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[ChristopherP]

Well £134.99 or so from aria.co.uk - best deal.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Then 'TheMightyW' should definatly go for the SATA version with 1 or 2 sata hard drives.

The Gigabyte GA-7VT600 is not THAT much more - a tenner at a push and it has all the goodies AND a bios saviour chip. Personally i would still take a more fancy motherboard because although the Assrock may be very stable, i would put my money on a "better" motherboard giving an overall faster system.

tis just my opinion Flops.
Chris

And a very fair opinion it is.

I've only ever used 'quality' boards myself but if somebody is on a budget then obviously compromises will have to be made. All I'm saying is that for the price, the Asrock board mentioned will work well, albeit without some desired features.

 

[ChristopherP]

yeah Flops, i see what you are saying but surely he can afford a better motherboard if he is willing to upgrade to the 64bit system.

im sure budget systems are not aimed at "hardcore gaming" people like mighty here.

i dunno.

just my opinion. havent heard much from mighty himself....

Chris

 

[floppybootstomp]

havent heard much from mighty himself....

Chris

no, lol

The Asrock board will handle all current games if the right components are used with it. I'll grant you a board with more features, Nvidia chipset et al, will do the job better but, hey, ya know, ya pays yer money ya makes yer choice

 

[ChristopherP]

Yeah i suppose it would be ok its just if you have the money to spend, i personally would go for a better one. That is merely my opinion though.

am sure it will be just fine

 

[Mikedaman0021]

Good PC Upgrade

In late June or early July (2005 in U.S.) I'm getting a PC upgrade. I have been reading PC game magazines recently in the last few years and I know the Best Performance AND BUDGET upgrade. If you are a gamer, like me you will want a system like this (if you are not however; buy a cheap ($200-$700 or 158.78-555.69 EUROS), brand name system with a Pentum 4 Processor places like Dell):

Not: These prices DON'T ALWAYS INCLUDE SHIPPING or TAX (usually cheap, though)!! If items don't ship to Europe look on Eurpean Auction-related sites (should be at least near in price).

Processor (Really good; Best Bang for the Buck (Euro): AMD Athlon 3500+ Socket 939 64 Bit; Price(s): $266.95 or 211.93 EUROS, Website(s): Futurepowerpc.com.

DDR Memory: 1 GB DDR 400 (PC 3200) of OCZ, Crucial, or Kingston Original Memory (or Game Performance brand; little difference); Price(s): $113-$250 or 89.70-198.46 Euros; Website(s): MonarchPC.com, Shopzilla.com, Pricegrabber.com or their websites ( Example: Kingston.com).

Graphics Card: Budget (though Most Bang For The Buck or EURO): Geforce 6600 GT 128 MB G-DDR3; Price: $150.00 or 119.07 EUROS, ATi 9800 XT 128-256 MB DDR $129-300 or 102.41-158.78 EUROS; Website(s): Shopzilla.com, Zipzoomfly.com, ALMOST Highest End (3rd fastest card; not much slower and still VERY fast): Geforce 6800 GT; Price: $329 or 261.21 EUROS; Website(s): Zipzoomfly.com.

Fans: Up to 6; Buy at Local PC store for (Usually) NO more than $10 or 12.60 EUROS PER fan (120 mililmeter kinds may be more).

Power Supply: 2 Videocards need up to 500-550 Watts for GOOD performance; Price(s): $100-$200 or 79.37-158.74 EUROS: Website(s): Microcenter.com or some mentioned before; or 1 Videocard can take 350-420 Watts for Good Performance (unaware of current price, check websites suggested before or go to Local PC store, price is probably $50-$80 or 39.68-68.49 EUROS).

Motherboard: Highest End: ASUS A8-N SLi for 2 VIDEOCARDS (SLi enabled); Price(s): $164 or 130.16: EUROS; Website(s): Xpcgear.com Mid: Any Major brand K8-N NForce 4 series for 1 Videocard (unaware of current price, check websites suggested before).

Hard drive: Fastest Speed: 74 GB 10,000 RPM; Price (Nearly any Store): Around $120.00 or 95.27 EUROS Most Needed Space (Nearly any Store): : 120-160 GB; Price: Around $60-$100 or 47.63-79.39 EUROS.

This information should be very helpful and provide you a Good PC that lasts (exceptional performance or BETTER) for the next 4 years (when Bush gets out of the White House, YAY!!). Thanks for asking, I'll be there!!

Currency site used: XE.com

 

[Cache-man]

The Athlon 64 CPU's are great for gaming, so that would definately be a step in the right direction, but also a new motherboard and graphics card are other major considerations (as per other member recomendations above) when building a gaming rig.