Please give feedback on these components -

[Robert]

Intel Pentium 4 630 Prescott 800MHz
ASUS MB P5WD2 Premium Socket T
Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-450 ATX12V 450W Power Supply -

CORSAIR XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin
DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 675 (PC2 5400)

ATI 100-505082 FireGL V3100 128MB DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card -
COOLER MASTER Wave Master TAC-T01-EK Black All Aluminum

Had a similar system built at a shop but they refunded the money
because their techs could not get the system running any cooler than 57
C while monitoring the BIOS. Is there a cheaper motherboard that will
be upgradeable to a 64bit processor?

Could someone please recommend a decent Video Card that would work with
this system. I do not play games and 185.00 for the ATI 100-505082 is
more that I would like to pay.

Thanks for taking the time to read this -

 

[John Doe]

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Could someone please recommend a decent Video Card that would
work with this system. I do not play games and 185.00 for the
ATI 100-505082 is more that I would like to pay.

I would hope someone could recommend something less than $185 USD.

Just go to ZipZoomFly or NewEgg and pick a card for about $100. You
don't really have to match the card with the system except for the
difference between buses (PCI Express or AGP).

 

[Michael Hawes]

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I would hope someone could recommend something less than $185 USD.

Just go to ZipZoomFly or NewEgg and pick a card for about $100. You
don't really have to match the card with the system except for the
difference between buses (PCI Express or AGP).

For non-gaming you can go lower than that, any current card will give a
good performance under windows for office apps and surfing.
Mike.

 

[R.Spinks]

For non-gaming you can go lower than that, any current card will give a
good performance under windows for office apps and surfing.
Mike.

Don't most motherboards now come with integrated video. If you aren't
gaming, use that -- don't buy a card at all.