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[ZombieSupaStar]

here is what Im thinking

CPU AMD Athlon 64 3500+ $290.00

Mobo ASUS "A8V Deluxe" VIA K8T800 $129.00

Ram (2x) Kingston 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 $79.00


or should I go with a PCI-E mobo?


The person is the type to only update his stuff every like 4 years (his current pc is like a p3 500)

 

[DaCocoBrova]

I don't see the point of PCI-E personally. I like having as many PCI slots as I can get. I haven't kept up with the new breed of mobo's, but isn't there a nForce Athlon 64 chipset? I try to stay away from VIA.

Get Crucial or Corsair over Kingston.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

I don't see the point of PCI-E personally. I like having as many PCI slots as I can get. I haven't kept up with the new breed of mobo's, but isn't there a nForce Athlon 64 chipset? I try to stay away from VIA.

Get Crucial or Corsair over Kingston.

This one?


GIGABYTE "GA-K8NSNXP-939" nForce3 Ultra Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

eh I might nab this one that gigabyte board has issue with 2 sticks of ram and heat spreaders fitting to tightly


MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce3 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL

 

[BigGreenMat]

If he isn't an upgrader then PCI express will be useless to him. However in the future only the best gfx cards might come in PCI-E. Sort of how some people got left out in the cold when AGP was becoming popular and they only had PCI slots. I personally want to know what point there is for x1 PCI-E. It isn't any faster than PCI the only thing I can see is that it provides a better power flow.

 

[Killthee]

Where did you get the $290 figure from? Newegg has it for $270.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

2 days ago

 

[DaCocoBrova]

I hate when they do that...