New Mobo/CPU/Video Card/RAM

[The Amish Kid]

ok guys i have a couple new ideas....

Now look at my cart....New Mobo/EVGA 939 Socket 4x 184pin DDR400 Dual Channel Support Nforce SLI ATX....now this will be better then the micro atx board...

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/shoppingcart.asp?submit=ChangeItem

but i was thinking of this case
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1351348&CatId=0

That setup looks good. Are you using the powersupply from the case? It will probably be fine because the stuff you are using isnt really going to be demanding as far as power.

 

[Xiggy]

yes i will use the cases powersupply...now if i do 2 video cards sometime in the future such as 2 7600GS's i think i would need a higher watt powersupply but its fine for now...thx

also i think im getting the same motherboard that u have...it may be a little different though but same company and nforce4 sli support.....thx

 

[The Amish Kid]

No the motherboard you are getting is the same on I have. Its a pretty good motherboard. It dosent have as many overclocking as some motherboards (like DFI) but its still nice.

 

[Xiggy]

yes im just getting it for SLI (just incase i have another 100 bux some day i will buy another 7600GS) and also the the nforce4 chipset which is great for gaming...also the socket is good...another thing is people say they can overclock their 3200+ from 2.0ghz to 2.5ghz easily but would the motherboard affect this??? thx

 

[The Amish Kid]

No the motherboard shouldnt really affect it as long as you get a good stepping on your processor you will be fine.

 

[ownage]

actually, the motherboard can affect overclockability. Vcore, VDIMM, and HTT limits will hinder the overclock. A good stepping is also good, too. But most of all, its the cooling that will hold you back.

 

[Xiggy]

hey one thing i saw is there are two 3200+'s but one is 10 dollars more........now the one that costs the most has a 6 stepp or sumtin like that...it says it in a lot of reviews...so should i get that one instead of the ten dollar less one??? thx

 

[The Amish Kid]

actually, the motherboard can affect overclockability. Vcore, VDIMM, and HTT limits will hinder the overclock. A good stepping is also good, too. But most of all, its the cooling that will hold you back.

Yeah but that motherboard willn't hold you back. Like right now I have it and the only thing that is holding me back from a higher overclock is my processor.

 

[ownage]

yeah, i was talking about motherboards in general. The way motherboards are made wont always overclock the same. Dont ask why, cuz i dont know. If you see Anandtech reviews, they use the same cpu, RAM, HDD, everything is the same except for motherboard, and some motherboards cant overclock that high.

@Xiggy: There are two kinds of 3200+, E6 and E4, get an E6 revision, it is newer and had better luck and overclocking.

 

[Xiggy]

thx ownage thats what i was wondering about the e6 thing...and thank you amish kid for helping me with your many replys thx guys....here is my cart at new egg to show u what i will get

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Shopping/shoppingcart.asp?submit=view
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1351348&CatId=0

now later i may get a sound blaster....another gig of ram and i like the kind i picked because its patriot signature and it has heat sinks.......i may also get another 7600GS becasue i have SLI support....thanks guys i think when i buy this i will have a great cheap computer!!!!

what would it run say games like cod2 and bf2 with the stock setup i will have

AMD 3200+ 2.0ghz
eVGA Mobo Nforce4 Chipset SLI Support
Patriot Signature 1gb (512x2) Dual Channel DDR400
eVGA 7600GS 256mb GDDR2 550/850

and then this
AMD 3200+ OC to 2.5ghz (may do this in the first one)
eVGA Mobo Nforce4 Chipset SLI Support
Patriot Signature 2gb (512x4) Dual Channel DDR400
eVGA 7600GS x 2 512mb

??? thx