time to upgrade

[civic91dx]

well my dad wants me to build him a computer so im going to take my mb, cpu, memory and video card(if money lets me) to make him one. this are the specs on my system right now:
Asus A7v8x
Amd XP 2700+
Kingston 512mb Pc3200
Asylum Geforce 4 ti4200 128mb
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum
Maxtor 80Gb with 8mb buffer ATA - 133
Sony DVD-rom 16x
Samsumg 52x Burner with 8mb cache
400W PS
SLK-900u + Panasonic 92mm fan

im lookin on buyin the new 3200+ athlon 64 (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-416&depa=0) but i dont know what mb to get since i havent kept up with new computer since i have been workin on my new car. also what memory should i run? i was thinkin of 2 512 mb corsair pc 3500 or something on those lines
thanks

[scottluebke2003]

Scratch the XP2700, get the XP2500. Scratch the SLK HSF and get the Speeze Falconrock. That alone with save you over $50 between those 2 parts.

Does he really need a SB Audigy 2 Platinum? Those are cost $$$. Maybe an Audigy 1 would suffice?

DDR3200 will be fine.

How's the civic these days? How much oil does it burn?........i've owned old Honda's too. :rolleyes:

[BipolarBill]

He doesn't need a sound card at all. The A7N8X sound is fine for general use. I agree on the 2500 Barton.

Make sure that the PSU is a genuine 400W unit. I can tell by the way you tossed that into the list that you don't respect it enough. I'd rather see you get a name-brand 300W like this one:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-979&catalog=58&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=0

[civic91dx]

hey scottluebke2003 those specs are from my system and i was going to give him my mother board cpu heatsink and ram. im thinkin of gettin a 3200 athlond 64 but dont know what mb and memory i should get. well the civic has been gone for about 4 months it was a really good car no prob but it started to turn to a rust bucket. i got a 98 monte carlo z34 (http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/470587) now i added more stuff i just havent taken more pic yet right now im on the process on installin 2 new amps

[civic91dx]

i was ready about a new athlond 64 that is comin out with 939 pins. should i wait for that to come out?????

[sm8000]

Nah, the socket-939 CPUs'll likely be pricey, and the 64-bit world isn't common enough yet, software-wise.

[scottluebke2003]

Doesn't make a lot of sense to build a 64bit system when 64bit doesn't really exist. Wait until 64bit is the norm, then go ahead and build some kick-**** 64bit system. That just makes way more sense.

[Billforce]

If it were me, I would build an adequate but not pricey system now.
Not only 64 bit, but the entire industry will change with the introducion of BTX PLUS 64 bit processing....when they iron the kinks out of that format, then I will build a **** kicker.

[civic91dx]

what would u guys recomend for a cpu, memory and motherboard. or should i stay with what i have and buy my dad like a barton 2500 or what?
thanks