Upgrades

[Triadcool]

I am wanting to get a new processor,motherboard,and memory for around $500-600. Are the products listed below great for my price range or can I get something different that will be around the same speed as the products listed below? With these parts, will I have a really fast computer?

So far this is the processor I have found : http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-463&depa=1

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-469&depa=1

Memory: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-141-154&depa=1

[S!X]

Cool. :blink:

[Storm]

do you really need to upgrade right now???

if you can wait a lil, id wait till mobo's with a proper PCIx and DDR2 become available, that wont be to long, and your PC will be alot cheaper to upgrade in future..........

[clocker]

Never heard of that brand of RAM, but I wouldn't touch an MSI board with a barge pole.
My shop has RMA'd an inordinate percentage of MSI's that we've sold/installed.

[Virtualbody1234]

Never heard of that brand of RAM, but I wouldn't touch an MSI board with a barge pole.
My shop has RMA'd an inordinate percentage of MSI's that we've sold/installed.
Agreed. Get something other than MSI and get a well known memory brand.

Also, understand that 64bit isn't supported by software yet.

[Triadcool]

Quote)Also, understand that 64bit isn't supported by software yet<Qoute>


How long untill software will support it? Would I be better off getting the pentium 4 3.4 ghz?

[Wolfmight]

I had a cheap MSI mobo that fried for no apparent reason. (ehh what do ya expect for $40)

[Triadcool]

Quote)Also, understand that 64bit isn't supported by software yet<Qoute>


How long untill software will support it? Would I be better off getting the pentium 4 3.4 ghz?


Any Body?

[Virtualbody1234]

Hmmm... Very tricky question. It really comes down to your own choice.

You could build a great 64 bit computer now and then later find out that the technology changes to something altogether different that your hardware isn't supported.

My own personal view is to build a machine that best uses current software and keep costs low. Upgrading when the new stuff comes along. Another option to keep costs down is to build a 32 bit AMD system for now.

But the choice is ultimately yours. It could work out that building a 64 bit computer now lasts longer but I'm not sure of that.

[clocker]

Also, understand that 64bit isn't supported by software yet.
Not quite true, VB.
There is a 64-bit version of Linux available.
I have a copy and plan on testing it as soon as I get SprocketII ver. 1.0 up and running....

[Triadcool]

So, if I go and get the 64bit 939 3500+, in a month or 2 they could switch to a whole different setup and I would be with out of date stuff that isn't supported? I want to get either the athlon 64 3500+ or the Pentium 4 3.4 ghz. I want the processor to last for a couple of years and still be classesd as an ok processor.

[tesco]

I'd definately not nwaste my money on a 32bit processor if I was spending that much...

The chance that in two years you are going to want to use teh same motherboard is pretty slim so I would just get what you want now then in a few years get all new parts.

[Triadcool]

Should I go with the new socket 939 athlon 64bit or the older socket 754?