in the above, pm me, I have one with 80 games including some light gun games and a bunch of controllers...including the 4 person paddle ones...

Maybe we can find a good used Falcon for sell... yeah, that's the ticket... might have to go look for one after Christmas!

[Schultz]

No, you said you weren't a gamer so why buy a videocard if you're not really going to play games. Upgrade it if you are.

Very good on the MSI mb, very reliable boards.

Screw any other harddrives besides Seagate, Seagate is the best brand with 5 year warranty.

Personally i have all brands fail on me at one point in time. I generally look more for performance like with the Raptors.. or grabbing two SATA's and making a RAID0 of them etc.. Because no matter what harddrive you have unless they are recalled they might fail sometime in the future.