Official AMD Users Athlon64 box thread

[Jeff]

This is the official thread for any concerns, ideas, or remarks regarding the Athlon64 box we are trying to build.

The goal is to raise about 600 bucks.
Thus far, Vaughan has sent in 100 bucks and Alistair sent in 15.

600
-115
485 dollars is the amount needed for this project.

To donate money, click the PayPal button on the left side of the page under "Who's Online". If you want to send money via cash, check, or money order, PM me and we will work out the details.
If we can't raise enough money, then all money will be refunded.
Thanks
Jeff

[Anonymous]

Do we have a deadline? maybe we should aim to make it a team christmas present?

[Jeff]

I think the end of January should be our deadline.

[Anonymous]

has the team for sure (or the people who donated) decided is they are FOR SURE buyign the athlon64?

[Jeff]

The whole idea was to buy the latest techonology. I guess it all really depends on how much money we get.

[vaughan]

The is idea is for our team to have an Athlon 64 bought through Distributed Purchasing ie donations.

[Arminiusc]

I think having the Athlon64 would be a good idea just to find out what projects it would be good for and if it is any better than the 32bit chips.
Sorry I can't help with the funding at the moment though due to being broke and the whole kids and christmas thing coming up.

[Bionic_Redneck]

$600 might be a little low if you plan to have windows64 or for that matter any legal copy of windows. by the time you buy windows, cpu, and motherboard I think that wouldn't leave much for case, drives, and ram although if you go with linux instead maybe it would be possible.

[Jeff]

I already have case, drives, ram, psu.

I was planning on running linux.

[Bionic_Redneck]

you should take a good look at prices. you could get a opteron and a single 940 socket motherboard for less than a athlon64 by itself. you might have to use registered ddr instead but leaves upgrade path open for possible dual cpus by just replacing motherboard purchasing another cpu in the future when prices drop.