Athlon 64 Rig

[r1zeek]

I'm planning on upgrading my current system to A64 sometime this summer:
Athlon 64 3800+ (or something around that) Socket 939
1GB Corsair TwinX (whatever speed is used with an A64)
PCI-Express x800 Pro or XT PE
Motherboard to house it all.
Would anyone be able to give me an estimate of what that will cost in August/September?
At the moment I have £350 but i'm still saving so i'd like to know how much I'd have to save.
Cheers

[Byatt]

guessing the CPU will be around £300 by then...certainly not less, looking at current prices. RAM would be around £200, possibly a bit less (for pc3200) , PCI-E X800XT...maybe £350 more, £300 minimum I reckon...guess at £100ish for a mobo...

I'd save at least a grand just for those bits tbh...not convinced the 3800 will fall that quickly either, so you might want to save even more, unless you're prepared to go for a slower processor on the same socket...

These are only very slightly educated guesses as well.

[r1zeek]

Hmmm, does seem like alot. What other Socket 939 A64 chips do they actually do?

[SarG]

A64 3500 socket 939 - Picked myself up one today

[Byatt]

the 3500s are currently £360ish...I still reckon you'll be paying at minimum £250 for them in Sep.

[r1zeek]

Hmmm, wouldnt mind a 3500. Better keep saving though

[Allen]

A64... PCI-Express... X800XT.... a reason to save!

[Howard]

Christ you people have more money than sense... LOL.

I will however be saving up gradually for the move to A64. Nice CPU, Nice mobo and an X800-XT. Phwoar

[r1zeek]

I will however be saving up gradually for the move to A64. Nice CPU, Nice mobo and an X800-XT. Phwoar

Well, i'm trying todo it gradually but if I get it around october/november time I will have already started school and so I will be busy.
Still, can't wait for it!

[LayZeh]

I am holding back until Jan / Feb when nForce4 will be available in large volumes and a choice of manufacturers, it's going to be a killa chipset.

[Platinum]

Im saving for a simalar rig to , Wanna get my X800 but I need to find out the specs of the upcoming S939 Shuttle first

[Byatt]

I am holding back until Jan / Feb when nForce4 will be available in large volumes and a choice of manufacturers, it's going to be a killa chipset.

similarly here, having read about the features...hopefully it'll become as good a platform as n-force 2 has been for Socket A.

[malice19]

Im saving for a simalar rig to , Wanna get my X800 but I need to find out the specs of the upcoming S939 Shuttle first

Aye and You know it !!!

Been gaging to get me a Sh1t Hot A64 shuttle
XPC SN85G4

Have started saving and will probably pick one up as soon as i get back from my holiday.

[Lee H]

I'm waiting for the Nforce 4 solutions to appear with dual PCI-express for a SLI setup

Hmmm lovely.... better start saving now - Anyone wanna buy a kidney?

[Platinum]

Im not to fussed about PCI-E atm as it doenst show any real performance increase at the moment, come next spring when I upgrade my cpu and vid next then possably, for the mo though Im just trying to get my hands on a S939 Shuttle, getting info on it seems harder than getting blood from a stone

[r1zeek]

Im not to fussed about PCI-E atm as it doenst show any real performance increase at the moment, come next spring when I upgrade my cpu and vid next then possably, for the mo though Im just trying to get my hands on a S939 Shuttle, getting info on it seems harder than getting blood from a stone

At first it won't have any diff. to AGP but it will slowly take over.
I'm seriously considering whether to get it by the end of summer or wait awhile until Christmas maybe, hopefully it would be cheaper, maybe sometime like October/November.
A S939 Shuttle is gonne be sweet, I wonder if an SLI version will be available.....