Choosing mobo and vidcard for x2 3800+ system.. HELP!!!

[weedmeister]

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hello guys and geeksÂ*

im planning to build a PC, and since it's my first time, i just have some questions...

i'm basing my build on the AMD x2 3800+ proc, am planning to have 2gb G. SKILL ddr ram, and i might go into overclocking a little bit, so here are my questions:

1.) what would be a good mobo? my budget is around 7-8k. i have an option to buy it through newegg as my sister will be bringing back my proc, vidcard, optical drive, and ram... i was thinking to get the ASUS A8N5X, but since this mobo is not available in the phils, then i might have a hard time in case there's a problem with it... locally, i was thinking to get either the ASUS A8V-E SE or the EPOX EP-9NPA3 SLI.... what do you guys think? SLI is not really a big thing on my list, but it wouldn't hurt to have it in case i can get another card in the future...PLS HELP!Â*


2.) what would be a better vidcard? i am really getting this item through newegg as the local prices are outrageous!!!Â* Â* i need to decide between the SAPPHIRE RADEON X850XT at $174 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102505 ) or the CONNECT3D RADEON X1800GTO at $237 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814142067 ) ?

the only difference i can really see with my newbie eyes is the VIVO capability...? is there anything else i should consider


aside from those two items, it seems that evrything else is a go... by the way this rig will be used for gaming, video editing, and surfing.... anyway, thanks a lot for reading, and appreciate any help whatsoever...Â* :mrgreen:

[weedmeister]

just would like to know also if its really true that the CONNECT3D RADEON X1800GTO (PART #3041) really has 16 pixel pipelines enabled? am not so sure... some sites say yes, others say no....

[weedmeister]

bump

[cHoLoCoY]

about ur v-card,...... just get da CONNECT3D RADEON X1800GTO" i was reading da spec's on newegg,... and it'z pretty good,.....
in newegg it said dat it has 16 PixelPipelines,....... dat should be true,...... dat should be true if datz wat they claim

and for the mobo,..... i would either go with da EPOX EP-9NPA3 SLI or da ASUS A8N5X

but keep askin' around,..... see wat other people think,....

[weedmeister]

thanks for the hlp bro... mahadlok man ko coz some sites say na 12 pixel pipelines ra gyud... i tried to email the manufacturer, dili man mo tubag.... anyway, i'm trying to put up a little extra money for a XFX GeForce 7900GT Extreme ViVo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150149 24 pixel pipelines bro!!!!!!!!! hihihihih hope i don't go broke..... nice sad coz at least it supports SLi and Windows Vista for future-proofing... :mrgreen:

[cHoLoCoY]

329 buck'z for the XFX GeForce 7900GT datz a good deal,..... but datz like a low end for da 7900 series,.... (if ur in a budget,.. good for it)

i'v also been thinkin' bout buyin' a V-card,..... either,..... buy another BFG 7800GTX OC (so i can go SLI) or i can sell it and buy a XFX GeForce 7900 GTX XXX or 1 of da 7900GTX series,.... but im still not sure,..... i might just wait it out and see wats gonna come out next year,....

"this upgrading shiet is f_ckin' expensive,...."

[darkwing]

i'd wait for DX10 cards

[fish]

wait for dx10 cards and am2 processors.

[bossdak]

na kung magsigi ka ug huwat, matiguwang na lang ka di gihapon mahuman imong pc. ngano kaha nga kung mopalit naka, makabalita naman pud ka nga naay bag-o nga uma-abot. )

[EarlZ]

wait for dx10 cards and am2 processors.

which could result on an infinite waiting