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Originally Posted by arch13
He can always upgrade latter.
Some of you guys are talking like he has a ton of money to throw around. He's made it clear he needs to be aware of cost in this project, and you can't deny he's put together a bang up system with the limited funds he talking about.
He's not a hardcore gamer, and he doesn't do high end graphics. Web browsing, typing paper, listening to music. What do they have in common? They could all be done just fine with an 16mb vid card set at 1024x786.
I know your all about the fast cards Lasereth, but in his current monetary position, the 9600 is quite nice for the price.
Not picking a fight, just pointing out that not everyone needs the highend, or even upper-mid grade cards.
I do architecture for a living. I think it's probably obvious I'm running something above a 9600. But he hasn't shown an imediate need. 6 months to year down the line, he could upgrade his card just fine, and open up more possablilites if he finds the 9600 limiting for gaming.
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He mentioned he does play games earlier and does want to play Guild Wars. Guild Wars isn't too intensive but it will require a decent videocard.
I should have paid more attention to his overall needs I suppose. After reading his posts, I have to suggest downgrading the processor and motherboard to accomodate for the videocard. You can get a nice processor, a nice motherboard, and an "ok" videocard, or you can get a good processor, nice motherboard, and good videocard. The second option is clearly better -- a more roundabout system is better off than having two aspects of your system way better than the other.
I think pacaveli should stick with an Athlon XP setup with an nForce 2 or VIA motherboard. It'll run games just as well as an Athlon 64 combined with the correct videocard and it will save him money.
I'm sort of a bastard about processors and videocards concerning gaming, but I do know quite a bit about the effects of a processor and a videocard on a system. A processor faster than the Athlon XP line will not run Windows any faster than the Athlon XP series. This is fact. That's why I think an Athlon 64 is serious overkill for his purposes. He is on a limited budget...there's no reason to go apeshit and get an Athlon 64 where it's not needed. It'd be different if pacaveli's budget was over $1,000, but when it's $600, you gotta choose parts that are just what you need to make a nice, well rounded system. Here's my suggestion:
AMD Athlon XP 2600+ Barton @ 1.9 GHz = $80
Abit KV7-V Motherboard = $55
Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro = $150
Corsair 512 MB RAM = $42
Enermax 350w PSU = $60
Case = $30
CD-ROM = $20
Western Digital 80 GB 7200 RPM HDD = $60
Windows XP Home Edition = $90
Total = $587. If I had $600 to build a new computer with, this is what I'd do with full confidence. Then you can laugh at your friends who build $1000 PCs with a crappy videocard that your $600 PC runs circles around. This computer will play any game on the market easily. I'd upgrade the RAM for another $40 when you have the money but it'll be fine until it comes your way.
-Lasereth