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Adam Murray

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Hey guys,

I am looking to buy a new pc to play intense games on, like doom 3, quake 4, etc... I am considering buying a computer I found on cyberpowerpc.com for $642 which includes the following...

MSI 915P Combo Motherboard Socket775 PCI Express
Pentium 4 630 CPU w/ HT Technology - 3.0GHz
1 GB (DDR2) - Cosair Value Select
ATI Radeon X300 SE 128MB 16x PCI Express Video Card
160GB 7200RPM Hitachi Hard drive

Please let me know what you guys think of this and what areas or parts would you swap out or recommend while still keeping the overall cost relatively low. Thanks in advanced for your help!

-Adam Murray
 
seems decent enough to play all the new games on, but low settings until you can upgrade that video card. x300 is budget, so it will play the games, just not all neat and pretty
 
I think 1. you should get a higher/newer socket. and AMD "generaly" beats INTEL at amd, so you could get a amd CPU instead on a 939 mobo.

I would at least get a higher socket at least.
 
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Xycron said:
I think 1. you should get a higher/newer socket. and AMD "generaly" beats INTEL at amd, so you could get a intel CPU instead on a 939 mobo.

I would at least get a higher socket at least.
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What are you talking about, a intel chip on a s939 mobo? thats bs....do you mean get a AMD chip on a s939?:confused:

and AMD "generaly" beats INTEL at amd
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i think you meant AMD usually beats INTEL at gaming, also i think you might needa get some sleep...lol
 
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If everything else is ok besides the video card, what video cards would you guys suggest that is still within a low price range (lets say under $150)?

If there is anything else besides the video card please let me know what you would change. Thanks!

-Adam Murray
 
DaShit said:
What are you talking about, a intel chip on a s939 mobo? thats bs....do you mean get a AMD chip on a s939?:confused:

i think you meant AMD usually beats INTEL at gaming, also i think you might needa get some sleep...lol
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no, i ment generally, because a amd furon 800mhz will not be better for gaming then a P4 3.6ghz :) and yeah i ment a AMD on a 939 bored, sorry about that.
 
I agree, go with an AMD rather than an Intel - they are generally better for gaming. As for a video card, I would recommend a 6600GT, although you may be able to get a 6800 for under $150.

I would strongly suggest you post this in the Desktop Computers forum, i'm sure you'll have much more luck there.
 
yes amd beats intel, but can he get a complete system for that price, and then put it together, and then troubleshoot it when something doesnt work?

hey man, im assuming that the pc has pci-e, as i think that's all the x300 comes as, so pci-e you can get a 6600gt and be just fine
 
Hey Guys,

Thanks for all the suggestions... Take a look at this updated configuration and let me know what you think.. The total for this one is $691...

CASE : ATX MEDIUM TOWER CASE 350 WATT (BEIGE COLOR)

CPU : (939-pin) AMD ATHLON™64 3200+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology

MOTHERBOARD : (Sckt939)MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Chipset SATA Raid PCI-E w/GbLAN, USB2.0, &7.1Audio

MEMORY : 1024 MB (512MBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY (Corsair Value Select)

VIDEO CARD : NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT 128MB 16X PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD

HARD DRIVE : 160GB Hard Drive (SATA150 - Hitachi 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache -- Recommended)

It also comes with a dvd burner and keyboard/mouse..

Once again, let me know what you think and what you would change about this config.. Thanks!

Regards,
Adam Murray
 
Hey again,

Is an AMD ATHLON™64 3200+ CPU good? About what does it equate to in Gigahertz? And also, what do you guys think about the updated specs I posted above? Thanks in advanced!

Regards,
Adam Murray
 
not to advertise my comp for sale but it is a better comp/better deal although it is used.

Specs =

CPU = AMD Athlon 64 3400, skt 939 (rare cpu it is almost exact replica of 3500 except its 130 nm instead of 90) (never oc'd)
MOBO = MSI K8T Neo2 VIA K8T800 Pro Chipset Based
RAM= (2x512mb) Corsair ram DDR400 PC 3200
VIDEO CARD = Nvidia Geforce 6600GT agp 128mb (oc'd 2 times)
CD-RW = I forgot what it is i beleive LITE-ON i no the speeds are 52/32/52
HARD DRIVE = Western Digital 80GB 7,200 rpm 8mb cashe
Floppy drive lol

SOFTWARE
Preinstalled windows xp - 30 day trial -
Preinstalled Full Version of Nortan Anti Virus 2006
Preinstalled Full Version of Spyware Killer (CD included)
Preinstalled Nero CD kit - INCLUDES - DOS DRIVER - NERO EXPRESS 6 - INCD 4 - DRIVER MANUAL - ACROBAT READER (CD included)
also included are the mobo & graphics card software.

GAMES
Battle Field Vietnam

it will run all the games you mentioned.

650 shipped
 
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