I'm graduating from the Athlon XP market, and I'm looking at the new A64 Cores. I was planning to get a 3000 Venice, but do you think I should splurge on a San Diego 3700? Or should I get a 6800GT instead of a 6600GT? Help me out! Here's my latest concept build:
Lian Li PC-6077 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$105.00
eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$359.00 -$14.00 Instant $345.00
OCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX 520W Power Supply - Retail
$105.00
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
$146.0
OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K - Retail
$167.95
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
$8.99
REFURBISHED: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - OEM
$132.00
2 HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 -0A30356 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA II Hard Drive - OEM (Raid 0)
$107.50
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3100 967513-0403 2-Tone PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail
$113.98
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
$40.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
$7.99
Subtotal: $1,282.30
1. Should I buy a refurbished mobo? Do they come with everything that retail comes with such as cables, software, etc. ?
2. I've really cut down on gaming lately, and reviews say that the 6600GT still smooths BF2 and the like really well. Lots of people I've talked to say it will become outdated too fast, and that I need a 6800GT. But I feel like I can spend the extra $150 on something more useful. Should I not consider two 6600GTs in SLI? I trust you guys with the last word on this.
3. Normally I run stuff like iTunes, Firefox, Photoshop, AIM, Outlook all at once. Tell me if I would notice a huge difference between a Venice and a San Diego.
Thanks for any comments!
Lian Li PC-6077 Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$105.00
eVGA 256-P2-N376-AX Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
$359.00 -$14.00 Instant $345.00
OCZ ModStream OCZ52012U ATX 520W Power Supply - Retail
$105.00
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX - Retail
$146.0
OCZ EL Platinum Revision 2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model OCZ4001024ELDCPER2-K - Retail
$167.95
SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM
$8.99
REFURBISHED: DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - OEM
$132.00
2 HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 HDS728080PLA380 -0A30356 80GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA II Hard Drive - OEM (Raid 0)
$107.50
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3100 967513-0403 2-Tone PS/2 RF Wireless Standard Keyboard Mouse Included - Retail
$113.98
NEC Black IDE DVD Burner Model ND-3540A - OEM
$40.99
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
$7.99
Subtotal: $1,282.30
1. Should I buy a refurbished mobo? Do they come with everything that retail comes with such as cables, software, etc. ?
2. I've really cut down on gaming lately, and reviews say that the 6600GT still smooths BF2 and the like really well. Lots of people I've talked to say it will become outdated too fast, and that I need a 6800GT. But I feel like I can spend the extra $150 on something more useful. Should I not consider two 6600GTs in SLI? I trust you guys with the last word on this.
3. Normally I run stuff like iTunes, Firefox, Photoshop, AIM, Outlook all at once. Tell me if I would notice a huge difference between a Venice and a San Diego.
Thanks for any comments!
