GigaByte GA-M59SLI-S5 Worth? or just A Waste?

[MoonEclipse]

hello there ^^
i am new here..if i done anything wrong when i posting this thread,please remind me.
i have a question in my mind that i need u guys give me some advise.

Athlon Xp dual core 64bit x2 4800
Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5
1 GB Corsair DDR2 667
Maxtor 160GB Sata II
Asus EN8600GT Silent/2DHT/256MB

How u guys feel about those combination?Good?Quiet Good?or Rubbish?
please give me some advise on choosing motherboard,i will appreciate with u guys help

 

[SEALBoy]

Are you building this PC from scratch? What's your budget? What do you plan to use it for?

 

[MoonEclipse]

my budjet is RM2000 below.(ringgit malaysia)
i most properly use for game..minimum can support for Starcraft 2
u can ignore about the PSU and Casing.
Thanks for try to help me ^^ appreciate~

edited:
RM2000 = $650++ dollar

 

[SEALBoy]

That's almost $600.

I'd get a slower CPU (like a 4200 or 3800) and a better graphics card (like an X1950Pro) and 1 more GB of RAM.

You don't need an SLi motherboard for such a budget build. See if you can find something like this there.

Good luck.

 

[MoonEclipse]

Thanks Dude!For try so solve my Problem here ^.^

is that Putting 1 piece of X1950pro COMPARE to 2 piece of 8600GT (SLI mode) will be the much different?
my fren said it would be pointless to SLi 8600GT....is tht right?

Thanks!

 

[SEALBoy]

With SLi 8600GT, you might be able to beat the X1950Pro in SOME benchmarks, but I really can't think of a worse way to waste your money. First of all, you don't seem to have the kind of budget for TWO 8600GT's. Second, if you DO have that bugdet, get an 8800GTS 320MB. It'll rip apart SLi 8600GT's anyday, anytime, and even when the moon is blue.

Your friend is dead on target.

How are the Core 2 Duo prices there? You might be able to snag an E4300 with a cheap-yet-decent motherboard.

 

[MoonEclipse]

hi sealboy
for Intel C2D E6420 ( 2.13/6420) i can get about RM695 = $200++

hum...intel and amd confused me so many days,to decide which is good.

AMD vs INTEL. (ignore the price)
which one get the higest score in performance?example

Athlon XP 64 x 2 5200 vs Intel C2D E6420 ( 2.13/6420)





i think for GPU part i already make up my mind, as u say..instead of 2piece of 8600GT, i rather to Choose 8800GT. :lol:

by the way, thanks for ur suggestion ^^

 

[SEALBoy]

The E6420 will be faster than the X2 5200, especially in games, but the price looks a bit high. How much is the X2 5200? If it's significantly cheaper, go with it... it's still an excellent chip.

 

[Taft12]

As far as I'm concerned, if you're not going to use SLI, don't spend the money on an SLI board. Not sure prices and availability in Malaysia, but the Asus M2N-E (or equivalent Gigabyte NForce 570 Ultra chipset board) will only cost half as much.

Sealboy is absolutely correct when he says 8800GTS is much better than SLI'ed 8600GT.