$500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo & graphics card!

[j4k3]

all parts will be bought on eBay.

i need a new:

*cpu (preferably AMD)
*motherboard (preferably with 3 or more memory slots)
*graphics card (preferably ATI)

my current specs:

amd athlon xp 2200+ (1.8ghz)
1024mb ram
ati radeon 9600xt with 256mb

also, what type of power supply should i buy? in my other thread, somebody mentioned that the newer cards need to be connected directly to a PSU and it needs it's own power supply unit. i'm thinking of buying a PC case with a bundled PSU (at least 450 watts good enough?) and i don't really want to buy a separate PSU just for the graphics card.

again, EVERYTHING will be bought on eBay.

thanks!

EDIT: are these any good -> http://computers.listings.ebay.com/3...istingItemList

those are barebone systems. they're cheap and all i have to do is transfer my hard drive, nic, sound card, etc. and i'm all done!

[Eddy01741]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo & graphics card!

all parts will be bought on eBay.

i need a new:

*cpu (preferably AMD)
*motherboard (preferably with 3 or more memory slots)
*graphics card (preferably ATI)

my current specs:

amd athlon xp 2200+ (1.8ghz)
1024mb ram
ati radeon 9600xt with 256mb

also, what type of power supply should i buy? in my other thread, somebody mentioned that the newer cards need to be connected directly to a PSU and it needs it's own power supply unit. i'm thinking of buying a PC case with a bundled PSU (at least 450 watts good enough?) and i don't really want to buy a separate PSU just for the graphics card.

again, EVERYTHING will be bought on eBay.

thanks!

Processor: http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-socket939-OP...QQcmdZViewItem. It can overclock like crazy as it is a CABYE core. If you don't want opteron ehre you go:
http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-Athlon-64-FX...QQcmdZViewItem
Mobo: http://cgi.ebay.com/eVGA-Socket-939-...QQcmdZViewItem
It's sli, but it's the cheapest i could find, it's pretty good.
Graphics Card: http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Unopened-ATI...QQcmdZViewItem
If you want BUy it now items, it will cost you more. But that's the best ATI card under 500 bucks. ALl of the total should be under 500 bucks.

[j4k3]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo & graphics card!

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eddy, what about the power supply unit? do i need to buy a special one or any generic PSU will do? also, 450watts good? or should i go for more?

thanks for the links!!! :)

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo & graphics card!

Never go with a generic unit, that's the best way to fry your new comp.Look for a good brand name.

[Eddy01741]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo & graphics card!

Never go with a generic unit, that's the best way to fry your new comp.Look for a good brand name.

Yeah, my generic one with this rig burned out after only 2 months. Get from Seasonic, OCZ, ANtec, Enermax, or PC Power and Cooling. THey are trusted, i would reccomend to buy a PSU from newegg, as you do have money to spare.

[Flanker]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo & graphics card!

I'd like to add Forton to that list. I think Forton's real name is FSP Group though, so you might wanna search with that.

<--- Proud Forton owner.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

Ya know, someone should make a sticky with all the recommended parts in it, that way we won't get 100+ threads asking the same question.

[Eddy01741]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

Ya know, someone should make a sticky with all the recommended parts in it, that way we won't get 100+ threads asking the same question.

Yeah, we prob should.

[imported_goya]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

get 2gb of memory, at least amd 64 3500 and at least gf6800 128

and buy from newegg or zipzoomfly not ebay...

[SnY_pEr]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

Double thre above for newegg... ebay sucks and is full of crooks... i would go to at least a 3500+ for a CPU... 2gb OCZ RAM, and possibly a 7800 or 6800 GS Vid card...

[Eddy01741]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

Double thre above for newegg... ebay sucks and is full of crooks... i would go to at least a 3500+ for a CPU... 2gb OCZ RAM, and possibly a 7800 or 6800 GS Vid card...

Well, the only reason my links were to ebay was because he specificaly specified ebay only. If the guy trusts ebay (i am kinda half and half myself, maybe not for computer parts though), then let him buy from ebay, plus, you can get a FX-55 for less than 200 or an opteron 148 for less than 2 bucks, a X1800XL for less than 200, a mobo for less than 5 bucks. So if this guy trusts ebay, and all the parts turn out good, he woulda saved over 500 bucks in parts, as a X1800XL costs 370 bucks, a evga sli mobo costs 150 bucks, a opteron 148 costs 230 bucks, or if he wants the fx, it costs like 900 bucks on newegg.com. I'm not saying ebay is good, i'm just saying, if all the parts turn up good, he will have saved a TON of money.

[SnY_pEr]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

^^^^^ I agree totally...

Yes he would save a tonne... but i love to buy new... something could be faulty and you cant send it back especially if the sender never replys back to you... but usually online vendors will...

But if he trusts it, im for it... id just be very very very SUPER careful when it comes to ebay!

[Eddy01741]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

^^^^^ I agree totally...

Yes he would save a tonne... but i love to buy new... something could be faulty and you cant send it back especially if the sender never replys back to you... but usually online vendors will...

But if he trusts it, im for it... id just be very very very SUPER careful when it comes to ebay!

Yeah, i've bought little things like coffee makers, cell phone chargers etc., stuff that doesn't cost much from ebay. I don't trust ebay enough for pc parts, but if this guy does, just let him be that way, cause if al the stuff turns out good, he'll get the last laugh against you guys. Because he saved over 500 bucks on ebay (you'd save over 500 bucks by just buying the FX-57).

[[DC]M4guy624]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813152049

Chaintech VNF4 Mobo 70

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

AMD 64 3700+ San Diego 233

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130258

Evga 6800 GS 199

total 502

[Eddy01741]

Re: $500 to spare - help me upgrade my cpu, mobo &amp; graphics card!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813152049
Chaintech VNF4 Mobo 70

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103539

AMD 64 3700+ San Diego 233

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130258

Evga 6800 GS 199

total 502

Well, he said he was only buying parts from ebay, and this would be a better processor if he was to buy from newegg.com: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103596
Opterons OC like crazy if you have a CABYE or CABNE stepping, even if you have a CABGE stepping, you could still prob overclock to 3ghz on stock HSF.