Is this a good set up for games, first build. oh and will it all work together??

roman1607 · 06-04-2006, 09:25 PM

Case: A-Top X-Blade Black Deluxe
PSU: 500w
Motherboard: Asus P5ND2 SLi
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 930 D - 3GHz
RAM: G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 £117
GPU: BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3
The rest i have like HDD etc.

Will this be good enough for new games. Ive always wanted to build a PC and i want this one to be good but not too expensive. Any suggestions will be good. Thnaks

bigsaucybob · 06-04-2006, 09:30 PM

I dont know about the motherboard, but I am assuming that the CPU and mobo are the same socket type, just incase.

If you want to play the newest games, get an AMD processor. It will be much better.

The GPU you have selected is nice and the 2GB of RAM should make it even better. Just change the CPU.

roman1607 · 06-04-2006, 09:54 PM

Thanks.
I don't know much about AMD so could anyone suggest a good one for under £200 and that can be overclocked well ill find a motherboard to suit it after. Thanks

**tweaker** · 06-04-2006, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by roman1607

Thanks.
I don't know much about AMD so could anyone suggest a good one for under £200 and that can be overclocked well ill find a motherboard to suit it after. Thanks

If you can fit an X2 3800+ into that £200 budget it would be better. But if not the PD 930 is hard to beat value vise.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=329234

roman1607 · 06-04-2006, 10:19 PM

Its quite a bit more expensive then the D 930 and i don't know how much of a difference there is in performance. The D 940 seems to be quite good to at 3.2GHz, to me it looks better than the AMD X2-3800+ and cheaper. Will i actually see the difference in performance

Between D940 and X2-3800+
Thanks

bigsaucybob · 06-04-2006, 10:38 PM

You will see a significant or even major improvement in gaming between the 2.

[-0MEGA-] · 06-04-2006, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roman1607

Its quite a bit more expensive then the D 930 and i don't know how much of a difference there is in performance. The D 940 seems to be quite good to at 3.2GHz, to me it looks better than the AMD X2-3800+ and cheaper. Will i actually see the difference in performance

Between D940 and X2-3800+
Thanks

The X2 3800+ would be better than the PD 940, but if you have a lower budget, the 930 would be a good CPU.

roman1607 · 06-04-2006, 10:45 PM

Well if thats all true then I suppose ill find a good price for the AMD and a good motherboard and do some research on overclocking it. Thanks alot.

I thought that the hight the GHz the better but i don't think thats the case now, dunno why though lol.
Can anyone suggest a good motherboard for it with SLI, around £60. Thanks again.

b3atofang3l · 06-05-2006, 02:18 AM

I agree...motherboard might not be compatible

bigsaucybob · 06-05-2006, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roman1607

Well if thats all true then I suppose ill find a good price for the AMD and a good motherboard and do some research on overclocking it. Thanks alot.

I thought that the hight the GHz the better but i don't think thats the case now, dunno why though lol.
Can anyone suggest a good motherboard for it with SLI, around £60. Thanks again.

I dont know how many $ that is, but if you wanna overclock some good brands are DFI and Asus.

06-04-2006, 09:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Is this a good set up for games, first build. oh and will it all work together?? Case: A-Top X-Blade Black Deluxe PSU: 500w Motherboard: Asus P5ND2 SLi CPU: Intel Pentium 4 930 D - 3GHz RAM: G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 £117 GPU: BFG 3DFuzion GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 The rest i have like HDD etc. Will this be good enough for new games. Ive always wanted to build a PC and i want this one to be good but not too expensive. Any suggestions will be good. Thnaks

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bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 17 Posts: 3,907	I dont know about the motherboard, but I am assuming that the CPU and mobo are the same socket type, just incase. If you want to play the newest games, get an AMD processor. It will be much better. The GPU you have selected is nice and the 2GB of RAM should make it even better. Just change the CPU. __________________ Equipt NOW

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bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 17 Posts: 3,907	You will see a significant or even major improvement in gaming between the 2. __________________ Equipt NOW

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roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Well if thats all true then I suppose ill find a good price for the AMD and a good motherboard and do some research on overclocking it. Thanks alot. I thought that the hight the GHz the better but i don't think thats the case now, dunno why though lol. Can anyone suggest a good motherboard for it with SLI, around £60. Thanks again. Last edited by roman1607; 06-04-2006 at 10:58 PM.

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06-04-2006, 09:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Thanks. I don't know much about AMD so could anyone suggest a good one for under £200 and that can be overclocked well ill find a motherboard to suit it after. Thanks

06-04-2006, 10:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
roman1607 New Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 11	Its quite a bit more expensive then the D 930 and i don't know how much of a difference there is in performance. The D 940 seems to be quite good to at 3.2GHz, to me it looks better than the AMD X2-3800+ and cheaper. Will i actually see the difference in performance Between D940 and X2-3800+ Thanks

06-05-2006, 02:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
b3atofang3l Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Calgary, AB, CA Posts: 618	I agree...motherboard might not be compatible