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| Thread ID: 40304 | 2003-12-04 06:01:00 | Will this Hardware combination work | Brad H (738) | Press F1 |
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| 197265 | 2003-12-05 21:19:00 | okay thanks, do you know what stores they are | Brad H (738) | ||
| 197266 | 2003-12-05 21:23:00 | g4ti4200 64mb www.pricespy.co.nz g4ti4200 128mb www.pricespy.co.nz |
metla (154) | ||
| 197267 | 2003-12-05 21:27:00 | try ATI 9600XT | yang11 (170) | ||
| 197268 | 2003-12-05 22:48:00 | unless you are planning to overclock then u could always get some slower ram, the PC3200 will be wasted on a 2600+ as it only has an FSB of 333mhz. If you do plan on overclocking you could drop the CPU back to a 2500+ as these have proven to be good overclockers. Dont get that motherboard as its based on the VIA KT600 chipset, which is good but the nForce 2 is a better preformer. If you looking to keep it cheap Soltek make some nice cheap board based on the nForce2. you can get a barebones mobo based on the nForce2 by soltek for $180ish. Those samsung drives are good and all but im sure u could save $10 and get a ASUS or LG drive that last time i checked out preforms the samsungs. Dont touch any video card made by Eagle, and dont touch a FX5200. As ppl have previously said the Ti4200 will clean house againist a FX5200. Good brands include Leadtek and MSI. In my personal opinion ATI make the best GPU at the moment something based on the Radeon 9600pro or 9600XT chipset are well worth a look. Those western digital drives do preform well but not that much faster than a good ole seagate drive and that could also save you some cash. | Pete O'Neil (250) | ||
| 197269 | 2003-12-06 05:46:00 | Thanks for the advice and tips now I will have to look again at a good combination. I have no intention of overclocking it as I want to have a stable system. | Brad H (738) | ||
| 197270 | 2003-12-06 06:00:00 | Okay once again how about this combination? ATI Radeon 9600 PRO 128MB DVI + TV-Out SOLTEK SL-75FRN2-L Nvidia Nforce2 Dual DDR400 8xAGP LAN usb2.0 AMD Athlon XP CPU 2500+ core 333FSB Barton Retailor box ACE 512MB DDR400 16C (32Mx8) PC3200 Retail Pack Seagate Barracuda 7200 .7 80.8GB 7200rpm Hard Drive Asustek 52xW 24xRW 52xR CDRW Internal Drive w/ Nero 5.5 & 2Mb Buffer OEM |
Brad H (738) | ||
| 197271 | 2003-12-06 09:25:00 | i agree, i have a FX5200 in my owm built system, and they are crap!! | stiven (1952) | ||
| 197272 | 2003-12-06 17:34:00 | if you want to do video work on this PC it might pay to put a dvd burner into it you can get them for under $300 these days the capacity to burn 4.5 gigs is a great asset and they do cdrw's etc as well , I just got a Liteon 411S and it does have great job ,good support online as well the firmware and region patches are easy to find and apply. | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 197273 | 2003-12-06 22:37:00 | Brad - a few comments: I would suggest you also get extra case fan(s) for cooling, the AMD's like airflow. 300W power supply is too low. I echo suggestions about a better AGP card. I am happy with my Ti4200. The ATI vs Nvidia debate is similar to the Ford vs Holden one - go with what rocks your world. I have a Samsung 80 GB HDD - one comment ... QUIET I am happy with my ASUS CD RW. You don't need to 'install' win 98 to upgrade to academic XP Pro with upgrade. It just asks you to put the 98 disc in during the XP install process. I found XP Pro upgrade academic somewhat cheaper than XP Home upgrade ($220 ish compared to $299). Even better if you can get discount from the retailer (yay). Once you have your details set - putting it together is an exciting and scary thing, but it's all worth it when you fire it up :) J. |
Jester (13) | ||
| 197274 | 2003-12-07 02:36:00 | since i own a GE Force FX5200 but am not into gaming maybe I havent' noticed but will someone please tell me ..................just what makes these cards 'crap' ??? | drcspy (146) | ||
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