# need help selecting pc hardware **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 17, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936 "2006-01-17T06:09:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![d3x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8491ac/32.png) [@d3x](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d3x)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/1 "2006-01-17T06:09:06Z")
I havnt kept up with the development of new technologies in the pc world these last few years. i need to upgrade my pc but im not sure what to look for. so im asking all you computer guru’s out there, please point me in the right direction for a motherboard and processor. (its gunna be a gaming pc btw). ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/2 "2006-01-17T06:33:56Z")
Asus and AMD 64 All you need to know 🙂 SLI is nice if you have the coin to spend, i love it, best purchase ive done in a while. But a single 6800GT is perfect for games also. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/3 "2006-01-17T07:02:20Z")
gig a ram 6800 GT intel or amd processor = 3.5 ghz 250gb harddrive big honkin power supply. or buy a dell gaming machine ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/4 "2006-01-17T07:30:07Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > Asus and AMD 64 > > All you need to know 🙂 > > SLI is nice if you have the coin to spend, i love it, best purchase ive done in a while. But a single 6800GT is perfect for games also. yep. Asus boards rock I bought a gigabyte one and i regret it Good for OC’ing but even stock i still get a blue screen of Machine check exception (could be a number of things but i blame the board) AmD64 are very nice. I went with the venice core because it rules for overclocking I guess you can get great deals on dual cores from intel (someone i know pick some newer dual core for about ~150) and go with PCi express (of course) I think sli is over kill and way to fucking expensive (i want it badddd) and buyying a dell gaming machine is a bad idea. no upgrade options later down the road, stupid fucking dell bios [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535) that is what i have and its overclocked a gig. yeah it runs at 4.18 ghz. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/5 "2006-01-17T07:33:06Z")
i love my SLI ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/6 "2006-01-17T15:12:31Z")
Here is what I just built : Socket 939 A64 3000+ $110 Asrock 939 Dual Sata Motherboard $65 1GB corsair PC3200 $75 Antec TruePower 550 $90 ATI X700 PRO $100 (I dont reccomend this card,I play old ass games and its fine for me) The Asrock motherboard is an AMAZING value motherboard.The Overclocking options are INSANE.Stable as a mofo too,I took my processor up to 2.2ghz the same day I built it,it will go higher but I need to do some Burn-In testing before I go any further,my processor is a crappy winchester core.The Reviews back up what I say too. > **[ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard - Newegg.com](https://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157081)** > > Buy ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 939 ULi M1695 ATX AMD Motherboard with fast shipping and top-rated customer service.Once you know, you Newegg! The best bang for your buck processor right now from AMD is the opteron 144’s & 146’s.People are hitting 3.0ghz stable on air cooling.(They have 1mb of L2 & outperform the FX series processors).Venice cores are good too,they hit 2.5-2.7 with no problem. I honestly dont understand why people are suggesting to get a 6800GT when a 7800GT is the same price now :lol:. I dont know what your price limit is & if overclocking is something you want to do.Just say what your spending limit is and I can piece something together. Minglor,that is an amazing overclock.I have my doubts though unless you are running some kind of watercooling or phase change cooling. 2.0 to 4.1 thats a 110% O/C. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/7 "2006-01-17T15:22:22Z")
yeah my 7800GT PPPWWWWWWNNNZZZZOOOORRRRRRSSSSSSSS!!! I would highly recommend it. Asus board and any AMD 3000 or up is good just got a 3500+ myself and I love it! ---
**Author:** ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/8 "2006-01-18T08:40:59Z")
so which 939 asus board do you guys recommend? id like one with at least 4 sata slots and good overclocking features, no SLI though. im looking at the A8N5X right now. the A8N-E looks pretty good too, i can use sata1 hdd’s with an sataII board without a problem right? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/9 "2006-01-18T09:32:49Z")
yes SATA is backward compatable, check out [hardocp.com](http://hardocp.com), they have good reviews on MB’s ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/10 "2006-01-18T09:42:08Z")
> [@Minglor](#): > > [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103535) > > that is what i have and its overclocked a gig. > yeah it runs at 4.18 ghz. Never really heard someone say they overclocked there processor a “gig”, but I assume you mean a GHz. If that is the processor you have, according to the link you posted it operates at 2.0GHz. 2+1=4.18? Unless you are talking about your FSB, which I highly doubt your RAM would be able to support without some insane water cooling setup. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/11 "2006-01-18T11:32:03Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Never really heard someone say they overclocked there processor a “gig”, but I assume you mean a GHz. If that is the processor you have, according to the link you posted it operates at 2.0GHz. 2+1=4.18? Unless you are talking about your FSB, which I highly doubt your RAM would be able to support without some insane water cooling setup. sorry wrong link the processor i really have is this. [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537](http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537) and i pretty much did this [http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1255&page=4](http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1255&page=4) which game me these results [http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1255&page=6](http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=1255&page=6) If you want me to go as far and take screen caps if you dont believe me Ill put it back to stock and then re work the clocking and take another and where i was at, i remember SiSandra(i think that was the program) said it was a bit better than an amd 4000+ And this is on my **daily** use PC and not just a one time overclock. yeah and i understand the operating frequency compared to where the CPU stands preformance wise. My cpu stock compares to an Intel XE 840 (3.2GHz) That is why it is a 3000+ and yeah I know the operating frequency is not 3.0 is still performs like one. Soo maybe i should have said It clocks at 2.8 and performs like a 4200+ (or better depending how you read the review) but thanks jim, i did mean a GHz. ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/12 "2006-01-18T12:06:05Z")
Thanks, I was just looking for you to either A) clear things up or B) show us some insane water cooling setup. > [@Minglor](#): > > Soo maybe i should have said It clocks at 2.8 and performs like a 4200+ (or better depending how you read the review) Yes, that would make much more sense. ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/13 "2006-01-18T12:08:16Z")
> [@itsJim](#): > > Thanks, I was just looking for you to either A) clear things up or B) show us some insane water cooling setup. > > Yes, that would make much more sense. Yeah, The cpu is semi sick as far as OCing goes side note- I envy watercooled ---
**Author:** ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 12:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/14 "2006-01-18T12:17:59Z")
is there any reason the 1.8 is a bit more expensive than the 2.0? its definately time for an upgrade for me. i could only get my s754 3000+ to ~2.4GHz before it would lock. ---
**Author:** ![Diesel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/diesel/32/7313_2.png) [@Diesel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Diesel)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/15 "2006-01-18T12:32:36Z")
I just purchased a x800gto2 video card. Should I have gotten a 6800GT instead or are they comparable? ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/16 "2006-01-18T22:31:17Z")
> [@skatanic28](#): > > is there any reason the 1.8 is a bit more expensive than the 2.0? Which two are you comparing? One might be OEM and the other might be Retail. If they are both of the same type, one might be a newer core. ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 10:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/17 "2006-01-18T22:51:44Z")
64 bit for sure. im still think agp is the way to go i think pcixpress is just a fad but oh well. gig ram min, 6800 or up geforce. asus board. ---
**Author:** ![BubbleSparkxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@BubbleSparkxx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BubbleSparkxx)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2006, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-help-selecting-pc-hardware/6936/18 "2006-01-19T07:50:35Z")
asus is the bomb. currently running amd64 3200, asus a8n-sli premium w/ dual 6600gt, 1 gig 400ddr, 500 gig storage. good enough economy system for me.