Is this a good processor and motherboard?

**FlyinHawaiian** · January 25th, 2006, 02:53 AM

This is the description. It's price is $429.00

BASE CONFIGURATION
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800 Dual Core Processor - Retail

CPU Fan
Comes with Retail Box

Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-K8N-SLI Motherboard - Socket 939 PCI-E NF4SLI

Sound Card
AC'97 Audio

Network
Gigabit LAN

**Sixpac_XP** · January 25th, 2006, 03:04 AM

I would personally take the Asus A8N-E (non SLI though).. what memory are you thinking about using?

**vikeor** · January 25th, 2006, 03:47 AM

very nice CPU and mobo... but if u dont need SLI to get an SLI board

**FlyinHawaiian** · January 26th, 2006, 01:52 AM

I'm going to use 1gb of DDR PC3200 RAM. I don't think they have the ASUS or w/e. I hope this is good. It's a SLI board, but can that hurt me? I have to get my stuff and PCClub.com and I have trouble of choosing which to get, and this one seemed good? I have no clue.

**Sixpac_XP** · January 26th, 2006, 02:06 AM

Originally Posted by vikeor

very nice CPU and mobo... but if u dont need SLI to get an SLI board

huh ???

**Sixpac_XP** · January 26th, 2006, 02:07 AM

Originally Posted by FlyinHawaiian

I'm going to use 1gb of DDR PC3200 RAM. I don't think they have the ASUS or w/e. I hope this is good. It's a SLI board, but can that hurt me? I have to get my stuff and PCClub.com and I have trouble of choosing which to get, and this one seemed good? I have no clue.

PC3200 is ok (depending on which brand) if you don't want to overclock.

**FlyinHawaiian** · January 26th, 2006, 02:12 AM

I don't plan on overclocking. What's a good RAM for overclocking 4000? Lol nothing to expensive. I have roughly $500-$600 left to buy 1gb ram, a mobo and processor, cd-dvd, hardrive, and case and power supply. right now im focused on the mobo and processor but i have no clue which are good or bad or what to look for in one. AMD 3200+ is good, but I was thinking of getting a 3500+ or even a X2 Dual Core.