Questions about a new system

XYR0c · 01-January-05, 05:07 PM

IÃ‚â€™m relatively new to the whole computer modding scene, and I am making myself a new computer. and I have the following questions.

First off, my future system look like this so far with out the water cooling supplies i will buy and drives and whatnot.

Abit AV8 http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...127-181&depa=0 $111.00

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-501&depa=0 $175.00

BFG-GeForce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 AGP http://www.chumbo.com/Info.aspx?id=220349 $400.00

Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...135-106&depa=0 $63.69

OCZ Rev2 Gold Edi. 2x(512) http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...146-845&depa=1 $274.50

400-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / Titanium-Color PSU http://www.ultraproducts.com/product...e2f5a0636ffd25 $109.76

I was wondering if there was a better option than the Abit Av8 MOBO.
Also, What about the Video card, is this a good option?

I was wondering, would the AMD 3000 come with a defalt heat sink i could use temporaily untill i get my H2O cooling setup?

TYCOON · 01-January-05, 05:13 PM

Looks like a good setup, why the lancard? Yes it should come with the standard OEM cooler.

XYR0c · 01-January-05, 05:17 PM

yea, dident mean to put that in there. and thanks.

Fatsobob · 01-January-05, 06:44 PM

as far as video cards go, i always go ati because im just that way,
if i could have any video card on the market at the moment, i would go for the x850
http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx850/index.html
newest thing out for ati.

Anchi · 01-January-05, 06:48 PM

dose it run better than the bfg, also, dose it oc well?

putwig · 01-January-05, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatsobob


	as far as video cards go, i always go ati because im just that way, if i could have any video card on the market at the moment, i would go for the x850 http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx850/index.html newest thing out for ati.

NVidia is clearly the way to go at this time. It is silly to by according to brand allegance. I support whoever has the best product at the best price, for the time being that is NVidia at all price points.

I currently run a 9800Pro and would upgrade to 6800 (Ultra or GT) in a heartbeat if I could afford it. I thought about getting a 6600 GT (which I could affford), but the performance upgrade from the 9800 Pro doesn't seem to justify it.

Anyhow, the 6800 GT OC is the right choice.

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01-January-05, 05:13 PM		#2 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	Looks like a good setup, why the lancard? Yes it should come with the standard OEM cooler.

01-January-05, 05:17 PM		#3 (permalink)
XYR0c Apex Techie I	yea, dident mean to put that in there. and thanks.

01-January-05, 06:44 PM		#4 (permalink)
Fatsobob Apex's Squirrel Revolutionary	as far as video cards go, i always go ati because im just that way, if i could have any video card on the market at the moment, i would go for the x850 http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx850/index.html newest thing out for ati.

01-January-05, 06:48 PM		#5 (permalink)
Anchi Apex Master Tech Apprentice	dose it run better than the bfg, also, dose it oc well?