Friend buying barebone PC kit, good deal? Asus M2N68-AM SE2 Barebone Kit

So my friend is deciding to buy a barebone PC kit (Asus M2N68-AM SE2 Barebone Kit) the link to the kit is here --->http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Sea...6&CatId=332
He's wondering if it's a good deal, if he gets this kit he would upgrade the GPU to either his 9500GT or sell the 9500GT and the GPU in the kit and buy a 9800GT with 512mb of DDR3 video memory
Link to the GPU --->http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/Sea...&CatId=3670

So is this a good idea/deal ? Thats 350$ in Canadian for the kit, and another 140$ Canadian for the video card (and if he returns his 9500GT he will get back another $70)

He's also wondering how overclockable the CPU is in the kit.

Thanks for any advice, my friend really appreciates it.

it perfectly fine for the price but im just a little worried about the PSU and also with 140 bucks u could get the hd4850 or 9800gtx+/gts250 @ ncix.com

heres a few good ones : http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=40867&vpn=AX4850%20512MD3-PH&manufacture=PowerColor

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=36682&vpn=GV-R485MC-1GI&manufacture=Gigabyte 1gb model!!!

http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=35521&vpn=AX4870%20512MD5&manufacture=PowerColor 4870 $140!!!!!!!!!

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

Duckman5

well i think hes on a budget and he lives in canada

What's so bad about Phenom I? He wants to play games like L4D and GTA4 with steady frames (so I guess a better graphics card would be good) but is the CPU going to hinder any of his gaming? And for getting that second kit, my friend lives in Canada and 720$ USD to CAD is like 780$.

[QUOTE="Duckman5"]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

iliatay

well i think hes on a budget and he lives in canada

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

Duckman5

[QUOTE="Duckman5"]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

DeviousTom

The Phenom Is were flops essentially. They weren't even around, what, 6 months or less.

[QUOTE="DeviousTom"][QUOTE="Duckman5"]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

kilerchese

The Phenom Is were flops essentially. They weren't even around, what, 6 months or less.

What's so bad about Phenom I? He wants to play games like L4D and GTA4 with steady frames (so I guess a better graphics card would be good) but is the CPU going to hinder any of his gaming? And for getting that second kit, my friend lives in Canada and 720$ USD to CAD is like 780$.

DeviousTom

I don't care if it was a flop or not. Is their performance that much worse tan the IIs?DeviousTom

The Phenom IIs are up to 15% or more faster than the Phenom Is.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=587604

http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6707&Itemid=81

[QUOTE="DeviousTom"]

What's so bad about Phenom I? He wants to play games like L4D and GTA4 with steady frames (so I guess a better graphics card would be good) but is the CPU going to hinder any of his gaming? And for getting that second kit, my friend lives in Canada and 720$ USD to CAD is like 780$.

johnny27

What's so bad about Phenom I? He wants to play games like L4D and GTA4 with steady frames (so I guess a better graphics card would be good) but is the CPU going to hinder any of his gaming? And for getting that second kit, my friend lives in Canada and 720$ USD to CAD is like 780$.

[QUOTE="DeviousTom"][QUOTE="johnny27"] its only 2.3ghz the phenom I series was bad they are bad overclockers put out alot of heat and clock for clock are much slower then intel quad or core duo at same speeds. a 2.3 ghz phenom I is a slow processor indeed he'd be better of for gaming getting a higher clocked dual core processor from eithier amd or intel. and defiantly get the 4870 instead of the 9800gt much faster.TerroRizing

[QUOTE="TerroRizing"][QUOTE="DeviousTom"]OK he said he would get the 4870 rather than the 9800GT, but are sure the CPU is that bad considering he will not overclock it?DeviousTom

[QUOTE="Duckman5"]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the original Phenoms (not the Phenom II's) are not good CPUs. I'd recommend getting this kit. It will utterly destroy that one. (Though I know it is twice as expensive)

iliatay

well i think hes on a budget and he lives in canada