advice for my new comp??

mcyi9ky2 · 12-09-2005, 10:12 PM

I am going to build a budget computer, and the specs as following

Intel P4 Prescott 2.4GA Hz CPU/533FSB
ASUS P4S8X-MX SIS661GX,SRAID,M.ATX M/B
ACEPlus DDR400 512MB Ram
FORSA Geforce 6200A AGP8X 256MB DDR2
MAXTRON 350DS 350W ATX 24Pin POWER SUPPLY
* other items (such as hdd, cd roms) not listed above will not be concerned

I will use the new comp to work or play online games sometimes (but not a powerful game like Half-Life 2 or Doom3, etc)

could someone please give me some feedbacks. also, i dont have much money to spend, so i would say the "upgrade suggestions" best not exceed $100 in total. Thanks a lot.

Ctcoyote16 · 12-09-2005, 10:16 PM

what is your total budget to spend?

The_One · 12-09-2005, 10:23 PM

$100 budget...

You should check newegg.com for some nice barebone comps for less than $100, some are around 90, that leaves you with 10 for shipping.

mcyi9ky2 · 12-09-2005, 10:25 PM

i am not living in the us therefore i dont know how much my computer will cost in us dollars.

but put it this way...let say my new comp will cost $300, and my max. budget will be $400...i think this is sensible...hope it helps. thx

Ctcoyote16 · 12-09-2005, 11:02 PM

ok so your max budget is 400 shipped?
and where do you live, whats the zipcode/location so i can factor that in.
-
matt

mcyi9ky2 · 12-10-2005, 10:42 AM

I am living in Hong Kong at the moment. I have checked that the hardware prices are similar after converted the hk dollars to the us dollars. thx

diduknowthat · 12-10-2005, 02:53 PM

wait im confused. Are the specs you posted in the first post your current setup or the setup you want to built?

**Praetor** · 12-10-2005, 05:24 PM

1. Ok for what you're intending to do with the machine ... why do you need to upgrade?
2. Id add another 512MB of ram ($30)
3. Id also change the PSU up ($50)

mcyi9ky2 · 12-10-2005, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liuliuboy

wait im confused. Are the specs you posted in the first post your current setup or the setup you want to built?

This is the new comp specs not my current comp specs...sorry for confusing

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetor

1. Ok for what you're intending to do with the machine ... why do you need to upgrade?

The new comp will be used for Internet browsing and playing online games

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetor

2. Id add another 512MB of ram ($30)
3. Id also change the PSU up ($50)

Thanks for your suggestions...I would upgrade to 1GB Ram and 400W PSU. Better performance with little extra costs

**Praetor** · 12-10-2005, 07:22 PM

Quote:

i would upgrade to 1gb RAM and 400w PSU. better performance with little extra costs

note that the wattage means nothing (you can have high wattage rating and a crappy PSU)... to read up on what i mean, have a look at PSU 101. If you want a quick reccomendation, have a look at XClio 450W [12V@32A, $50]

12-09-2005, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mcyi9ky2 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Age: 30 Posts: 151	advice for my new comp?? I am going to build a budget computer, and the specs as following Intel P4 Prescott 2.4GA Hz CPU/533FSB ASUS P4S8X-MX SIS661GX,SRAID,M.ATX M/B ACEPlus DDR400 512MB Ram FORSA Geforce 6200A AGP8X 256MB DDR2 MAXTRON 350DS 350W ATX 24Pin POWER SUPPLY * other items (such as hdd, cd roms) not listed above will not be concerned I will use the new comp to work or play online games sometimes (but not a powerful game like Half-Life 2 or Doom3, etc) could someone please give me some feedbacks. also, i dont have much money to spend, so i would say the "upgrade suggestions" best not exceed $100 in total. Thanks a lot. __________________ AM2 3600DD 1.9G Magic Pro A2AM-HD 690G Motherboard Adata DDR2 667 1G Ram x 2 Western Digital 250G HDD Pioneer DVR-212 DVD-RW Antec Earthwatts EA380 ATX PSU

12-09-2005, 10:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ctcoyote16 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Too' Oh' 'Tree Posts: 192	what is your total budget to spend? __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5 Ghz XFX Geforce 7800GT 256MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Platinum W.D. Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s HD Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W All on a DeLL 2005FPW:P 3DMark03- 16,352 3DMark05- 7,710 3DMark06- 4292

12-09-2005, 10:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
mcyi9ky2 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Age: 30 Posts: 151	i am not living in the us therefore i dont know how much my computer will cost in us dollars. but put it this way...let say my new comp will cost $300, and my max. budget will be $400...i think this is sensible...hope it helps. thx __________________ AM2 3600DD 1.9G Magic Pro A2AM-HD 690G Motherboard Adata DDR2 667 1G Ram x 2 Western Digital 250G HDD Pioneer DVR-212 DVD-RW Antec Earthwatts EA380 ATX PSU

12-09-2005, 11:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ctcoyote16 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Too' Oh' 'Tree Posts: 192	ok so your max budget is 400 shipped? and where do you live, whats the zipcode/location so i can factor that in. - matt __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5 Ghz XFX Geforce 7800GT 256MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Platinum W.D. Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s HD Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W All on a DeLL 2005FPW:P 3DMark03- 16,352 3DMark05- 7,710 3DMark06- 4292

12-10-2005, 10:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
mcyi9ky2 Silver Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Hong Kong Age: 30 Posts: 151	I am living in Hong Kong at the moment. I have checked that the hardware prices are similar after converted the hk dollars to the us dollars. thx __________________ AM2 3600DD 1.9G Magic Pro A2AM-HD 690G Motherboard Adata DDR2 667 1G Ram x 2 Western Digital 250G HDD Pioneer DVR-212 DVD-RW Antec Earthwatts EA380 ATX PSU

12-09-2005, 10:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_One Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Bushland, USA Age: 23 Posts: 147	$100 budget... You should check newegg.com for some nice barebone comps for less than $100, some are around 90, that leaves you with 10 for shipping.

12-10-2005, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,632	wait im confused. Are the specs you posted in the first post your current setup or the setup you want to built? __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

12-10-2005, 05:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	1. Ok for what you're intending to do with the machine ... why do you need to upgrade? 2. Id add another 512MB of ram ($30) 3. Id also change the PSU up ($50) __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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