Please check my specs.

[Jay]

Thanks guys.

with your help, I think I will build my first machine like this.


Biostar - M7NCD - nVIDIA nForce2 Motherboard
AMD AthlonT XP 2500+
Speeze - Socket A Cooling Fan
Ultra 512MB PC2700 DDR 333MHz Memory
Ultra 400 Watt ATX Nickel Power Supply With 120mm Blue LED Fan
XFX GeForce FX 5200 Video Card / 128MB DDR / AGP 8X / TV Out
Hitachi 80GB / 7200 / 2MB / ATA-100 EIDE Hard Drive

total 347.56 (includ shipping and ...)


Any suggestion will be appreciated.
-PC

 

[Richard Dower]

Thanks guys.

with your help, I think I will build my first machine like this.


Biostar - M7NCD - nVIDIA nForce2 Motherboard
AMD AthlonT XP 2500+
Speeze - Socket A Cooling Fan
Ultra 512MB PC2700 DDR 333MHz Memory
Ultra 400 Watt ATX Nickel Power Supply With 120mm Blue LED Fan
XFX GeForce FX 5200 Video Card / 128MB DDR / AGP 8X / TV Out
Hitachi 80GB / 7200 / 2MB / ATA-100 EIDE Hard Drive

total 347.56 (includ shipping and ...)


Any suggestion will be appreciated.
-PC

Buy a better PC?

 

[Graham]

Looks good for the money - however, if you could stretch to a better video
card it would make a big difference - if you read the threads here on the
FX5200 you'll see its not a much liked card. Also if you could get an AT-133
hard drive (Maxtor or Seagate probably will cost the same as the Hitachi)
I have two systems both 7200rpm HDD but I can notice the lower speed of the
ATA-100 compared to the 133...

 

[Graham]

Should also point out that the nForce 2 board uses dual channel memory so
you need 2x256mb ram rather than one 512mb stick - just in case
Also you do not mention what case you are using - if it does not have a
see-through side maybe you could save some money on the PSU with LED fan.
Even if you do have see-through side, you could always bung in an LED
exhaust fan under the PSU for the same effect...

 

[PC]

Thanks A LOT!.

Yes it's comes with see-through side.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat....asp?EdpNo=721893&Sku=B450-4112 BK&CatId=1221

 

[Graham]

Wow I think it's a great deal - 199.99 US Dollar (USD) = 110.614 British
Pound (GBP)
I just spent that much on a XP2400 CPU and a power supply!

 

[PC]

That's what I thought.

Wow I think it's a great deal - 199.99 US Dollar (USD) = 110.614 British
Pound (GBP)
I just spent that much on a XP2400 CPU and a power supply!


http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat....asp?EdpNo=721893&Sku=B450-4112 BK&CatId=1221

 

[somebody]

Thanks guys.

with your help, I think I will build my first machine like this.


Biostar - M7NCD - nVIDIA nForce2 Motherboard
AMD AthlonT XP 2500+
Speeze - Socket A Cooling Fan
Ultra 512MB PC2700 DDR 333MHz Memory
Ultra 400 Watt ATX Nickel Power Supply With 120mm Blue LED Fan
XFX GeForce FX 5200 Video Card / 128MB DDR / AGP 8X / TV Out
Hitachi 80GB / 7200 / 2MB / ATA-100 EIDE Hard Drive

total 347.56 (includ shipping and ...)

Most of the stuff is from brands I'd never buy, but don't worry too
much, I believe in the principle "If it works, it works, even if it's
cheap" so by all means go ahead and try it.

But: If you're interested in gaming, your video is seriously
underbalanced. Consider instead in advancing order:
R9600 - R9600pro - R9600XT - FX5900XT - R9800pro.
There's nothing wrong with the FX5200, (it's a good choice for the
money, and IMO better than its reputation), except that it's cheap and
too wimpy to make any above-1GHz-cpu justice on games. And don't buy
any ATI "-SE" card either. They're worse.

("XT" - designation is budget version for nVidia, and supercharged
for ATI. Sorry for the confusion, but it's not my fault. Some
manufacturers are using 'SE' for nVidia 'XT' -chipset cards. Intent
is probably to be more *clear*, but it just adds to the confusion. )

Shave off money from your cpu and chipset, if you have to. You might
find some of the money to a better videocard by backing off to
2200-2400 and KT600. For gaming you'll still get a much better machine
with, like a ATI R9600pro.

ancra