Re: [PLUG] system upgrade recommendations

[Chris Mann <christopher@stonebridgebank.com>]

On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 18:54, sean finney wrote:
> hey folks,
> 
> as exciting as this whole top posting thread is...
> 
> in the next few days i'm going to be dropping a bit of cash to upgrade
> my desktop system (mainly to get it in shape for HL2).  i already have
> a video card that should handle it without much trouble, and i'm okay
> on the miscellaneous peripherals, but definitely need a new mobo/cpu/ram.
> i may go for a new case too, gutting most of the good stuff out of the
> old machine but leaving enough for it to run in the closet.
> 
> i'm pretty set on going for an amd system, but even having decided
> on a chip vendor, there are so many uncertain variables!  athlon xp?
> 64? opteron? mp?  what about motherboard?
> 
> i've been doing some shopping online (mostly pricewatch and a few
> familiar sites i've dealt with in the past) and there seems to be
> no end to the possibilities.
> 
> so... what i'm hoping is that others here have gone through a similar
> process at some recent point, and that maybe some of you folks would
> even be willing to share your experiences with any of the hardware
> in question?

I redid my system about a year ago, and i went with an AMD processor,
with a gigabyte mobo using the Nvidia Nforce chipsets. 

I've got to say, i've been very pleased with it. The ram is dual
channeled, which is nice, and gigabyte was kind enough to provide the
software to overclock the processor and motherboard.

IIRC the price for the mobo/proc was under $150.

-- 
Chris Mann, SAGE
Systems Administrator
Stonebridge Bank
610.235.1515
cmann (at) stonebridgebank.com
http://www.stonebridgebank.com

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