best oc gears

[kozmic]

ohk dudes,.

im after some new components for my comp,

duron 1ghz
mobo - sdram (coz im cheap) :)


wot do you suggest as the best mobo i should get for it ?
as i wanna oc it quite alot :)

[kozmic]

i dont have much money to work with, but im after the best that my money can buy

i need a new case, cpu - duron, mobo -sdram, and bout 256ram

i have like $400-450

wot do you guys suggest ?

[kozmic]

also, its gonna b for like gaming lan parties :)

ne advice would b appreciated,
thx
kozmic

[Sydog]

I would suggest either an Abit or a Epox motherboard. Even a Soltek if you plan on unlocking yer duron

[FruitLooPs]

With that price you are stuggling to get all of the things you want.

But check out www.dragonpc.co.nz & www.stylespc.co.nz for some of the lowest prices around.

So far looking @ what you can get from www.dragonpc.co.nz I've got:

Case, cheapest there $90
Duron 1ghz $120
Volcano7 heatsink: $35 (you could probably get away with an $18 one if you are not going to clock).

that leaves $200 for a motherboard and some ram. Not alot of room...

256mb ram is $110 dollars, leaving with you less than $100 for a mobo. Not gonna happen.

Try the prices @ www.stlyespc.co.nz just in case you can get a better deal.

[kozmic]

sweet, thx :)

just something gd quality, that would b best for oc'ing.

i will b unlocking teh duron ;D

[kozmic]

Originally posted by FruitLooPs
With that price you are stuggling to get all of the things you want.

But check out www.dragonpc.co.nz & www.stylespc.co.nz for some of the lowest prices around.

So far looking @ what you can get from www.dragonpc.co.nz I've got:

Case, cheapest there $90
Duron 1ghz $120
Volcano7 heatsink: $35 (you could probably get away with an $18 one if you are not going to clock).

that leaves $200 for a motherboard and some ram. Not alot of room...

256mb ram is $110 dollars, leaving with you less than $100 for a mobo. Not gonna happen.

Try the prices @ www.stlyespc.co.nz just in case you can get a better deal.

i guess i can always do sum sucking up to the parents for sum dosh, even tho thats what my current source of income is :D

cheers for yr help dude :)

how much do you think i will havfta spend to get a gd oc mobo ?
all the otha stuff sounds gd :D

[KingJackal]

Remember Dragon is in ChCh, so add to-Auckland postage to THOSE prices ;) ;).

BTW, SDR mobo's and Duron Morgan's don't mix well. Expect bugs, and possible incompatibilities.

However, THE best overclocking SDR mobo's used to be the Iwill KK266/KK266+ series motherboards. Close behind were the Abit KT7A, the Epox 8KTA3+, and some ASUS trash ( /me still don't like ASUS :p ).

[kozmic]

lol,
thx man

so why dont you like asus KJ ?

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here is wot i have put together, and is my best bet atm.

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http://www.dragonpc.co.nz/
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AMD Duron 1000 SocketA CPU With Cooler. $120.00
Soltek SL-75KAV Socket "A" Motherboard. $209.00
ATLAS SF-760-2 Blue Case with 300W Power Supplies. $90.00
Generic 256Mb 168Pin PC-133 SDRAM. $110.00
Thermaltake VOLCANO 6Cu+ (with 7200rpm fan) for Intel Socket 370 / AMD Socket A CPU. $37.00
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TOTAL = $566.00 inc GST
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^^^
that one there is wif SD RAM
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http://www.dragonpc.co.nz/
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AMD Duron 1000 SocketA CPU With Cooler. $120.00
Soltek SL-75DRV5 Socket "A" Motherboard. $265.00
ATLAS SF-760-2 Blue Case with 300W Power Supplies. $90.00
Generic 256Mb 184Pin PC2100 DDR. $130.00
Thermaltake VOLCANO 6Cu+ (with 7200rpm fan) for Intel Socket 370 / AMD Socket A CPU. $37.00
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TOTAL = $642.00 inc GST
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^^^
and that one is wif a better mobo and ddr

its a lil ova wot my original price limit was, but thats sweet :)
wot do you guys think ?

[kozmic]

im thinkn bout goin wif the ddr one,
and the mobo is a kool purple :D
i thnk its the same one as method just brought of a dude here sumwhere.

do you think that i should pay the lil extra and go with the better mobo and ddr ?

[whetu]

if you can afford it, then definately yes

[Antallica]

That Soltek DRV5 mobo is absolute poo if you wanna oc. Don't get it if oc'ing tickles your fancy :(

[Antallica]

Oh and don't get us started on the "why is ASUS crap" topic.... I'm sure I speak for all when I say, we all tire of that now. Unless KJ want's to have a b!tch about it again :rolleyes:

[Grrr!!]

I can't actually imagine KJ not ready to ***** about something ;).

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by kozmic
so why dont you like asus KJ ?


http://forums.overclockers.co.nz/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1267

[Method]

mmmmk kozmic the AMD Duron 1000 SocketA CPU With Cooler. $120.00 i got my 1.1 duron for 110 inc p&p without tyhe cooler tho but i see that you are already getting one. and yes my mobo is crap for ocing but i was on a tight budget and that was the cheepest motherboard i could get my hands on.
And if you want to be really cheel like me i got some no name hunk of **** ddr ram for $95 i think its pc2100 but im not gunna fiddle with my fsb till i get some decent ram ect because im scared itl blow so il just fiddle with the multiplyer.

oh and a question whats the highest multiplyer setting for a duron 1.1, yes i know every cpu is diferent just like people ect ect but can someone give me a rough estimate? and whats the multiplyer set at? usually?

[FruitLooPs]

Originally posted by Method
and whats the multiplyer set at? usually?

Your one will be @ 11X I *think*. Anyway that was by dividing the running speed in MHZ by the FSB. (1100/10=11)

[kozmic]

thx method,
but im tryn to get it all from the same place to save time, and stuff,
so if ne thing goes wrong i know where to go to sort it out :)

i already know bout yr deals :p