Newport Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I am getting ready to start looking into some new parts for my future AMD system build in the next few months. Right now, I have decided on getting the AMD 64 3500+ Newcastle CPU. I have never built my own AMD system before and i am clueless as to which motherboard to guy. I am looking towards DFI or MSI becuase i have heard that they are number 1 for AMD performance. However, if you think there is a better board out there, please feel free to mention it. I do look to overclock my system so stability will be an issue. So far, money is not an option (wont last long after the bills start comming in hehe) so any ideas are ok for me. Thanks for the help! Your's truely, Newport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitelightning Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 MSI Neo Platinum would be my choice for a motherboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 MSI Neo Platinum would be my choice for a motherboard. K8N Neo2 Platinum for Socket 939 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newport Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I cant find that mobo for a socket 939 chip... EDIT: wait... i found this mobo on zipzoomfly.com but it is for the FX series... could that be compatible with my 3500? http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetai...ductCode=241143 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Socket 939 will work with both Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newport Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Socket 939 will work with both Athlon 64 and Athlon 64 FX I am proving my ignorance towards the AMD world... please dont laugh too hard hehe Anyone else have any other ideas for a good board??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
confuzzedintelguy Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum is gana be your best choice right now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FollowerCTO Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 when is DFI's 939 mobo coming out? would that be his best bet? I'm looking into building a system with the same processor. It'll be my first Athlon64 build Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newport Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 ok 3 for 3 makes me real confident about it lol... So far, i been thiking of getting the following: AMD 3500+ Newcastle skt. 939 MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum 512MB (for now...) Crucial Ballistix PC-3200 DDR400 RAM I am definately gonna go for one of those cordless PSUs, a nice SATA HDD, and proly a 9800 Pro... I dont have a need for an X800 or a 6800 and i know that the 9800s will drop in price CRAP LOADS between now and when i actually buy the stuff... I am still unsure of what i will do for cooling... I really wanna venture into the W/C world (this rig will be my test bed for my new set of balls lol) so i am gonna go all out with this fekker. If and when this build happens, i will give my 3.0C to my mom becuase i am tired of her sneaking around in my private files... Cant wait till i get enough *bling bling* to get started! w00t! hehe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampire Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 ok 3 for 3 makes me real confident about it lol... So far, i been thiking of getting the following: AMD 3500+ Newcastle skt. 939 MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum 512MB (for now...) Crucial Ballistix PC-3200 DDR400 RAM I am definately gonna go for one of those cordless PSUs, a nice SATA HDD, and proly a 9800 Pro... I dont have a need for an X800 or a 6800 and i know that the 9800s will drop in price CRAP LOADS between now and when i actually buy the stuff... I am still unsure of what i will do for cooling... I really wanna venture into the W/C world (this rig will be my test bed for my new set of balls lol) so i am gonna go all out with this fekker. If and when this build happens, i will give my 3.0C to my mom becuase i am tired of her sneaking around in my private files... Cant wait till i get enough *bling bling* to get started! w00t! hehe Uhh I dont wanna turn you off buying that 3500+, it is a nice CPU, but you'd get a much larger improvement if you put an X800XT or something on that 3.0c. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newport Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 I'm not looking for gaming performance... I am looking for a new computer to build for myself... Its also for folding too hehe... which is another good reason i want to build a new AMD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeMachine Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 939 is extremly fast , i was planning to get an MSI Neo2 Plat. its a really goood board, it is also goood for dual channel ram. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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