Project AMD

[dothamar]

Hello my friends.

I am in currently building a new gaming system. My plan is to buy one piece of hardware each paycheck. My cap each purchase is $200.00 and each piece is intended to get the most bang for the buck. I want to build a 100% AMD system this time. (I guess that makes me an ATI fanboy???)

I'm looking for any advice or critiscim, even on my bad grammar.

My first build was a mix of nvidia chipsets, amd cpu, and nvidia cards.

My first Build (Good Case)
OS: Windows XP Pro 32-Bit
Mother Board: ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe wireless edition.
Chipset: nforce 590 sli amd.
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400+ Windsor 3.2Ghz Socet am2 125 watt.
Memory: Corsair XMS 2GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive: Western Digital 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Graphics: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS SSC 640 MB 320-Bit Pci x16
PSU: OCZ 600W ATX12V Sli Ready
Sound: Creative Labs Soundblaster


Here is what I have started to purchase (Antec Ninehundred Case)
OS: Vista 64-Bit (have this)
Motherboard: ASUS M4A79T AM3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363
CPU: AMD Phenom II 810 2.6Ghz 4x512KB L2 4MB L3 AM3 95W Quad Core
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103650
Memory: Mushkin 8GB DDR3 1600 7-7-6-18
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146777
Hard Drive: 2 X Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s Raid 0 (Striping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262
Graphics: 2 X Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102801
PSU: Corsair 850W ATX12V Crossfire Ready Sli Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102019

 

[reignofbudweiser]

I read this thread and damn near creamed myself. This is a great idea. I'm actually planning on adopting it myself and tweaking it a little bit.

For example, I'm going to have a cap that I can spend per paycheck, but if I don't reach that cap, that money is going to rollover into the next paycheck. That and I'm going Intel. Should I call my little endeavor Project Intel? Haha, in any event, thanks for the idea. Perhaps I'll use this thread to keep you posted on my progress.

 

[jawallace-45]

On the motherboard try MSI 790FX-GD70, www.hardwarezone.com done a test out the three 790FX motherboards, they gave them a 4.5 rated. It is little bit chepter at newegg.com, cost $179.99 + shipping.

 

[Jpain]

Hello !

Best bang for the buck!

1.Why not upgrade you first build? Since ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe wireless edition is good mobo and it can handle Phenom II. ( I have the same MOBO )

2. Then add phenom II x3 720 or x4 940

3. Maybe 8 GB of ddr2 800 cl 4 ( VISTA 64 )

4. It can handle raid also. Raid 0 (Striping)

5. since you a likely to be a GAMER you need uppgrade graphics, maybe 4870X2
since ATI/AMD project....

6.Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro ( NICE !! )

7. Old PSU: OCZ 600W migth just be enought...

save---save----save-----save-----bargain----bargain---- bargain----

 

[megamanx00]

The Phenom II 920 is actually a little cheaper so I would go with that over the 810.

AMD Phenom II X4 920 $164
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103472

Well, if you want a dedicated audio card I would personally go with

ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132005

or if that's too much

ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829132006

I like the Xonar cards and plan to get one myself soon. Then again I warn you that I am a little anti-creative ever since the whole "Daniel K" incident.

 

[drippyfausett]

I came across this promo code for the PII 920 AMD32530 to bring it down to $134 http://www.slickdeals.net/ fantastic deal!!

 

[trance4850]

Why dont you get a hd4870x2 not a cf two 4870

 

[Jpain]

Hello

What build did you endup ?