I am putting PC together and would like some input. The items I am thinking about are below. Can someone let me know if this is good or not. The total cost is $605.00. I am very open to any and all suggestions.
Thank you.
Motherboard
ASUS "A7V880" VIA KT880 Chipset Motherboard
Processor
AMD Athlon XP 2700+, 333MHz FSB, 256K Cache
Memory
Apacer 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2700
Video Card
Chaintech XGI VOLARI V3 Video Card, 128MB DDR, TV-Out+DVI, 8X AGP Model "SLV3-128"
Hard Drive
Maxtor 40GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model 6E040L0
CD/DVD Burners
BenQ 16x DVD-/+RW Drive with Software, 2.4X Dual Layer Black Model DW1620
Samsung Black 52X32X52X16 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Model TS-H492A/WBGH
Case
A-Top XBlade Black/Silver Ultimate Gaming Machine With 450W PSU & Side window, Model
"AT859A-BK
For 600 you can do better than the 2700+. The 2500+ has more cache. Ive never heard of that type of video card. Personally...i think you can do better for 600. I built mine in profile for a total of 475 minus video card.
Kinda agree with cheese, you should get a barton core not t-bred, and i would stick to an ATI or nvidia based card, i bought a MX4400-64 card for $20, which even plays Doom3 on medium settings with descent fps, if you care about that sort of thing. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-418&depa=1
I agree with gotrootdude's suggestion of the system he configured. When it comes to computers, espescially the hardware aspect of it, get the best that you can afford so you don't have to upgrade for a while. At least that's my opinion. Also, you don't have to get a pre-modded case. That might save you some money as well. Case mods are simple and easy to accomplish with regular tools that you probably have or have access to. Plus, you have the enjoyment of creating something with your own two hands and nobody will have the same exact thing that you do because it's your own creation. Like I said, gotrootdude's suggestion is a better route for you to go. Also think about the non-modded case instead of a pre-modded one, might save you a couple of bucks and it will give you a little project you can have fun with in the process
Actually, I picked that case because I'm using the same one (mine's red) and I'm impressed with it's automotive paint job, heavy construction, and quality, and the fact that the Power Supply is a 420watt decent one. I'm not to sure about the other ones..
It's a pain to get a case with a subpar power supply.
( I did replace the blue case fans it came with for red ones, and the fan grills for custom dragon grills, it's looks better..)
There's nothing wrong with the case you selected, and I wouldn't recommend for anyone to buy a cheap PSU. I was just hinting at the idea that he may want to get a "unmodded" case which may save him a few bucks that he could put towards other things.
For 600 you can do better than the 2700+. The 2500+ has more cache. Ive never heard of that type of video card. Personally...i think you can do better for 600. I built mine in profile for a total of 475 minus video card.
The framerates we got with this card, and its nearest NVIDIA competitor, sucked. If you're looking for a card to play the latest games on, you need not spend $400 or $500, but you should definitely spend more than $60, so don't even bother looking at the 9250 for such a purpose. (I would recommend at least a Radeon 9600/FX5700 level card) Still, the 9250 will be enough to play slightly older games at a lower resolution.
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