It has been a while since I have built a system from the ground up. The last ground up build was in early 2005, with the AMD 64 3000+. Recently, about a month ago, I stumbled across a Biostar GF8200 M2+, AMD X2 5000+, and 2 GB of OCZ memory for right at $100. I already had an 8800GT 512 which I used. I also reused my 650W Power Supply, which was only about 10 months old. That turned out to be a big mistake. The power supply started throwing out lower voltage that it should have, and ended up burning up my chipset on the motherboard, and fried my video card (didn't realize it was doing it until it was too late.) This all happened this last weekend, so for the second time this year, I am left having to rebuild, except this time it is from scratch.
I am looking for general recommendations on video and processors. I will likely go with OCZ or Crucial for my memory, and have a few motherboards I am looking at (all AM2+.) I will chose the power supply after I figure out what I am going to do about everything else.
I am only interested in AMD processors, and have about a $60-140 dollar price range. The ones I have been looking at the most are the X2 6000+, X2 6400+, PHENOM II X3 720, PHENOM X3 8750 and the PHENOM X4 9650, but I am open to other recommendations in the price range I quoted.
I am also looking at video cards, but my price range is again limited to between $100 and $140, but I am not really going to be picky on whether it is ATI or nVidia. I have been looking at the GTS 250's, 9800GTX, and the Radeon 4850. Granted this will likely be contingent on what chipset I ultimately choose, but I am just looking for some decent recommendations in those ranges. I do not have any extra money to spend and the two ranges are the absolute lowest I want to spend, and the absolute highest I can spend.
Thanks for any advice or input, also, if anyone wants to recommend a decent motherboard, I would also be open to those recommendations as well, and my price range is right around the $100 mark on that.
I am looking for general recommendations on video and processors. I will likely go with OCZ or Crucial for my memory, and have a few motherboards I am looking at (all AM2+.) I will chose the power supply after I figure out what I am going to do about everything else.
I am only interested in AMD processors, and have about a $60-140 dollar price range. The ones I have been looking at the most are the X2 6000+, X2 6400+, PHENOM II X3 720, PHENOM X3 8750 and the PHENOM X4 9650, but I am open to other recommendations in the price range I quoted.
I am also looking at video cards, but my price range is again limited to between $100 and $140, but I am not really going to be picky on whether it is ATI or nVidia. I have been looking at the GTS 250's, 9800GTX, and the Radeon 4850. Granted this will likely be contingent on what chipset I ultimately choose, but I am just looking for some decent recommendations in those ranges. I do not have any extra money to spend and the two ranges are the absolute lowest I want to spend, and the absolute highest I can spend.
Thanks for any advice or input, also, if anyone wants to recommend a decent motherboard, I would also be open to those recommendations as well, and my price range is right around the $100 mark on that.