Is this a good setup?

magus57 · 08-05-2006, 09:04 PM

I'm building a small budget computer, and I'm going to use it mainly for school and casual gaming, and I also want it to be Windows Vista/DirectX10 compatble. Is this good? (anything not listed are things I want to add from my old PC or don't want to upgrade):

Case: X-QPack Aluminum Mini 420Watt Case with 3 See-Thru Windows (Microfly)
CPU: AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
Cooling: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK
Motherboard: Biostar TForce 6100-939 NVIDIA Geforce 6100 Chipset SATA PCIE All-in-One w/Video, LAN, USB2.0, & 5.1 Audio
Memory: 1GB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY
Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6200 Graphics with TurboCache supporting 256MB 16X PCI Express VIDEO CARD
Hard Drive: 160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive

And I'm getting this (along with two free games) for $527, shipping/assembly included. Is this a good deal? Is there something I should change (keeping in mind the budget part)? Or is there a different website (besides www.cyberpowerpc.com) that allows you to custom-build your own PC with a Microfly case (or other, similar, small case)?

Vampiric Rouge · 08-05-2006, 09:16 PM

That looks okay for a budget computer for school and casual gaming, as long as you don't want any graphic intensive games it will do okay.

Burgerbob · 08-05-2006, 09:42 PM

how much did you get your GFX card for? that will last up until you get a DX10 card, but wont do anything until then. Thats almost integrated video, and it is on some motherboards. Otherwise, that setup will be a good midrange comp for Vista.

magus57 · 08-05-2006, 09:48 PM

So then what's the cheapest GFX card that I'll get with DirectX10 compatability?

Bobo · 08-05-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by magus57

So then what's the cheapest GFX card that I'll get with DirectX10 compatability?

You can't get one now. If I were you, I would either stay with that video card or go integrated, then get a new one when DX10 comes out. I think that is January of next year.

magus57 · 08-05-2006, 09:53 PM

Wait, don't DX10 cards come out along with Windows Vista? When is Vista supposed to come out?

Bobo · 08-05-2006, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magus57

Wait, don't DX10 cards come out along with Windows Vista? When is Vista supposed to come out?

Yes, in January of next year

mrjack · 08-05-2006, 10:38 PM

I've heard people talking about nVidia releasing their DX10 cards in October or November.

Bobo · 08-05-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mrjack

I've heard people talking about nVidia releasing their DX10 cards in October or November.

Well I don't know when the cards come out, but DirectX10 won't be out until Vista comes out, and will only be compatible with Vista.

magus57 · 08-05-2006, 11:16 PM

Wait, do you mean January 2007 or 2008?

08-05-2006, 09:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
magus57 New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Is this a good setup? I'm building a small budget computer, and I'm going to use it mainly for school and casual gaming, and I also want it to be Windows Vista/DirectX10 compatble. Is this good? (anything not listed are things I want to add from my old PC or don't want to upgrade): Case: X-QPack Aluminum Mini 420Watt Case with 3 See-Thru Windows (Microfly) CPU: AMD Athlon™64 X2 3800+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology Cooling: AMD ATHLON64 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK Motherboard: Biostar TForce 6100-939 NVIDIA Geforce 6100 Chipset SATA PCIE All-in-One w/Video, LAN, USB2.0, & 5.1 Audio Memory: 1GB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6200 Graphics with TurboCache supporting 256MB 16X PCI Express VIDEO CARD Hard Drive: 160GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8M Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive And I'm getting this (along with two free games) for $527, shipping/assembly included. Is this a good deal? Is there something I should change (keeping in mind the budget part)? Or is there a different website (besides www.cyberpowerpc.com) that allows you to custom-build your own PC with a Microfly case (or other, similar, small case)?

08-05-2006, 09:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Vampiric Rouge Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Jersey Age: 21 Posts: 613	That looks okay for a budget computer for school and casual gaming, as long as you don't want any graphic intensive games it will do okay. __________________ MAIN PC: Intel G965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard\ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe\4gigs of samsung ddr2 ram @ 667\Antec neo 480watt power supply\Nvidia GeForce 7800 GT Voltmoded\430 gigs of HDD space all maxtor @ 7200rpm,and 80 gigs of samsung @ 7200 but only 2m\Benq FP202W 20.1" 8ms Widescreen LCD\ RAZOR copperhead\ flexglow gaming mousepad Laptop: HP Pavilion DV1000\Pent M 1.73 Ghz\ 1GB Ram\ 100 Gig HDD

08-05-2006, 09:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	how much did you get your GFX card for? that will last up until you get a DX10 card, but wont do anything until then. Thats almost integrated video, and it is on some motherboards. Otherwise, that setup will be a good midrange comp for Vista. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

08-05-2006, 10:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,345	I've heard people talking about nVidia releasing their DX10 cards in October or November. __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar SE 160Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

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08-05-2006, 09:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
magus57 New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	So then what's the cheapest GFX card that I'll get with DirectX10 compatability?

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magus57 New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Wait, don't DX10 cards come out along with Windows Vista? When is Vista supposed to come out?

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magus57 New Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Wait, do you mean January 2007 or 2008?

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