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| Thread ID: 71755 | 2006-08-15 12:14:00 | my new pc.. need advice | dconline (9267) | Press F1 |
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| 478709 | 2006-08-15 12:14:00 | hi guys and girls i know you get this all the time but can you give me some advice on a medium gamming system. this is my current system MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PROFESIONAL SERVICE PACK 2 INTEL PENTIUM 3.0 1GIG OF DDR400 NVIDIA GEFORCE FX 5700 SOUND BLASTER LIVE 24BIT EDITION 2 X DVD BURNERS 250 GIG SATA2 HARDDRIVE SEAGATE 200 GIG SEAGATE ATA 17 INCH VIEWSONIC LCD i just need a new mobo, cpu, and graphics card. my budget is 800 bucks, i was wanting to get a nvidia 7600gt and a amd 3500+, and a matching mobo. i was considering getting a am2 3800+ for another $150 is it worth it? i want a gamming system that will play all modern games in good quality. i was also concidering the x800gt. all advice is welcome cheers |
dconline (9267) | ||
| 478710 | 2006-08-15 16:13:00 | I would make use of what you have as most of it is fine. :) The only things I would upgrade would be; 1.motherboard to a pcie one. (say $200 or less) Make sure it can take your cpu as the cpu is good and does not need to be upgraded. 2.graphic card to a pcie. (say $400 or less) 7600gt 256mb will be fine 3.another 1 gig stick of ddr400 ram. (say $200 or less) So you can have 2 gig of ddr400 ram. (Or instead of more ram spend the money on a better graphic card say a 7900gt). :D Those are the only upgrades I would do and will do the job. :) |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 478711 | 2006-08-15 20:55:00 | I would upgrade the CPU as well to a newer one, such as Pentium D. Those Pentium IIIs don't have much live left. And it would allow you to run Vista. :D | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 478712 | 2006-08-15 21:25:00 | i just need a new mobo, cpu, and graphics card. my budget is 800 bucks, i was considering getting a am2 3800+ for another $150 is it worth it? i want a gamming system that will play all modern games in good quality. A 7600GT won't play ALL the latest and forthcoming games in good quality. But it depends on what you are likely to play. RPGs? FPSs? Crysis for intance? A friend of mine is in the process of doing this also. He has chosen: Gigabyte PCI-E board Socket AM2 x4200 CPU 1Gb DDR2-667 (for now) And he got a 7800GT off Trademe. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 478713 | 2006-08-15 21:27:00 | I would make use of what you have as most of it is fine. :) The only things I would upgrade would be; 1.motherboard to a pcie one. (say $200 or less) Make sure it can take your cpu as the cpu is good and does not need to be upgraded. 2.graphic card to a pcie. (say $400 or less) 7600gt 256mb will be fine 3.another 1 gig stick of ddr400 ram. (say $200 or less) So you can have 2 gig of ddr400 ram. (Or instead of more ram spend the money on a better graphic card say a 7900gt). :D Those are the only upgrades I would do and will do the job. :) A pentium 3 is good???? You're dreaming. And where will he get a PCI E M/B that will take it? And a 7900GT vid card with a P3. Wake up! |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 478714 | 2006-08-15 21:44:00 | You could go for a combination of something like this: Asus motherboard (c1com.co.nz) $150 Pentium 4 3.4 (c1com.co.nz) $340 GeForce 7600 GT (c1com.co.nz) $370 Total $860 Your compromise is the budget motherboard, but it's an excellent brand. This combination would give you a great mid - upper range machine for your budget. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 478715 | 2006-08-15 22:29:00 | I think he is meaning a Pentium 4 3.0GHz ;) I never knew P3s could run DDR 400 or 1Gb for that matter :rolleyes: I think it is worth going dual core if possible, but yes, a 3800+ will be better than a 3500+. A 7600GT will not play all games at high quailty... |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 478716 | 2006-08-15 22:49:00 | I think he is meaning a Pentium 4 3.0GHz ;) I never knew P3s could run DDR 400 or 1Gb for that matter That's what I thought but wasn't 100%. And yeah if he's got a P4 3.0 then his best bet is to keep it and spend all the cash on a better vid card and more ram. |
Greg (193) | ||
| 478717 | 2006-08-16 01:00:00 | yea sorry for the confusion guys i have a p4 3.0, my motherboard is old and does not take pci-e, that is why i would like to get a new pc, because by the time i buy a new motherboard and graphics card i might as well get a new cpu to go with it. i have excluded the ram and the case from the price because i already have them. what do you guys think about the x800gt's, compared to the 7600gt? do u think that it is worth it to spend an extra $150 to go from a single core 3500+ to a am2 3800+? all advice and coments welcome |
dconline (9267) | ||
| 478718 | 2006-08-16 01:48:00 | Is that a LGA775 P4 or the older socketed version? If its a LGA775 chip then just buy a new mobo, ram and video card. But make sure the motherboard is Conroe compatiable, then hold out a few months till prices stabalize for conroe. 3Ghz should be sufficent for the next few months, initial conroe benchmarks seem very promising and definatley the better platform for the next 6months atleast. | Pete O'Neil (6584) | ||
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