Mobo and other components Upgrade Advice

MustangSVT · 07-25-07, 03:50 PM

I need some advice regarding upgrading my dad's computer. He is currently on an Athlon XP build. Here's what I've gotten him so far:

Q6600 CPU
2GB Mushkin PC8500 (1066MHz)

I'm looking at buying him this motherboard, would like some comments for it:

ASUS P5K - Dual DDR1066, Firewire, 2 PCI-E (it seems all boards have CrossFire or SLI nowadays)

I also need to buy him a video card as well as a power supply.

This is not a gaming computer by the way. He does video rendering and processing for the most part and some audio stuff. I'm not sure what video card to get him, maybe an X1600, X1650, 7600, these seem to be cheap nowadays.

As for power supply, I'm thinking an Enermax 535W like the one I have, should be more than enough.

All comments are welcome!

DRen72 · 07-25-07, 03:52 PM

8600GT.
The power supply should work fine.

mullet · 07-26-07, 01:44 AM

MustangSVT, Looks good dude he should be happy.

MustangSVT · 07-26-07, 03:22 AM

I'm looking at an eVGA 8500GT video card. What do yall think? I'm thinking DX10, maybe hell want it for Vista at some point, and he doesn't really need gaming power.

stncttr908 · 07-26-07, 10:23 AM

That'll be great for watching HD content as well. The 8500GT supports the full complement of NVIDIA PureVideo features.

07-25-07, 03:50 PM	#1
MustangSVT Stop looking at me Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,653	Mobo and other components Upgrade Advice I need some advice regarding upgrading my dad's computer. He is currently on an Athlon XP build. Here's what I've gotten him so far: Q6600 CPU 2GB Mushkin PC8500 (1066MHz) I'm looking at buying him this motherboard, would like some comments for it: ASUS P5K - Dual DDR1066, Firewire, 2 PCI-E (it seems all boards have CrossFire or SLI nowadays) I also need to buy him a video card as well as a power supply. This is not a gaming computer by the way. He does video rendering and processing for the most part and some audio stuff. I'm not sure what video card to get him, maybe an X1600, X1650, 7600, these seem to be cheap nowadays. As for power supply, I'm thinking an Enermax 535W like the one I have, should be more than enough. All comments are welcome! __________________ 1. Q6600 @ 3.2, ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo, Powercolor HD 4890 CrossFire, 4GB Mushkin DDR2-1066, 3x 24" LCD, Matrox TripleHead2Go, Audigy 2 ZS 2. Q9550 @ 3.7, ASUS P5K, Galaxy 8800GT G92, 2GB Mushkin DDR2-1066, Samsung 710N + Samsung 205BW, Audigy 2 + SB Live! 5.1 (hooked up together, really), dad's comp 3. XP-M 2500+ @ 205x11.5, Gigabyte nForce2-400, GeForce4 Ti4200, 2x512MB OCZ DDR-400 "Premier", oldie

07-25-07, 03:52 PM	#2
DRen72 Eastern Pipistrelle Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Cave Posts: 2,125	Re: Mobo and other components Upgrade Advice 8600GT. The power supply should work fine. __________________ CPU: Intel QX9650 / Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme / (Usually @ 3.6GHz, but stable at 4GHz) Video: ATI 4870X2 / 24" BenQ FP241WZ LCD Motherboard & RAM: Asus P5E3 Deluxe (X38) / 6GB Corsair DDR3-1600 Storage: WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS SATA-500GB / WD 500GB My Book Premium ES / Two Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB drives / Thermaltake ST0005U HDD Docking Station. Optical Storage: Samsung SH-S203N DVD-RW Sound: Sound Blaster X-Fi / Logitech Z-5500 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP2 Other: Antec P180B Case / Corsair XH-1000 Power Supply / Logitech G5 (v2.0) / Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 Console: XBox 360 Elite

07-26-07, 01:44 AM	#3
mullet }‹((((º> Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA, Virginia Posts: 7,322	Re: Mobo and other components Upgrade Advice MustangSVT, Looks good dude he should be happy. __________________

07-26-07, 03:22 AM	#4
MustangSVT Stop looking at me Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,653	Re: Mobo and other components Upgrade Advice I'm looking at an eVGA 8500GT video card. What do yall think? I'm thinking DX10, maybe hell want it for Vista at some point, and he doesn't really need gaming power. __________________ 1. Q6600 @ 3.2, ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo, Powercolor HD 4890 CrossFire, 4GB Mushkin DDR2-1066, 3x 24" LCD, Matrox TripleHead2Go, Audigy 2 ZS 2. Q9550 @ 3.7, ASUS P5K, Galaxy 8800GT G92, 2GB Mushkin DDR2-1066, Samsung 710N + Samsung 205BW, Audigy 2 + SB Live! 5.1 (hooked up together, really), dad's comp 3. XP-M 2500+ @ 205x11.5, Gigabyte nForce2-400, GeForce4 Ti4200, 2x512MB OCZ DDR-400 "Premier", oldie

07-26-07, 10:23 AM	#5
stncttr908 You are great doctor! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 9,008	Re: Mobo and other components Upgrade Advice That'll be great for watching HD content as well. The 8500GT supports the full complement of NVIDIA PureVideo features. __________________ PC - \| E4300 @ 3.2GHz (9x355) 1.35V w/ D-Tek Fuzion @ 29C idle 40C load ORTHOS stable @ 3.5/1.5V \| Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Rev. 3.3 \| 4GB G.Skill DDR2-800 @ 888MHz 4-4-3-5 w/Corsair Dominator Cooler \| jAKUp Edition eVGA 8800GTX @ stock w/EK FC-8800GTX block @ 42C idle 49C load \| Thermochill PA120.2 w/2x Yate Loon 1200rpm\| Swiftech MicroRES \| Laing DDC w/Petra's Delrin Top \| Masterkleer 1/2" ID 3/4" OD \| WD 200GB \| 2x320GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA RAID 0 \| 2x Seagate 500GB USB 2.0 \| Lite-On 20x SATA DVD+RW \| Silverstone TJ-09 \| Corsair 620W PSU \| Logitech Z-5500s \| Sennheiser HD-570 headphones \| Audigy 2 ZS Platinum \| Dell 2007FP \| Dell 2007WFP \| Laptop - \| Dell Inspiron 1420 \| C2D T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB cache) \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| 160GB 7200RPM HDD \| DVD +/- RW \| 14.1" WXGA+ (1440x900) \| Broadcom 802.11g \| NVIDIA 8400M GS 128MB \|

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