Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
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B]CPU[/B]: (Socket AM2) AMD Athlon™64 X2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD: (Socket AM2)MSI K9N4 SLI-F nForce 500 SLI Chipset DDR2/800 SATA-II RAID MBoard w/ Dual 16x PCI-Express
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256MB PCI Express x16
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD
Optical Drive: 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
extras: a briefcase, t-shirt, 2gb usb flash drive, hdtv tuner
Price: 750.00 Shipped
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
You're actually gonna buy vista?
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
Ditch the CPU and motherboard...why would you not go Intel at this point?
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
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Originally Posted by
clocker
Ditch the CPU and motherboard...why would you not go Intel at this point?
thanks for the input.. what suggestion would you have for intel, E6400?
p.s. i sort of fell out of touch with hardware, not up to date on whats great i'm afraid. maybe overclock the e4300?
OK, major update.
CASE: RaidMax Smilodon Med-Tower 420W Case w/ Side-Panel Window
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 CPU @ 1.80GHz 800FSB 2x1MB L2 Cache EM64T
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Xtreme w/ Heat Spreader)
VIDEO CARD: NEW !!! NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16 (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Optical Drive: (Special Price) 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BEIGE COLOR)
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
no vista ;)
price 752.00 shipped
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
First of all you must have 2gb ram! and I think you should consider buying a larger HD, at least 250gb and try to get one with 16mb cache. And what kind of PSU do get along with that case, u know the psu is very important espcially if u want to overclock! And a better motherboard, such as abit ab9 QuadGT or a Gigabyte DS3 or DS4 since you need it to be stable a high FSB.
that's all good luck :)
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
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Originally Posted by
slim150
VIDEO CARD: NEW !!! NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16 (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Optical Drive: (Special Price) 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (BEIGE COLOR)
Why so secretive about posting the make(s)/model(s)? You even made the extra effort to point out that the video card is "(Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)". Why not just say which brand?
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
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Originally Posted by
Virtualbody1234
Why so secretive about posting the make(s)/model(s)? You even made the extra effort to point out that the video card is "(Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)". Why not just say which brand?
VB, this has to be a pre-assembled PC off the internets...the manufacturer isn't telling him what brand the card is, probably because it changes depending on supply/cost.
The Raidmax case and power supply suck.
OP-
If I were you I'd get on Newegg and start pricing components and plan on assembling this myself.
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
aye clocker,
what about this psu
parkle ATX-400PN-B204 400W 20/24pin Power Supply
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS400PN
or this one:
CoolerMaster SLI Supports Power Supply Unit(600 Watts eXtreme Power)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-600PCAR
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
Before all this, is this your own gaming rig or what? and what's your budget?
Re: Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on this system configuration (asap):
$750 or less is what I want to spend, and it is going to be my primary gaming pc but aside from WoW I haven't been gaming a lot really (except on consoles) so it doesn't have to be top of the line. I would like it to last a while though, and be able to handle newer games.
I know I need more memory, but I will add that later.
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Thank you all that are reading this and giving me criticisms, its what i wanted.
From suggestions, I've come up with this build.. thoughts..:
CASE: NZXT Nemesis Metal Mid-Tower Case 400W W/ side-panel Window (WHITE COLOR)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146030
PSU: CoolerMaster SLI Supports Power Supply Unit(600 Watts eXtreme Power)
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-600PCAR
CPU: (Sckt775)Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E4300 CPU @ 1.80GHz 800FSB 2x1MB L2 Cache EM64T
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115013
MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131142
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)1GB (2x512MB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Mushkin Xtreme w/ Heat Spreader)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16
HARD DRIVE: Single Hard Drive (160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
Optical Drive: 18X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (SILVER COLOR)
SOUND: 3D WAVE ON-BOARD 5.1 SOUND CARD
$807