New Rig

[wedge22]

Well this is the new rig I have specced and I would appreciate some comments on it please.

Asus A8V
Skt 939 3500
1Gb OCZ 3200 (2 sticks)
X800 Pro
Lian Li pc60
Enermax 350w psu
Lite on 8x dvd re writer
200Gb Maxtor PLUS 10 HDD
Audigy 2

[myth]

I take it your not a fan of Nvidia? Hence the Pro instead of a GT.... Also the ZS is slightly better then the plain 2...

[StormPC]

If you are on a budget get a socket 754 ClawHammer instead of the S939 Newcastle. It's much better. If not, get an FX-53.

I wouldn't buy an A64 with less than 1MB cache. It's similar to buying a Celeron. Cache is very important on today's CPUs.

[Apex]

Well this is the new rig I have specced and I would appreciate some comments on it please.

Asus A8V
Skt 939 3500
1Gb OCZ 3200 (2 sticks)
X800 Pro
Lian Li pc60
Enermax 350w psu
Lite on 8x dvd re writer
200Gb Maxtor PLUS 10 HDD
Audigy 2

Thought about a shuttle based machine ?

[StormPC]

The Shuttle is good but the DFI is a monster if you like overclocking and high performance without having to vmod.

[wedge22]

I did think of a shuttle but it would cost me alot for the shuttle as I can get the case and psu for £35 off my mate. I already own everything on the list except the,

Cpu
Case
PSU
Mobo
HDD

So i do not really see the need to buy new ram or a new gfx card.

[myth]

I did think of a shuttle but it would cost me alot for the shuttle as I can get the case and psu for £35 off my mate. I already own everything on the list except the,

Cpu
Case
PSU
Mobo
HDD

So i do not really see the need to buy new ram or a new gfx card.

What graphics card? Oh, X800 Pro... Well, I'd get the ZS and the rest looks fine! Also that HDD is almost as fast as a raptor! Nice pic!

[GingerNinja.net]

If you are on a budget get a socket 754 ClawHammer instead of the S939 Newcastle. It's much better. If not, get an FX-53.

I wouldn't buy an A64 with less than 1MB cache. It's similar to buying a Celeron. Cache is very important on today's CPUs.

Wait one cotton-picking minute here - I too am looking at the ASUS ABV Deluxe. Are you telling me that the 754 Clawhammer (which version should I be looking at?) is potentially better back-per-buck than a 3500+ S939 which I have listed in my long running saga spec????

[Mblaster]

The 3400+ is around the same performance for about £45 cheaper, but it's on S754 so you won't be able to upgrade past the 3700+.