I know you see tons of posts like this every week but any help would be really appreciated. Here it goes:
My friend wants to upgrade his system. He is on kind of a tight budget. He asked me what my opinion was and at first I suggested A64 3000+ & MSI K8N Neo Platinum (Newegg: $350). Then, I saw this offer they have at Newegg, where they offer the A64 2800+ & Abit KV8 for only $198. I know that many of you will say go for the 3200+ but he has already difficulty choosing the 3000+ because of his budget. Anyway, what do you guys think? What would be the best A64 CPU/mobo combo, for a person on a budget?
Also, I see many people (like myself) going out and buying memory like Corsair's XMS, but is the performance increase really worth it? I have lately realised that the answer to this question is no, since an XMS module from corsair with CAS 2 costs twice as much as the same module by the same company with CAS 2.5. What do you think about this matter? And what memory do you suggest for this person, having also in mind his budget? Btw, if possible he wouldn't mind overclocking his CPU a bit 😛 so keep this in mind in your suggestions (regarding memory for example and/or cooling).
Thanks.
My friend wants to upgrade his system. He is on kind of a tight budget. He asked me what my opinion was and at first I suggested A64 3000+ & MSI K8N Neo Platinum (Newegg: $350). Then, I saw this offer they have at Newegg, where they offer the A64 2800+ & Abit KV8 for only $198. I know that many of you will say go for the 3200+ but he has already difficulty choosing the 3000+ because of his budget. Anyway, what do you guys think? What would be the best A64 CPU/mobo combo, for a person on a budget?
Also, I see many people (like myself) going out and buying memory like Corsair's XMS, but is the performance increase really worth it? I have lately realised that the answer to this question is no, since an XMS module from corsair with CAS 2 costs twice as much as the same module by the same company with CAS 2.5. What do you think about this matter? And what memory do you suggest for this person, having also in mind his budget? Btw, if possible he wouldn't mind overclocking his CPU a bit 😛 so keep this in mind in your suggestions (regarding memory for example and/or cooling).
Thanks.