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I am looking to build a new system for myself as my current
system (XP1600, 512MB, GF4TI600) is simply not upto playing
the latest games. I think I have left it to long to simply
upgrade the graphics card so now i'm left with a full
upgrade :-(
I havent really been paying much attention to whats going on
in terms of CPU/Motherboard over the past year so i'm
looking for opinions.
I will be using the PC for games playing and for lots of
movie conversion (DIVX - MPG). I am not willing to pay silly
money to get the latest CPU, I want performance but not
bleeding edge stuff. So can anyone help me out with a
recommendation. I want something at least 2.8Ghz, I have no
idea what benefits a '64bit' processor will have either. I
am looking to spend around £150 on the CPU, ideally it
should come with a decent heatsink as well.
Also I need a motherboard recommendation, I have always used
Abit in the past and have never had a problem with them.
Ideally the board will have onboard sound, networking, USB2,
SATA (And IDE!) support.
Thanks.
system (XP1600, 512MB, GF4TI600) is simply not upto playing
the latest games. I think I have left it to long to simply
upgrade the graphics card so now i'm left with a full
upgrade :-(
I havent really been paying much attention to whats going on
in terms of CPU/Motherboard over the past year so i'm
looking for opinions.
I will be using the PC for games playing and for lots of
movie conversion (DIVX - MPG). I am not willing to pay silly
money to get the latest CPU, I want performance but not
bleeding edge stuff. So can anyone help me out with a
recommendation. I want something at least 2.8Ghz, I have no
idea what benefits a '64bit' processor will have either. I
am looking to spend around £150 on the CPU, ideally it
should come with a decent heatsink as well.
Also I need a motherboard recommendation, I have always used
Abit in the past and have never had a problem with them.
Ideally the board will have onboard sound, networking, USB2,
SATA (And IDE!) support.
Thanks.