Can i use 1GB of 2700 with an Asus A8V?

[tdean]

i have a gig of it laying around and would like to throw it in something... my new pc gamer mag suggests that combo but when i look on the newegg site it says ddr3200....

i was gonna go with the 2700, the asus A8v and an amd 64 xp chip....

 

[Rugger]

It will work, but it won't be as fast as PC3200...I'd recommend upgrading to PC3200 when you have the money. BTW - stick with an nForce chipset mobo. Epox 9NPA+ Ultra or Abit AN8 Ultra are both great boards.

 

[tdean]

thanks.... and those boards will work with the amd 64? or should i just go with an amd xp. the system is for my buddy, he wants to keep the price down.... i have all this extra ram, i figure i'd build the system around it...

 

[Rugger]

They use the nForce4 Ultra chipset and accept s939 A64 CPUs.

 

[tdean]

damn... i just looked at ram prices. he can get 1gb for $75. i havent been doing this in a while.... doooh!!!

i'll just go with the pc3200.

thanks for your help.

 

[Rugger]

What kind of vid card? AGP or PCIe? If you have an AGP card, then take a look at the Asrock 939Dual. Also s939 and takes both AGP and PCIe. This would allow you to use a current AGP card and then upgrade to PCIe when the money was available...

 

[tdean]

i noticed the abit one uses ac97 audio.... do they have ones with the sound storm or am i dating myself again? also, can i use an agp vid card?

 

[Rugger]

Most of the onboard sound nowadays is good - not sure if sound storm is still floating around though...will have to look that one up.

About the only board that FULLY supports AGP and PCIe is the Asrock that I linked above. There are s939 AGP boards, but the option for future PCIe is a true consideration. Do you have an AGP card that you're thinking about throwing in there? If you're buying a vid card, then go ahead and get PCIe...

 

[tdean]

Most of the onboard sound nowadays is good - not sure if sound storm is still floating around though...will have to look that one up.

About the only board that FULLY supports AGP and PCIe is the Asrock that I linked above. There are s939 AGP boards, but the option for future PCIe is a true consideration. Do you have an AGP card that you're thinking about throwing in there? If you're buying a vid card, then go ahead and get PCIe...

i do not have a vid card currently. man, am i out of the loop..... can i post what im looking at and will you let me know if its ok?

he wants to keep it ~$600

 

[tdean]

well.... theres no way i can keep it close to $600. i may have to go with something like an asus a7n deluxe if i can find one. maybe a 2700+ xp and use that gig of 2700 ram i have.

heres where i am....

Antec Solution SLK1650B Black Steel ATX Mini Tower Computer Case 350W Power Supply – Retail – 63

GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard – Retail 110
Bundled with
BFG Tech BFGR78256GTCOD2 Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card – 350

2 Rosewill 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory 35 ea

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 1GHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor – Retail - 190

thats ~$700 without a hd or dvd burner.

 

[Xrock]

As far as I can see it. Good video card with slow CPU. Or decent video card with good CPU. I rather have Good CPU with decent video. Mybe consider NV 6800GS, ATI X1600, ATI X800GTO for vidoe card.

 

[Rugger]

There's a recent thread about a below $500 PC. I specced a rig for about $573. Do a quick search for that thread. I have to get ready for work, but will post some more later. A couple of quick notes:
1. You went high on the vid card - get an eVGA. There are some for around $270 and clocked as fast as the BFG - check Newegg.com
2. Don't need SLI. Chaintech VNF4 Ultra for around $70
3. 3200+ Venice should be around $160

 

[Rugger]

Here's the thread I was telling you about. It was in the Homebuilt section...Let me your questions in here.

 

[pat]

Here's the thread I was telling you about. It was in the Homebuilt section...Let me your questions in here.

Great.. you are still screwing up your link! :twisted:

Here's the thread

I'll cover your ass one more time ..

 

[RichPLS]

Go edit and put a space after url=www.blablabla.com] your text description [/url] and it should work...

 

[pat]

No.. he needs the http:// thing..

 

[RichPLS]

Don't you have a 39-foot tower to build!

 

[pat]

hehe... It's done already.. I did it today, because it was too cold to start the excavator..-25 celcius this morning .. so I did not went to work. It's going to be as cold tomorrow, so I will install it on the house.

It is a single pole, extensible enough to reach the signal.. well.. I hope..

So, in case you care about me being in the cold, I'm a strong canadian used to that kind of weather and it will be only 8 screw to install the whole thing.. I did it modular..

 

[Rugger]

Damn thing. 90% of the links i post will hose up if i put the HTTP:// in it and the rest will hose up if I don't put it in.

 

[pat]

well.. If you make them by hand, instead of using the button provided, you'll have much more succes..

Nothing can beat the old way ..

 

[Rugger]

I DO make them by hand!

 

[pat]

use the button then...

I don't know..maybe you're just not due to have your linkies right..

Anyway, I'll keep going behind you fixing your mess as I did since you first posted... :twisted:

 

[tdean]

wow.... ok guys... its gonna take me a bit to sift through all this. thanks for the replies!!!

 

[Rugger]

*grumbles*

You're going to clean up after me?! SWEET! I'll have to make sure I keep you busy then...:shock: :twisted: