What do i need now?!?!

andyobmonkey · 08-15-2004, 08:33 PM

I have recently upgraded my computer and i do not know wot i need to buy next, i need sum help..plz ne advice will be greatly apriciated!!

my specs are:

AMD Athlon XP 2600+
PC chips M848A Motherboard
512MB DDR RAM
XFX Nvidia Geforce FX 5700LE
Sound Blaster 5.1
Hitachi 160GB + IBM 30GB Hard drives
DVD-R/RW + CD-R/RW ROMs
LG Flatron 15" LCD Screen
iCute ATX Case (Window, 2 L.E.D fans + 2 Cold Cathode strip lights)

i need sum advice, plz!

andyobmonkey · 08-15-2004, 10:04 PM

plz!! sum1 give me sum advice!! i need it! (btw i mainly use my computer for playing games and playin MP3s or DVD movies

Joefox · 08-16-2004, 08:17 AM

Buy some more ram

**Praetor** · 08-16-2004, 08:38 AM

Or get a new mobo

Or get some cooling and OC the chip

andyobmonkey · 08-16-2004, 12:35 PM

i was thinkin of a new mobo, oh i also have another 2 fans in my case, all concentrated on the mobo, will that be enough cooling?

nomav6 · 08-16-2004, 12:49 PM

what is the budget?

andyobmonkey · 08-16-2004, 12:52 PM

nothing over £150, i'm only 14!!

**Praetor** · 08-16-2004, 04:14 PM

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nothing over £150, i'm only 14!!

Good god £150 is some serious overkill for an AMD mobo. You can get the baseline Asus A7N8X-X for £40 and all the way to the top end A7N8X-E Deluxe or the NF7S for £55 ... granted prices are plenty higher on the other side of the pond but still, £150 is plenty overkill

Grimulus · 08-16-2004, 04:29 PM

yeah...i would first go with another 512mb ram.

new motherboard.

cooling like praetor said.

and a bigger monitor...15" is often horrendous for gaming...if you go LCD make sure you get a fast response time.(the new benq is awesome, i like my samsung a lot as well. both have 12ms response times)

i would go in that order if you have a budget...

**Praetor** · 08-16-2004, 04:32 PM

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yeah...i would first go with another 512mb ram.

Whoa.... 512MB is plenty for most people -- hell I played Doom3 on 512MB and that worked fine; unless you're seeing something i'm missing (which is possible as ive not slept yet), wouldnt it be a much better option to get away from the SiS and go NF2?

08-15-2004, 08:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
andyobmonkey Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 51	What do i need now?!?! I have recently upgraded my computer and i do not know wot i need to buy next, i need sum help..plz ne advice will be greatly apriciated!! my specs are: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ PC chips M848A Motherboard 512MB DDR RAM XFX Nvidia Geforce FX 5700LE Sound Blaster 5.1 Hitachi 160GB + IBM 30GB Hard drives DVD-R/RW + CD-R/RW ROMs LG Flatron 15" LCD Screen iCute ATX Case (Window, 2 L.E.D fans + 2 Cold Cathode strip lights) i need sum advice, plz!

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Grimulus Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 22 Posts: 456	yeah...i would first go with another 512mb ram. new motherboard. cooling like praetor said. and a bigger monitor...15" is often horrendous for gaming...if you go LCD make sure you get a fast response time.(the new benq is awesome, i like my samsung a lot as well. both have 12ms response times) i would go in that order if you have a budget... __________________ XFX 680i LT E6600 @ 3.6ghz eVGA 8800GTS Crucial Ballistix PC6400 X-Fi Platinum Corsair HX620 560gb - 320WD + 2x120 Seagate Barracuda(sata) Stacker case Proc & NB are watercooled.

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08-15-2004, 10:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
andyobmonkey Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 51	plz!! sum1 give me sum advice!! i need it! (btw i mainly use my computer for playing games and playin MP3s or DVD movies

08-16-2004, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
Joefox Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Miami, Florida Age: 23 Posts: 62	Buy some more ram

08-16-2004, 12:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
andyobmonkey Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 51	i was thinkin of a new mobo, oh i also have another 2 fans in my case, all concentrated on the mobo, will that be enough cooling?

08-16-2004, 12:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
andyobmonkey Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 51	nothing over £150, i'm only 14!!