View Single Post - Thinking of replacing my aging 1.2ghz AMD Duron PC need advice though

kiis102 · 04-22-2006, 05:42 PM

Hey guys

Im from UK, i have a AMD Duron processor PC right now which i brought about 6/7years back and is starting to get past its time and i feel a upgrade coming on with a budget of around £800 which has to include a monitor.

My Current PC spec is as follows:
AMD Duron 1200mhz (1.2ghz) Processor
632mb SDRAM (1x512 + 1x128)
Nvidea TNT2 Riva Model64 Pro 32mb Graphics card
290gb Hard Drive (1x250gb + 1x40gb)
Via AC'97 sound card

Ive upgraded since i got my PC - The hard drive (put in 250gb as shown above) + 512mb memory + USB2.0 card with 4 slots + Ethernet card and the Nvidea 32mb card so now im out of PCI slots on my motherboard i cant upgrade anything really.

Ok to the new system im looking at after spending a few hours on Ebuyer.com and Amazon.co.uk last night.

Processor - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=91327
Processor - 1 x AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ / 2.2 GHz Dual-Core - Socket 939 - L2 2 MB - Box
EBuyer Price: £317.75

Motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...681149-2459833
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe - Mainboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI - Socket 939 - SATA (RAID), Serial ATA-300 - 2 x Gigabit Ethernet - FireWire - 8-channel audio
Amazon Price: £103.12

Case - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=101935
Thermaltake VA3000SWA Tsunami Silver Aluminium Mid-Tower Case With Side Window - No PSU

Hard Drive - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=103062
Maxtor 7V300F0 300GB SATA300 7200rpm 16mb Cache - OEM
EBuyer Price: £82.28
EBuyer Price: £73.14

Memory - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=78548
Viking 512mb DDR PC3200 400MHz 184pin Memory Module
EBuyer Price: £29.49 x 2 = £58.98

Fan - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...681149-2459833
Antec Smart Cool 120mm Fans
Amazon Price: £9.44 x 3 = £28.32

PSU - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=89518
Xpro 460w Quiet PSU
EBuyer Price: £29.99

Monitor - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=98788
Acer AL1916WS 19" LCD Widescreen
EBuyer Price: £173.00

Total = £866.58 (Price Inc all Del which is Free and VAT)

This seems like a good system to put together but i just got a few queries right now.

1. Does that case support the motherboard i chose ? (If not is there any nice looking cases for about £60ish or below that will be compatible?)

2. How many fans do i actually need ? (I put down 3 above but im not actually sure)

3. Will the above PSU work ? Im not actually sure what kind of PSU i need but i want it to be quite and under £30 if possible, also that don't push the electric bill up) I was told the PSU i chose above is crappy lol and i need a more reliable one.

4. Can i get the overall cost down ? Or find the parts cheaper else where but from a trustable source? Cause i want to get the overall cost down to about £800 or Below

thats all If someone can help me out i'll be greatful thanks.

04-22-2006, 05:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
kiis102 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 62	Thinking of replacing my aging 1.2ghz AMD Duron PC need advice though Hey guys Im from UK, i have a AMD Duron processor PC right now which i brought about 6/7years back and is starting to get past its time and i feel a upgrade coming on with a budget of around £800 which has to include a monitor. My Current PC spec is as follows: AMD Duron 1200mhz (1.2ghz) Processor 632mb SDRAM (1x512 + 1x128) Nvidea TNT2 Riva Model64 Pro 32mb Graphics card 290gb Hard Drive (1x250gb + 1x40gb) Via AC'97 sound card Ive upgraded since i got my PC - The hard drive (put in 250gb as shown above) + 512mb memory + USB2.0 card with 4 slots + Ethernet card and the Nvidea 32mb card so now im out of PCI slots on my motherboard i cant upgrade anything really. Ok to the new system im looking at after spending a few hours on Ebuyer.com and Amazon.co.uk last night. Processor - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=91327 Processor - 1 x AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ / 2.2 GHz Dual-Core - Socket 939 - L2 2 MB - Box EBuyer Price: £317.75 Motherboard - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...681149-2459833 ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe - Mainboard - ATX - nForce4 SLI - Socket 939 - SATA (RAID), Serial ATA-300 - 2 x Gigabit Ethernet - FireWire - 8-channel audio Amazon Price: £103.12 Case - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=101935 Thermaltake VA3000SWA Tsunami Silver Aluminium Mid-Tower Case With Side Window - No PSU Hard Drive - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=103062 Maxtor 7V300F0 300GB SATA300 7200rpm 16mb Cache - OEM EBuyer Price: £82.28 EBuyer Price: £73.14 Memory - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=78548 Viking 512mb DDR PC3200 400MHz 184pin Memory Module EBuyer Price: £29.49 x 2 = £58.98 Fan - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...681149-2459833 Antec Smart Cool 120mm Fans Amazon Price: £9.44 x 3 = £28.32 PSU - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=89518 Xpro 460w Quiet PSU EBuyer Price: £29.99 Monitor - http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=98788 Acer AL1916WS 19" LCD Widescreen EBuyer Price: £173.00 Total = £866.58 (Price Inc all Del which is Free and VAT) This seems like a good system to put together but i just got a few queries right now. 1. Does that case support the motherboard i chose ? (If not is there any nice looking cases for about £60ish or below that will be compatible?) 2. How many fans do i actually need ? (I put down 3 above but im not actually sure) 3. Will the above PSU work ? Im not actually sure what kind of PSU i need but i want it to be quite and under £30 if possible, also that don't push the electric bill up) I was told the PSU i chose above is crappy lol and i need a more reliable one. 4. Can i get the overall cost down ? Or find the parts cheaper else where but from a trustable source? Cause i want to get the overall cost down to about £800 or Below thats all If someone can help me out i'll be greatful thanks.