going 754 from socket A

[charlie22911]

well my atlonXP system is showing its age, so im puting it to rest.

i cant afford socket939 but i want 64-bit, my summer job wont make me enough before school starts back, im carrying everything in my SIG over execpt for my PSU, and GPU.

here is what i haved planed:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103464

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813136147

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817103464

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814102521

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835109119

total with shipping:

$831.47

i have a $850.00 MAX budget, not a bit more BTW.

 

also my gramps think im BS'in him, can someone please explain to him why spending anymore money on SocketA is foolish?

[Angry_Games]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819103484

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817104968

 

SocketA = dead platform/cpu

 

AMD is phasing it out (if not already stopped production on the cpu's)

 

AthlonXP chipsets = down and done for (ie: no more will be made)

 

Socket754/939 = AMD's direction.

[charlie22911]

THX, angry, im going for those parts you recomended now.

what is the difference between newcastle and clawhammer?

is it kinda like the T-Bred and Barton, like the clawhammer just has more cache but is the same as newcastle?

 

well the new total is $787.46

 

 

EDIT:

 

what size fan goes on the XP-90, recomendations?

[mklint000]

EDIT:

 

what size fan goes on the XP-90, recomendations?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811999613

[charlie22911]

thanks, noise is not an issue either BTW.

new total:

$803

 

EDIT:

added fan controller:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835118217

 

new total:

$814.98 with shipping

[Angry_Games]

yep, newcaslte = 512k L2, Clawhammer = 1MB L2

 

not really much difference...if you are really wanting to overclock, I saw a mobile 3200/3400 clawhammer between the price of the 3400 NC and the 3700

 

but i always get retail cpu's with 3 year warranties

 

i use Enermax adjustable 92mm fans (i always buy my heatsinks/fans from www.svc.com...the XP-90 is only $24.99 there)

[charlie22911]

im stuck with newegg cause my gramps wont shop anywheremelse .

after looking at the vantec fan ive noticed that this controller is what i need:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16811998129

total:

$814.99