Who's got the good Mobo/CPU combo deals in the US

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:32 pm

I'm looking to upgrade

I would like to keep with the PC 3200 memory scheme since I have 1.5 gig
I'm looking for an Athlon based system with a good mobo (SATA) required, I guess I could suck it up and go PCI Express...

any suggestions?

Post by **jayP.lq** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 3:03 pm

I'm also going to upgrade at some point, I'll be looking here:

http://tinyurl.com/3y7b3

they have mobo/cpu compo's that you can pick and choose

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:10 pm

OK so far I am looking at the following pieces

eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB PCIe Video Card $389.99
w/ Free eVGA 133-K8-NF41 Motherboard $135.99

Combo Price = $360

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:18 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:OK so far I am looking at the following pieces

eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB PCIe Video Card $389.99
w/ Free eVGA 133-K8-NF41 Motherboard $135.99

Combo Price = $360

i know i'd put a ton of faith in a $120 motherboard being given away by every retailer with an off-brand videocard.
i'm sure its super reliable and has plenty of overclocking potential.

Post by **shadd_** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:27 pm

if your into the whole media experience i would go for ati's 1800xl. awesome overclocking potential and plenty of media features.

ati was a little slow out of the gate with enabling all the features on their new line up but things are really taking off.

http://firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_cat ... o_quality/

Ten days ago, ATI had the worst video quality on the PC. With this new driver, ATI has jumped to the top of the class and then built a nice lead. For Hollywood films, ATI edges out NVIDIA's PureVideo. Although the cadence detection is faster with NVIDIA, ATI has noise reduction will improve the quality of films once the cadence is locked on. In other words, for most Hollywood films, ATI will look better for the 2 hours whereas NVIDIA might look better for the few seconds after a bad-edit, if such a bad edit exists. When it comes to processing interlaced video, ATI now surpasses anything that we've seen on the PC with the best implementation of diagonal filtering we’ve seen yet. When it comes to unusual cadence detection, ATI AVIVO has no peer in its price range.

Post by **shadd_** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:32 pm

if you are looking at reviews, take note of the driver versions. if they are not using cat 5.12's or up discard them.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:45 pm

Dr_Watson wrote:
Giraffe }{unter wrote:OK so far I am looking at the following pieces

eVGA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB PCIe Video Card $389.99
w/ Free eVGA 133-K8-NF41 Motherboard $135.99

Combo Price = $360
i know i'd put a ton of faith in a $120 motherboard being given away by every retailer with an off-brand videocard.
i'm sure its super reliable and has plenty of overclocking potential.

I thought eVGA was a decent brand...

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:59 pm

they're pretty middle-of-the-road video card company that just lumps out reference design cards... kinda like PNY et'al.
motherboard wise, they're totally unproven. i don't think i've ever seen a stress test, or a serious review of any mb they've made.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:02 pm

I'm not looking for an amazing system, just an upgrade to what I currently have.

My Geforce Ti 4200 is a "little" outdated

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:20 pm

hey, i've got an MSI Ti4600 i'm not using anymore

Post by **R00k** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:25 pm

I've ordered parts from these guys for my last 3 systems, and had great service. Prices have always been good too.

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/

Post by **R00k** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:26 pm

I assume you've checked the Pricewatch combos?

Post by **Freakaloin** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:27 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:I'm looking to upgrade

I would like to keep with the PC 3200 memory scheme since I have 1.5 gig

any suggestions?

rofl...*snicker*...

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 6:56 pm

R00k wrote:I assume you've checked the Pricewatch combos?

*HUGS :icon28:

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:08 pm

What the hell are people that dumb that they do not know how to leave feedback LOL

Neutral - just ordered a barebones, thought I would commit on the nice price, we will see how the shipping and sevices goes from here.

Post by **R00k** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:35 pm

LOL, nice.

This isn't feedback, I just wanted to say HI to everybody who's reading this, thanks for reading!!!

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:34 pm

Looks like I am going to get the

Gigabyte GA-K8U-939 ULi M1689
AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Processor (San Diego) Socket 939 Retail

For starters

Post by **tnf** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:46 pm

I order all my shit from Newegg. Don't know if they have the best prices every time (they are usually pretty good) but I've built 6 computers with parts ordered only from them and never had one hint of a problem.

Post by **Sanction** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:56 pm

R00k wrote:I've ordered parts from these guys for my last 3 systems, and had great service. Prices have always been good too.

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/

:icon14:

Post by **R00k** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:59 pm

tnf wrote:I order all my shit from Newegg. Don't know if they have the best prices every time (they are usually pretty good) but I've built 6 computers with parts ordered only from them and never had one hint of a problem.

I like Newegg too, but they have a warehouse in TN so I have to pay sales tax through them. Which usually bumps them up to being more expensive than the other shops I'm looking at.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 11:53 pm

R00k wrote:
tnf wrote:I order all my shit from Newegg. Don't know if they have the best prices every time (they are usually pretty good) but I've built 6 computers with parts ordered only from them and never had one hint of a problem.
I like Newegg too, but they have a warehouse in TN so I have to pay sales tax through them. Which usually bumps them up to being more expensive than the other shops I'm looking at.

LOL same here they have a warehouse in NJ too so I dumped my basket with them and switched to ZippZoomFly (old googlegear)

but for lesser expensive stuff newegg rules

Post by **Grudge** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 11:45 am

You should be aware that the ULi chipset is a budget chipset, read up on reviews before you get one instead of a nForce4.

I ordered a X2 3800+ and an Asus A8N-E two days ago. Quality products with great overclocking potential.

Oh, and a XFX 7800GT OC, lifetime warranty.

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