which motherboard and processor?

I need help deciding which mb and processor to buy.

pc will be used pretty much only for gaming.

dont need to be on the forefront of technology or anything, just powerful enough for todays new games and and new games to come.

I want to go with AMD.

hoping i can get away with spending $200 or less on the processor, and i just want to make sure i get compatible mb and processor.

thx for suggestions.

 

here's some bundles from tigerdirect:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=188

just to get you an idea of what you could buy w/ 200$ ... the soyo KT400 w/ 3000+ seems an excellent deal to me(less than i spent on my P4 alone that i haven't installed yet LOL)

 

many of these mb's say they support 4 GB RAM, they have 4 slots.

I only see RAM sticks avilable up 512 mb.

How can u get 4 gb in 4 slots then?

 

You can get 1 gig sticks of ram.

 

I've just built my rig with an XP2400 chip and an ASUS A7V8X-X these two items cost me £85 (about $160). If I was less of a cheapskate, I would go for an Athlon64 and an MSI K8N neo platinum.
You can go for the 939 series kit but the chips cost a bit...

 

if your looking for some1 to give u an exact one to get i have one that i recommend. i use it on one of my computers and im very happy with it. it works very well. (its for AMD)


http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-127-166&depa=1

 

hi nitrowing, where did you get that from? it sounds a good deal! i've seen a p4 mobo bundle for £264 and i don't wanna spend that much!!!!!

 

for $200 i would definelty go for the newly arrived Athlon64 3200+ socket 939. that will give you a very good processor, and plenty of room for upgrading in the next year or so.

just be sure you get the socket 939, as it supports dual channel RAM as well as other features that the socket 754 version lacks.

 

so maybe this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-468&depa=1


and this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-483&depa=1

what do u all think?

 

oops 2nd link is to 754 socket processor.

i meant this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-463&depa=1

 

I said that 939 chips weren't cheap!!!
I got my stuff searching through 'MicroMart' (UK weekly magazine).
Best thing to do is set your maximum spend and not go above it.

 

Ok i think i made up my mind. Cant afford a $300+ processor so i am gonna go with this mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-498&depa=1


and this CPU:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-483&depa=1

let me know what u guys think.

I need to get a 1 gig ram stick. Should i go with the highest speed??