Looking to upgrade from 8rda+ sugg?

[blacknight31k]

I am planning to upgrade an older pc.

my current specs on the pc i'm using is:

8rda+ ver1.1
xp-2500 barton (oc'ed to 2.2)
2x512 pc-3200 (infineon)
"deathestar" 36gig hd
9600pro

This system is rock solid, and performs very well, have had it up and running for about 1 year now.

The system i want to build i would like be more up to date than what i have now, and hope to perform better with the same stability.

1: The primary use would be for gaming and apps.
2: I do like to oc, so the mobo would have to be able to oc

Any Sugestions Would Be Great
THanks

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[fishybawb]

If you want something that's a decent upgrade from that system, you're looking at a 64-bit based rig. What kind of budget have you got?

[MJCfromCT]

agreed, if you want an upgrade, 64 bit is the way to go, depending on how much money you are going to want to spend..

[blacknight31k]

Budget is kinda open right now as each componet will be purchased seperately.

But i do want to stay with AMD since i have had nothing but great performance and reliabilty with AMD.

Just want the best bang for my $$$.
To keep it real though approx. 700$ for the core items:mobo,cpu,and mem.
That is the money i have saved so far for this system.

[Imperion1]

MSI k8n Neo2 Platinum (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468&depa=0) for $139 + $5ship. 939pin
Athlon 64 3500+ Retail (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-463&DEPA=0) for $341, free shipping. 939 pin
Mushkin 512mb PC3500 Black Hi-perf. Level 2 (http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-146-296&depa=0) for $135, free shipping. You can get one now, and then get another one in the future. Newegg is currently out right of these right now.
Total $620. And you won't have to build a new system for at least a year. The 939 pins are replacing the 754 pins.

[blacknight31k]

Thanks for the info. I like the msi boards, but are they oc able and is there gonna be a noticable diff. between the systems

My brother has an msi board and seems to be very reliable, i put his system together for him, but i didnt look to see what all adjustments in the bios "he was watching everything i was doing and didnt want him to get in there and mess with the settings" so i didnt look around much.

edit: what do u guys think of the Epox board here's the link
www.ocworkbench.com/2004/epox/9nda3+/g1.htm

Would have been great to see the msi board in there against the asus,and abit.

[fishybawb]

Yes, that MSI board's based on the nForce 3 250Gb chipset, so overclocking options (including the CoreCell feature) won't be a problem. Check out this review for more info:

http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cpu_mobo/msi/amd/s939/k8npe/index.shtml

MSI make solid boards, but so do Epox. It'll probably come down to features (although they look fairly similar), or brand loyalty - if you have any :)

[blacknight31k]

Thanks for the link. I like the layout of the msi board, and the reviews that i have been reading. My loyalty is with epox, since i have had 3 of their boards. Epox has always given me the reliability and performance that i would expect from a quality board.

So decisions, decisions

Thanks for all the help, as always from sysopt.:t :t :t

[Imperion1]

I used to rely on Epox. Not anymore. Since I've had problems with the 8rda3+, 1rst one had a couple of problems, then RMA'd the board. They sent me a remanufactured board with the same problems, just a tad worse though.

[blacknight31k]

Sorry to here that Imperion, but did they finally fix the problem.

Another question: I have heard that the n-force 4 boards are do out around X-mas, are they gonna be worth waiting for, or will the release drop the price of the current boards out especially the 939's

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[porsch1909]

im going for that MSI one in the next rig me and my mate are making and i think yoshi has that mobo and he has the best gaming rig on sysopt. so i would go with the msi one. what about a video card. or have i just skimmed the page so quickly i missed the video card bit.