- Aug 17, 2007
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Hi all,
I'm trying to do a high quality budget build. It will be for gaming. QW:ET and whatever else this winter until Age of Conan and Warhammer arrive. Phenom doesn't look too much better than Core 2 so I'm not going to wait 3 or 4 months to get gaming...this p4 has got to go!
What I have is as follows...
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
SILVERSTONE SST-ST56ZF ATX12V / EPS12V 560Watts Power Supply - Retail
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
SAPPHIRE 100189 Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - OEM
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA4600CUBOX - Retail
Total = $609.92 US Dollars
My question pertains to my choice of processor. The Gigabyte board appears to be the best choice at 75 dollars for 5 eggs and full atx.
Does anyone have experience overclocking a 4600+? Do you think I could make 2.8ghz with it (stock 2.4ghz 12x multi) which means bringing the FSB to 233?
If not perhaps I'm better off buying a 5600+ (2.8ghz 1mb) and just trying to inch it as close to 3.2ghz as possible?
Also the 65 Watt 4600+ (Windsor not Brisbane) is only a dollar more so I would be interested in it if it can overclock as well.
Let me know what you think or know as the 4600+ is extremely attractive at 90 dollars.
I realize Intel can provide a much more powerful solution if successfully overclocked but I really want to throw my money to the underdog right now since this system only needs to last up to 2 years. Then I will be ready to go ddr3/low priced nehalem generation. So please no Intel suggestions (I know they can be better).
As for the video card it is intended to hold me until march (AoC release). At that point I will see how it runs and look at how 8800s/9X00s are priced then. Let me know if anyone has a better idea. My monitor by the way is 19inch lcd maxed at 1280x1024 and I don't mind playing at 1024x768 with 2x aa.
Thanks for the help guys I look forward to your thoughts!
I'm trying to do a high quality budget build. It will be for gaming. QW:ET and whatever else this winter until Age of Conan and Warhammer arrive. Phenom doesn't look too much better than Core 2 so I'm not going to wait 3 or 4 months to get gaming...this p4 has got to go!
What I have is as follows...
COOLER MASTER Centurion 534 RC-534-KKN2-GP Black Aluminum & Mesh bezel / SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
SILVERSTONE SST-ST56ZF ATX12V / EPS12V 560Watts Power Supply - Retail
LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
SAPPHIRE 100189 Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Supported Video Card - OEM
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADA4600CUBOX - Retail
Total = $609.92 US Dollars
My question pertains to my choice of processor. The Gigabyte board appears to be the best choice at 75 dollars for 5 eggs and full atx.
Does anyone have experience overclocking a 4600+? Do you think I could make 2.8ghz with it (stock 2.4ghz 12x multi) which means bringing the FSB to 233?
If not perhaps I'm better off buying a 5600+ (2.8ghz 1mb) and just trying to inch it as close to 3.2ghz as possible?
Also the 65 Watt 4600+ (Windsor not Brisbane) is only a dollar more so I would be interested in it if it can overclock as well.
Let me know what you think or know as the 4600+ is extremely attractive at 90 dollars.
I realize Intel can provide a much more powerful solution if successfully overclocked but I really want to throw my money to the underdog right now since this system only needs to last up to 2 years. Then I will be ready to go ddr3/low priced nehalem generation. So please no Intel suggestions (I know they can be better).
As for the video card it is intended to hold me until march (AoC release). At that point I will see how it runs and look at how 8800s/9X00s are priced then. Let me know if anyone has a better idea. My monitor by the way is 19inch lcd maxed at 1280x1024 and I don't mind playing at 1024x768 with 2x aa.
Thanks for the help guys I look forward to your thoughts!
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