Building New Desktop Comp.

Rambo

Rambo

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Hi all...

I'm considering buying a new setup for this year :D

I don't want to build anything too pricey, but runs games in the market at the minute...I'm not too bothered about the graphics card. I'm not looking for something like a GT 6800, just a cheap PCI Express card... If you think that there is a better component out there which I should use, please say :)

Here's what I'm thinking:

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Motherboard:
MSI "K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI" NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-487R&depa=1
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CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-501&DEPA=0
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RAM:
Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-026&depa=0
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Hard Disk Drive:
Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=22-145-051&DEPA=1
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Graphics Card:
ASUS ATI RADEON X600PRO 128MB DDR PCI-EXPRESS DVI

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=90710&item=5183422893&rd=1
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Whaddya think? Yes, I know it's not "the best" but I don't wanna spend too much money, im only 14 and I don't have much money in the wallet! :p

Oh, and perhaps a 450 Watt PSU. Can anyone recommend a PSU which is cheap, reputable and suits this system? Thanks!

Advice, replacements of components ect... please!

Cheers,

Rambo :)
 
Praetor

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I don't want to build anything too pricey, but runs games in the market at the minute...I'm not too bothered about the graphics card. I'm not looking for something like a GT 6800, just a cheap PCI Express card... If you think that there is a better component out there which I should use, please say
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Step away from the SLI and get a 6600GT. :) Other than that the system looks pretty decent

Oh, and perhaps a 450 Watt PSU. Can anyone recommend a PSU which is cheap, reputable and suits this system? Thanks!
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Read the sticky, http://www.computerforum.com/showthread.php?t=10764
 
Rambo

Rambo

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Praetor said:
Step away from the SLI and get a 6600GT :)
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Advice taken...Do you mean AGP though?
Because if you do, then the motherboard would have to change too... Also, I had a quick look on www.overclockers.co.uk , and they cost £130 ~ :eek: Pretty pricey for me...
 
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Praetor

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Advice taken...Do you mean AGP though?
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Dont matter really thats your preference. I would let budget dictate my choices. As for reccomendations:
- MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (i.e., the nonSLI one) [PCIe]
- DFI LanParty4 Ultra (again, non SLI) [PCIe]
- MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum [AGP]
As for price change, SLI will cost more than non-SLI anyday.
 
Rambo

Rambo

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Hmmmm, do you think it would major benefit my "gaming" experience if I used PCI Express? Or should I stay with an AGP 6600?

I saw this one:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-145-113&depa=1

much cheaper than £130 :p it's in $'s, but much cheaper...

Although, I saw a PCI Express x16:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-202&depa=1

And this is much cheaper than the AGP one.

I think I'll go with PCI Express, but not an SLI motherboard...With the MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum (non SLI one ;)).
 
Praetor

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1. PCIe 6600GT is cheaper than AGP 6600GT
2. Getting a PCIe board will be a bit more expensive but gives you a bit more life on the board

much cheaper than £
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Thats because i said 6600GT and not 6600 :p

And this is much cheaper than the AGP one.
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Thats because the NV43 is natively PCIe so to go from PCIe to AGP will add cost :)
 
Rambo

Rambo

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Ok, so the things I've changed:

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Motherboard:
MSI "K8N Neo4 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-484R&depa=0
$114.00
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Graphics Card:
Leadtek nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/HDTV-Out, PCI-Express

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-122-202&depa=1
$109.00
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Everything else stay the same...Whaddya think?
 
Rambo

Rambo

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Praetor said:
1. PCIe 6600GT is cheaper than AGP 6600GT
2. Getting a PCIe board will be a bit more expensive but gives you a bit more life on the board


Thats because i said 6600GT and not 6600 :p


Thats because the NV43 is natively PCIe so to go from PCIe to AGP will add cost :)
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Thankyou, very informative :)

Thats because the NV43 is natively PCIe
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That's the only bit I don't understand, especially the NV43, what does that mean?
 
Rambo

Rambo

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Praetor said:
For an extra $20 or so you can get a 6600GT...
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Praetor said:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-140-048&depa=0
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That's not $20 more :p

Rambo said:
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Graphics Card:
Leadtek nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/HDTV-Out, PCI-Express

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-122-202&depa=1
$109.00
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To be exact, that is $69 :p Thanks though :)

Praetor said:
I know they dont ship to England
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:eek: They Don't?

Do you know of any sites which ship to UK and sell those same component for around the same price ?
 
Rambo

Rambo

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lol, you're right...But I was talking about just the difference of a 6600 and a 6600 GT.

Thanks for your help Praetor, it's much appreciated (as always!) :)

Here's what I'm going to go with:

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Motherboard:
MSI "K8N Neo4 Platinum" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU
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CPU:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache, Socket 939 64-bit Processor
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Graphics Card:
Leadtek nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/HDTV-Out, PCI-Express
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RAM:
Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200
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Hard Disk Drive:
Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive

Thankyou!
 
Rambo

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Hmmm, I'll think about it...

Will it make a noticable difference in the way it runs my games?
 
Praetor

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Absolutely. 6600GT will run circles around the 6600. Furthermore, the 6600GT can be SLI'd later on thus giving it either more life or more resale value :)
 
Rambo

Rambo

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OK, you've persuaded me!! :p I suppose it's not that much of a difference money wise...

Thanks again!

:)
 
Praetor

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Definitely worth the upgrade but you'll prolly have to consider finances some more since Newegg dont ship out there so it might cost a pretty penny to get the parts
 
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