bigdawgfoxx
07-25-2006, 07:04 PM
Ok, so Im selling my current setup, minus the HDD, Case, and CD RW, to my brother and parents for 500. They are spliting the cost and will be a big upgrade from the 566Mhz celeron they have now lol.
At first I was set on:
AMD Athlon X2 3800 AM2 $170
1GB DDR2 800 $110
7600GT $130
Asus board with SLI $150
Decent PSU $50
$610 Total
Now I am looking at:
Intel Pentium 940D $190
1GB DDR2 800 $110
7600GT $130
Abit AW8D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127235 $170
Decent PSU $50
$650 Total
I just have this image in my head that the X2 series athlons are soo awesome, and I think it is just because they have been so exspensive for so long, but really the 940D beats it in most benchmarks by a decent amount.
Also, with the Intel setup I should be Core 2 Duo ready...which really is all that matters anymore lol
People said that the board wouldnt run with DDR2 800 and I was wondering if anyone had any experiance with it, and couldnt I just clock down my DDR2 800 to 667?
And last but not least, isnt an nForce chipset coming out for the Core 2 Duos soon? Does anyone know when it will be released or if it will be worth the wait? Thanks!
EDIT: Actually that last Abit board appears to support crossfire, not SLI...I want nvidia cards lol. UGHHH!
The cheapest board that supports SLI and Core 2 Duo is 250..screw that. I think I will just go with this Abit board that does crossfire. Whats an ATI card that compares to the nvidia 7600GT for around $150? Or are they even any? I dont see any good middle line cards from ATI like I do from Nvidia.
But I could still use a SINGLE 7600GT on that board, correct? Cuz thats really my only option
At first I was set on:
AMD Athlon X2 3800 AM2 $170
1GB DDR2 800 $110
7600GT $130
Asus board with SLI $150
Decent PSU $50
$610 Total
Now I am looking at:
Intel Pentium 940D $190
1GB DDR2 800 $110
7600GT $130
Abit AW8D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127235 $170
Decent PSU $50
$650 Total
I just have this image in my head that the X2 series athlons are soo awesome, and I think it is just because they have been so exspensive for so long, but really the 940D beats it in most benchmarks by a decent amount.
Also, with the Intel setup I should be Core 2 Duo ready...which really is all that matters anymore lol
People said that the board wouldnt run with DDR2 800 and I was wondering if anyone had any experiance with it, and couldnt I just clock down my DDR2 800 to 667?
And last but not least, isnt an nForce chipset coming out for the Core 2 Duos soon? Does anyone know when it will be released or if it will be worth the wait? Thanks!
EDIT: Actually that last Abit board appears to support crossfire, not SLI...I want nvidia cards lol. UGHHH!
The cheapest board that supports SLI and Core 2 Duo is 250..screw that. I think I will just go with this Abit board that does crossfire. Whats an ATI card that compares to the nvidia 7600GT for around $150? Or are they even any? I dont see any good middle line cards from ATI like I do from Nvidia.
But I could still use a SINGLE 7600GT on that board, correct? Cuz thats really my only option