How's this config for gaming?

[abhijit_reddevil]

Hi,

I have decided to go for a major upgrade and I have decided on the following specs. Finally I will ditch my 3 year old system. And as I am into gaming, I have also decided on the AMD based platform.

Motherboard:Asus A8N-E (Nforce4 ultra chipset)---Price ~ 6,500
Processor:Athlon 64 3000+ (939 pin)---Price ~ 7,500
Graphics card:Asus or XFX 6600GT 128MB DDR3 PCI-express (I am not getting the Leadtek/Gigabyte brand here in Kolkata.)---Price ~ 10,500

Total cost ~ 25,000

In addition to that I will use the 512 MB DDR RAM from the previous system. The other components essentially comes from the previous system.

Please suggest any changes. I want to be relatively futureproof for the future 2 years. I also do not have fascinations for high resolution gaming but I am satisfied with high performance at 1024X768 and 4X AA/8X AF.

I was also considering a MSI based board (MSI RX 480M2). Is this a good choice and is this cheaper than the above mentioned ASUS baord?

My total budget is around 25k....

Thanks and waiting for your suggestions...

[QwertyManiac]

Its good for a year or so if i may say so...
P.s. try gettin a gb ram if u can go for it, else all is ok, but plz recheck prices in the sticky for the proccy...
dont think it is worth that much...

[magnet]

config is good...also which monior do u haVe???...btw i guess mobo price is mor..i jus got it 4 8.5k..also yup get 2 512mb ram.......will cost ard 6k(both box pack transcend-400mhz)

[harshagarwal]

its excellent config for gaming also u can OC the cpu upto 2Ghz of speed

[QwertyManiac]

Isnt 3000+ already 2~ ghz ?

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by harshagarwal

its excellent config for gaming also u can OC the cpu upto 2Ghz of speed

I think he is correct. The clock speed of the 939 pin processor is 1.8Ghz, whereas the same for 754 pin is 2Ghz, according to this chart:

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/...^10248,00.html

What do you say? Then which processor should I go for? Needless to say, if I change over to 754 pin the motherboard should also change. Please give suggestions for supporting motherboard as well, and the price.

Thanks!

[sunmysore]

stick to the current comob, its worth it!

[abhijit_reddevil]

Well, how about the MSI K8N Neo4? Is it available in India and what is the price?

Thanks..

[funkymonkey]

k8n neo 4 is available in india.
Cost was close to 9K few days ago and its not worth it to be honest.
A8n-e is good board. good overclocker. good stability.
ANd perfect price.
And ya, 1GB memory is almost nacessary with modern games. specially when u plan to game with eye candy on and have a card like 6600GT

[abhijit_reddevil]

We are totally getting ripped off. Just to compare see this:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1366536

Comes to around 4000 bucks. And they are charging 9000!!! What the ***?

[magnet]

the same board the guy told me for 9.5k in mumbai....the f option made me to go against it...since i was going 4 msi for firewire...but f option doesnt provide i guess

[deathvirus_me]

get atleast a GB of memory .... also .. get the 6600GT Gamer's Edition from XFX ... its priced only about 2k's more .. but is a damm good overclocker .....

[abhijit_reddevil]

Thanks very much friends!

[abhijit_reddevil]

Well, I might also consider this...What do you say?

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27091

Please reply soon.

Thanks

[ASH18MARCH]

go ahead buddy thats a offer not to be misse but do check what the card 6600 or 6600 gt and by the way go for asus a8n sli delux u will be safe in future u wont have to buy a another card instead go for a nother 6600 which will be cheap by then but mind u asus mobd have had complants that the fan tends to conk of or produce sound so u ned to replace but its a good bord check msi bord too and if possible go for a asus sli premium if u can as it will increase the budget by atleat 3 thousand but because it has no fan and has a heat pipe it is good especailly for overclocking ur chipset and u wont have any of those fan problems also check the price for 6800 prices have crashed quiet a lot tc