New PC

[atholon]

So guys...
XFX has decided to replace my card with a 9800GT since they don't have any more of my model in stock. Problems is, is the fact that it is PCI-E and I don't have a mobo to support it.. so I was thinking of getting the cheapest system possible for it:
GIGABYTE GA-MA770-UD3 AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $74.99


CPU Socket Type AM2+/AM2
CPU Type Phenom FX / Phenom / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2
FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s)
Chipsets
North Bridge AMD 770
South Bridge AMD SB700
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4×240pin
Memory Standard DDR2 1066
Maximum Memory Supported 16GB
Channel Supported Dual Channel


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128376

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OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail $47.99
Timing 5-6-6-18

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227362

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AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz Socket AM2 125W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX6400CZBOX - Retail $99.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103228

[Hellfighter]

Maximum Memory Supported 16GB

i don't think Windows will ever support 16gb of ram, but over all its really sweet MOB

[.Simon.]

You don't think it will ever support it? I have a feeling you will be proven wrong in the near future.

Nice setup, why not push the boat out though and get a quad core?

[Scott]

Originally Posted by William

Maximum Memory Supported 16GB

i don't think Windows will ever support 16gb of ram, but over all its really sweet MOB

64-Bit windows can support upto 2 Terabytes of memory.
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx



It's a nice PC but I think you should opt for a Phenom instead

[Steve]

^ you mean Intel

[.Simon.]

Hah thats my next dilema. Making the step to quad core, but im considering switching to Intel ;P

[Steve]

i7 owns, but is still very expensive :/

[.Simon.]

+ mobo

[atholon]

Yeah my goal is to try and keep the price as low as possible and still have a decent system. I decided on AMD mainly because they are so cheap.

This is more for my family but I want to be able to play some higher end games on it too.

[Scott]

I would go with AMD if your looking to save money... The AM2 platform is pretty nice and it's said that they are going to stick with it for awhile so future upgrades will be easier.

[atholon]

Sounds good.

[atholon]

Whoop I think I am going to go with this:

Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price
1
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Item #:N82E16819115206
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy
$119.99
1
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
Item #:N82E16820227362
Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy
-$8.00 Instant
$55.99
$47.99
1
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L ATX Intel Motherboard
Item #:N82E16813128380
Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy
-$5.00 Instant
$84.99
$79.99
Grand Total: $247.97

[atholon]

Whoop got those parts today, now I get to install when I get home

[atholon]

Grr, I can't get XP's setup to load. I just get a bluescreen when it says "starting windows". My friend said that it was due to the ATA speed and that I either need to turn it down during the install or try an SP2 disk.

I tried a windows CD I made that has Sp3 on it but now I can't get the bloody audio drivers to work, it also shows "unknown PCI device" when there are no PCI devices installed. Gigabyte's drivers are a joke?

[Steve]

not sure why the mobo drivers wouldn;t work. i dont have a gigabyte driver cd i just downloaded their drivers of the website last time i tried. but you can be certain they would install of the supplied cd. my asus boards and intel board have driver cd's that go off and install all the drivers by itself.

what is the motherboard model? link would be better, there might be a zip install rather than an exe which is sometimes easier to figure out if you have the right driver or not.

the unknown pci device could be something else not installing other than the sound, but these do not mean it's related to a physical pci card.

[Steve]

*idiot*

has now read the above post with the mobo model in it

[Steve]

well i dontloaded the driver but not sure i can help now hmpf, it's a self extracting file but you still need to run the setup.exe by the look of it. if i were you i would grab the one off the website and try that again. sry for the useless info :/

[atholon]

This is the model: Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L

[atholon]

I tried their drivers but it didn't seem to fix anything.

Might have something to do with the XP image I made...
I am kind of disappointed in the 9800GT's performance in windows 7. I hope it was just due to the VM.

[Steve]

so this is problems running in the xp vm in win7??