pr0duc3r Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 i dont want to over clock my pc at all i just need a decent computer with upgradability. and i have read enough to know the Pentium 805 was a good place to start. here is a list i got totaled at almost $700-minus monitor keyboard and mouse, i need this to be a usable computer, maybe laying down some mixes, nothin video, alil adobe, surfin web and puttin cd's together but keep in mind the upradability....am i about in the right ballpark or are their items i could lose, 1x - Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 Dual Core,EM64T Processor 1x - ASUS P5L-MX Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard 1x - Patriot Signature 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) System Memory 1x - Emu 0404 Soundcard - $99.99 1x - Rosewill RD400-2-DB ATX V2.2 400W Power Supply 1x - Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive 1x - Rosewill TU-153 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W(20+4 pin) Power Supply 1x - GIGABYTE GV-NX73T256P-RH Geforce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card 2x - LG 16X DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmate717 Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 I also did my recent upgrade with a Pentium D 805 purchased @ newegg for $90 combined with a Fry's electronics Intel d102ggc2 mobo for 70 and 2x 512MB Kingston DDR2 533MHz Ram for 100 the rest i already had an x600 pro 256 PCI-E Vid Card 2 200GB Maxtor SATA Drives RAID 0 and a 250 IDE For my music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 Depending on temperatures, it can run at anywhere between 3.3 and 4.0 Ghz. Personally, I'd go for the cheapest Core 2 Duo and OC that one, because the 805 uses a lot of power on full load especially when OCed (like, 150+ watt) and you'll earn the difference back within time for the next computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 i would stay away from the pentium D. go with a core duo 2 they are much faster then the pentium D. its 183 for the cleapest one. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005 and its probally 70% faster then that pentium D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0duc3r Posted October 20, 2006 Author CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 im not looking to overclock it, the pentium d is dual core, i just need it for now, i can do almost everything i want with the computer i am on now,(dell inspiron 2.8 ghz pentium 4) so if i have 2 of these with more memory i will be straight until the upgrade of 4 gig memory and a 4 ghz core 2 duo because i dont need to really update this computer it gonna be stricty a music computer, all my software is older cause thats what im good with, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimPawlak Posted October 20, 2006 CID Share Posted October 20, 2006 get an AMD 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kamil234 Posted October 21, 2006 CID Share Posted October 21, 2006 get an AMD 64 x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted October 21, 2006 CID Share Posted October 21, 2006 I would go with a core 2 duo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kamil234 Posted October 21, 2006 CID Share Posted October 21, 2006 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1366749&sku=CP2-A64-4000%20E AMD64 x2 4000+ only $99 (expires 10/31) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted October 21, 2006 CID Share Posted October 21, 2006 http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv this site has some good deals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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