Computer Questions

Hey all,

Well I'm going to be buying a new computer and I have a few questions.

1)Which mobo should I get?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813136161
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813130468

2)Which core would be best for an AMD 64 +3000 939?
(Newegg only has Venice)

3)For whatever mobo you said was best should I juse use onboard sound or buy a sennheiser headset with a usb soundcard?

4) Should I keep the psu in this case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811156141) or should i replace it with this powersupply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817153006

Thanks for all the feedback

haha joe -- Look who desided to join the party welcome to OZZU.

1) these mobo's are the same speeds. - your prefrence to what you want more.

2) idk

3) do you want better sound? test the soundcard after you get the mobo, i will let you borrow my headset. if you think you can do better, get sennheisers. we will compare the sound to mine.


4) Will you be using SATA - the second PSU supports it, the first does not.

1) The DFI got better reviews overall [ just marginaly though ] and is also has better OverClocking facilities if you ever decide to do that.

Still with Mobo's, take a look at the Asus A8V-SLI Deluxe. It's a bit more pricey but is one hell of a board and the best avaliable at the moment for skt939.

2) Venice and San Diego are both decent cores, either will do.

3) My personal opion ... NEVER use onboard anything !! Even if you only spend $50 on a sound card & speakers, its better than onboard.

4) I buy cases without PSU's mainly because the ones supplied suck. Check out this PSU Calculator for the minimum PSU requirement for your system.

Even if you don't use that Calculator, its always a good idea to replace the PSU that is supplied with a case.

the psu calculator is outdated, we cant use that anymore

1. I have tested both the Via and Nforce motherboards, for the 64 bit platform, both were fast no coubt, but the Via was more stable, less glitches. As suggested I would look torwards the A8V series, currently running it and havent had a lick of trouble, outside of what I messed up by fiddling with stuff...lol.

2. Either will do.

3. The onboard is not bad actually with this board A8V, but I would suggest a pci sound card Audigy 2.

4. No I would recommend not using the psu included in the case and would actually tell you that 420 wt psu , may not even be enough, pending on how many things you are putting into the system I would suggest either 450wt or higher that way there is no power issues.

WC

Psu has no bearing with sata drives, all the sata drives have regular power connections just like a cd-rom etc.

WC

Not outdated supports all the latest hardware, scroll buttons(hint)

WC

i did, last time i checked it didnt even support a 6800, but k

Guess they dont consider Nvidia a contender...lol...

WC

Just checked myself and right at the bottom I found a GeForce 6800 Ultra ... not in PCI-E, but at least its there

DOH

WC

nVidia is definately a contender.

For anything under a 3700+ get a Venice. For 3700+ and over get the San Diego.

I only use Antec cases that come wiht Power Supplies. The rest I buy without a Power Supply and then get an Antec or Thermaltake PSU.

Nowadays with PCI-E, SATA, and the hardcore procs and cooling solutions, your best bet is to get at least 500w. If you go hardcore, look at 600W+.

They also have the A8N-SLI Premium which is better than the deluxe now. Actually it fixes a lot of design flaws from the deluxe.

IMO opinion I would stay away from the Nvidia chipset, I mod a tech forum and there have been nothing but complaints about the same ole quirks the older versions had(nforce2 etc.) seems the more stable is the Via, regardless of the manufacturer, so if you don't mind the trial and error and the guessing game as to what is supposed to work as to what will work, then have at it. this is just an opinion, nothing more based on what I have tested for myself and what has been written about the NForce3/4 chipset and the Via. Some folks have had no issues, this is a rarity others have had nothing but problem after problem....

WC

I find that moreso with ATI than nVidia. I haven't had a problem that I couldn't fix with the nVidia chipsets. The VIA's work great, and run well. But they don't have the features and the speed the nForce chipsets have.

Besides, SLI 'nuff said.

I guess that would depend on what features your referring to, agp/pci locks are on the Via chipset, PCI express is on the KT890 http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=868, only thing not comparable would be the intergrated hardware firewall now implemented on the NForce. Another link: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chips ... x-express/

WC