Althon 64 FX-57

I want this CPU. I just don't know what braod to get! So much to choose from. This system will mainly be used for gaming! I also have a couple of questions to ask:

1. Does XP Pro support this and do I need to do anything when I install it?

2. What mobo to get for this?

3. When I hear dual I figure (2) CPU's? AM I right? Dont really understand this. I cant get an AMD cheaper then Intel. And plaus they run cooler.

Looking for something that will last and can upgrade later down the road. If you need to know the other compoents jsut let me know and I will post.

Thanks

Just like to have fun..

I'm really going to rebuild a new system. As money goes I got $3000.00 give or take. More on the money side if I need it.

Case
Lian Li V COOL PC-V1000B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

CPU
Althon 64 FX-57

Mobo
Have no clue! (want something that I can upgrade down the road!)

Hard Drive
I wanted Raptor 10000rpm but I hear it's not worth the money. Thats more on the server side use.

Video Card
Have a 9800 pro now. I want something new that can run BF2 and Planetside.

RAM
Want 2 gigs of RAM. Good ram. Know nothing about tweaking RAm or testing it to see if bad.

Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum 70SB035000003 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Retail

Power Supply
I want something with lots of power to run what I get and then some. If I need it down the raod!

Cooling
Now I don't know enough about water cooling so I will stick with the fans. But I want to add fans and possiable a fan control. Want good fans nothing cheap.

I'm a big time gamer and like for my stuff to run good. Not into overclocking! I've never built my own PC but, know enough I think I can do it with a little help.

Anything else you need just let me know.

Thanks


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Beat you to the punch!

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Rugger is spot on as far as I'm concerned.

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i'd suggest the OCZ modstream series (or anything else that have this feature), the one where you can chose which output you want via special cables, you can't beleive how much unused space power connrectors and wires comping out of the PSU takes.....

AMD A64 3200+Venice @2.65GHZ
DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D
OCZ 2x512mb EL Gold VX PC3200 ram 2-2-2-8
evga eGeforce 6800GT 256mb GDDR3 ram
Enermax 485W PSU
Bios 6/23
Windows XP SP2

I believe these are what wusy was suggesting:

<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813123246" target="_new">EPoX 9NPA+ SLi</A>
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136151" target="_new">DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR</A>
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127207" target="_new">Abit AN8 SLi</A>

Lancer was talking about a PSU.

Agree with Wusy on 9NPA+ SLI or the Abit AN8 SLI.

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Well now I have only $2000.00 to spend that my wife found out about me building a new PC! L0L!! Thats all part of bening married and also I'm going to be a DADDY!!!!! So I just want something good that will last for like 3 years. But I know that wont happen in this world. A PC is like a car when u buy it. There's a better won as soon as you drive it of the lot.

Thanks Again

Just like to have fun..

Well here is what I'm thinking off getting! So Tell me what yall think!!

Case
Lian Li V COOL PC-V1000B Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

CPU
Althon 64 x2 4800+

Mobo
ABIT AN8 SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard

RAM
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Platinum System Memory

Hard Drive
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive

Video Card
PNY VCG7800XXWB Geforce 7800GTX 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card

Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum 70SB035000003 8 (7.1) Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface Sound Card

Power Supply
SeaSonic S12-600 ATX12V 600W Power Supply 100 - 240V UL, CE, CB, FCC

Monitor
I have a 19" LCD Viewsonic VA720 (Not sure if that any good for gaming...)

I think that would be a good gaming system!! What yall think?

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Ive seen some suggestions on a PSU but as usual it seems to have taken a back seat in this conversation. In any system but especially one that will be as nice as the one your building, the PSU will make or BREAK your system. It is one of if not the most critical component that makes up a computer. IMO there are many more low quality PSUs on the market than high quality. At this point I would first determine which PSU to purchase and then build my system around it.

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Intel 3.73 EE @ 5.6Ghz
XMS2 DDR2 @ 1180Mhz

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If this is purely a gaming rig, I'd recommend a good single core CPU over the any dual-core. So that would probably mean an FX line processor if you have the budget for the 4800+.

Next is you over-clock considerations. If you don't want to overclock, then you're fine with what you're getting. If you do want to over-clock things slightly, and save a little money to, then I'd say go with the 4400+ X2, or a similar single-core CPU (other's hear can give good recomendations). With the 4400, a modest OC from a standard 200MHz bus to 220MHz will bring the 4400 to the same clockspeed as the 4800, and you'll have spent half as much. And with that case, cooling should be a problem, and the RAM should handle it as well. That'll leave you some budget to get a second, larger HDD in there, or 80% of the way to a second 7800GTX.

Speaking of your vid-card, I'd recommend BFG or eVGA over PNY. BFG comes factory overclocked for slightly better performance, and both BFG and eVGA offer better warranties than PNY (I'm pretty sure lifetime, compared to 1 or 3 years for PNY).

