Did I do good?

Buddahpest · Jul 12, 2005, 01:53 AM

I just ordered new memory, a new cpu, and a new motherboard. Here's what I ordered:

1 GB OCZ DDRAM 512X2 PC4000 VX GOLD KIT
GIGABYTE GA-K8NS Ultra-939
AMD 64 3700+ ATHLON 64 939

You can see my current setup in my sig below. What do you guys think?

riles9262 · Jul 12, 2005, 02:00 AM

Looks nice to me.

Necrosis · Jul 12, 2005, 02:18 AM

Very nice..hmm you gonna sell your old stuff?

Buddahpest · Jul 12, 2005, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Necrosis

Very nice..hmm you gonna sell your old stuff?

Yes, I am going to sell the old stuff to make up for some of the cost. My only regret right now is I wish I would have ordered the 4000+ instead.

Necrosis · Jul 12, 2005, 02:40 AM

Nah you can always overclock the 3700.

Buddahpest · Jul 12, 2005, 02:44 AM

I just changed the order to a 4000+

CDsDontBurn · Jul 12, 2005, 02:54 AM

the one problem i noticed that you didn't mention was the chipset of the MoBo (that, or i don't know what chipset the MoBo you ordered is and i'm too lazy to look it up

). nForce 3 is AGP, and nForce 4 is PCI-E. Your video card is AGP, so if you ordered the nFore 4 MoBo, you won't be able to use your present video card. Look it over and check what you have, otherwise you'll have good hardware, but won't be able to use it all in the same system

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ReDGuiTaR · Jul 12, 2005, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

the one problem i noticed that you didn't mention was the chipset of the MoBo (that, or i don't know what chipset the MoBo you ordered is and i'm too lazy to look it up

). nForce 3 is AGP, and nForce 4 is PCI-E. Your video card is AGP, so if you ordered the nFore 4 MoBo, you won't be able to use your present video card. Look it over and check what you have, otherwise you'll have good hardware, but won't be able to use it all in the same system

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Lazy bum ! this is a NF3 MoBo ...

Buddahpest · Jul 12, 2005, 03:24 AM

Yes, it is a nForce3 motherboard. I just couldn't see upgrading my video card to PCI-E when there is nothing wrong with the one that I have now. I really wanted to get away from the RDRAM.

CDsDontBurn · Jul 12, 2005, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ReDGuiTaR

Lazy bum ! this is a NF3 MoBo ...

lol. so sue me. i'm at work all day and all i've been looking at has been MoBos, HDDs, RAM, video cards monitors and all kinds of stuff. you would think that i want to look up more info on another piece of hardware ATM?

Jul 12, 2005, 01:53 AM	#1
Buddahpest DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Did I do good? I just ordered new memory, a new cpu, and a new motherboard. Here's what I ordered: 1 GB OCZ DDRAM 512X2 PC4000 VX GOLD KIT GIGABYTE GA-K8NS Ultra-939 AMD 64 3700+ ATHLON 64 939 You can see my current setup in my sig below. What do you guys think? __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 4GHz / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R / 8 GB (2GB x 4) G.Skill PC2 8500 / eVGA GTX 280 / Soundblaster Audigy 2 / 2x74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 rpm in Raid 0 / 250GB Western Digital 7200 rpm / Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW / 1100W BFG PSU / Klipsch 4.1 Promedia / HP w2408h LCD / Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Jul 12, 2005, 02:00 AM	#2
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	Looks nice to me. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Jul 12, 2005, 02:44 AM	Thread Starter #6
Buddahpest DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	I just changed the order to a 4000+ __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 4GHz / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R / 8 GB (2GB x 4) G.Skill PC2 8500 / eVGA GTX 280 / Soundblaster Audigy 2 / 2x74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 rpm in Raid 0 / 250GB Western Digital 7200 rpm / Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW / 1100W BFG PSU / Klipsch 4.1 Promedia / HP w2408h LCD / Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Jul 12, 2005, 02:54 AM	#7
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,795 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	the one problem i noticed that you didn't mention was the chipset of the MoBo (that, or i don't know what chipset the MoBo you ordered is and i'm too lazy to look it up ). nForce 3 is AGP, and nForce 4 is PCI-E. Your video card is AGP, so if you ordered the nFore 4 MoBo, you won't be able to use your present video card. Look it over and check what you have, otherwise you'll have good hardware, but won't be able to use it all in the same system . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Jul 12, 2005, 03:24 AM	Thread Starter #9
Buddahpest DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 218 Rep Power: 0	Yes, it is a nForce3 motherboard. I just couldn't see upgrading my video card to PCI-E when there is nothing wrong with the one that I have now. I really wanted to get away from the RDRAM. __________________ Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 4GHz / Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R / 8 GB (2GB x 4) G.Skill PC2 8500 / eVGA GTX 280 / Soundblaster Audigy 2 / 2x74GB Western Digital Raptor 10000 rpm in Raid 0 / 250GB Western Digital 7200 rpm / Plextor PX-716A DVD-RW / 1100W BFG PSU / Klipsch 4.1 Promedia / HP w2408h LCD / Windows Vista Ultimate x64

Jul 12, 2005, 02:18 AM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Very nice..hmm you gonna sell your old stuff?

Jul 12, 2005, 02:40 AM	#5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Nah you can always overclock the 3700.