Lastly, you're getting a 7800GTX card. This means that you should want to run your games at 1600x1200 resolution. Try to find a monitor that does that (CRT is actually your best bet here, as I don't think you'll find a fast enough UXGA LCD so ghosting won't be a problem, especially within a reasonable price).

My $0.02

Well with the specs I posted last night I'm at $2352.00 with no monitor. I posted a PSU that I want. Is that one not good enough? I posted the monitor I have (ViewSonic VA720) So I don't think I can use that one. Also what do u look for when buy a monitor besides response time?

Thanks

Just like to have fun..

Best way to trim down those costs some:
1. Get a single core 3700+ or an X2 3800+. The 3700+ saves $557 and the X2 3800+ saves $462
2. Go with the SF201T that I linked - Great case at a great Price. Saves $135
3. Use onboard sound - unless you're an audiophile, you won't know the difference. Modern onboard sound is really good. $176 saved. Or go with the Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition and save $50.

There is PLENTY of room to cut prices some without sacrificing a lot of performance. We're big on price/perf here at THGC. If you want to laydown $3k on a system we can send you that direction, but we can also put together a great gaming system for around $1K.


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if you are overclocking then get the 4000+ or to save a lttile money if you dont need the top cpu get the 4000+ the performance is almost the same.If you want the best cpu go for the fx-57.I wouldnt recomend 2 gigs of ram only 1 gig of matched memory corsair,ocz are prolly the top two there are many others that make good memory but with these two you cant go wrong now remember you need memory with the fastest timmings for your amd intel uses the highbandwith amd uses speed check the benchies here at toms on memory for socket 939 which is the type of mobo you need for your amd for your video card i would reccomend the x850 xt from ati or the 7800gtx from nvidia or you could go with 2 video cards very expensive though. ati has an x1800xt but im not sure if it is available yet if so i would get that for a few reasons first ati in my opinion has better graphics options for a better picture like 16x and 6 or 8x aa and af filtering ive had a few nvidia cards and ati cards both are almost identical buti think ati has a slight edge in picture quality.also nvidia is the big bad wolf many dirty tricks and tactics and they are the big dog which means we as consumers wanna do our part to help the competition so that we get better products and lower prices not to mention ati has kicked the big dogs butt the last few years in the graphics market. as far as dual cpus ive read a few articles and basically what i found out is software is not written for 2 cpus so having dual cpu is pretty much useless for most people now that being said if you do anything that requires major processing the the dual processors will help you like having open tons of programs at the same time or professional work then dual cpus can help. but keep in mind the fastest dual processor right now is slower at games than the single core fx57 i would wait to get a dual core system i just cant justify buying 2 videocards and not getting double performance or 2 cpus and not getting twice the processing power they have a lot of work to do in my opinon if they want to charge us for two of everything in a computer to increase speeds than they better make it so i get the full performance d@mnit!.you shuldnt worry about buying something now that will be upgradeable later cause it more than likely wont be upgradeable or you wouldnt want to upgrade your current stuff but buy a whole new technology anyways dont buy into this future stuff cause in the future yuo wont be able to use that stuff anyway its all a sales deception and never buy something on preorder you could be waiting for months to a year or longer if it aint ready hold on to your money its incentive for them and youre not out money when youre hands are emptyplus they are getting bad with all these paper releases.you can use any xp type o.s. with any new cpu pretty much and you could buy a thermaltake case which comes with fan control and 7 fans,alarm etc. for power i reccomend turbo cool,antec true power,ocz,and theres a few others get like a 550 or something just make sure its a cheap power supplt thats important all the new hardware is power hungry and make sure the p.s. istruly what it gives many power supplies burn up and dont perform as advertised so make a good choice there.I would also tell you that you most definately should get a raptor1000 rpm harddrive it wil make a hugh difference because it finds data in 4.5 ms vs10 or higher with other drives its smoking fast whoever told you that was very wrong.the 74gig is faster than the smaller version when you are in a game and your cpu needs info that isnt in your ram it has to search your harddrive so you need speed every fraction of a second counts! since you are buying a new soundcard the new creative x-fi is a must buy buy your parts from newegg.com or zipzoomfly.com they are the best sites on the web.also flat screens are absolutely not good for gamming even the new gamming ones theres still lag crts are best for gamming just so you know

athlon 64/msik8n neo2 plat/corsair twinx1024-3200/
thermalright120mm heatsink,fan/wd 74gig raptor and 250gig/audigy2/logitechz-5500,mx1000laserwkeyboard
22inch mitsubishi mon

You'll be happier with a larger, 16MB cache drive. They pretty much negate the performance edge the Raptors once had and you won't have to worry about running out of space.

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NewEgg had a good deal on price of the VX924 last week.

Has he looked at the Dell 24'' widescreen?

To lazy. Dell.com