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01-10-2009, 04:09 PM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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Putting desktop computer together
Yes, another such thread :-)
The friend's 15 yo son wants a game machine and I know this not. I believe it is a good system for the price. He will be quite able to do homework, internet tasks, and play some games but not those needing the latest and greatest hardware. What do you think of these choices using one local store. RAM memory Corsair 2 GB XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 45 Euros Corsair 2 GB XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Product Details bij Mycom DVD burner LG DVR 22X DL SATA 25 Euros LG DVR 22X DL SATA, Retail Product Details bij Mycom hard disk WD 640GB,Caviar SE16 60 Euros WD 640GB,Caviar SE16 Product Details bij Mycom video card ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M, 256 MB 37 Euros ASUS EAH3450/HTP/256M, 256 MB Product Details bij Mycom case for all of this...stuff Aopen QF50C - Black incl. 400W PS 55 Euros Aopen QF50C - Black Product Details bij Mycom total: 360 Euros Somewhat better processor. It is faster and has twice the on-board cache. AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 98 Euros AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Product Details bij Mycom total: 380 Euros |
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01-10-2009, 05:22 PM
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Knight of the Old Republic
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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The videocard is not very good. It will have trouble playing the latest games on Low settings. The rest looks good.
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01-10-2009, 09:08 PM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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I wanted to make the same comment, but because I'm not the video card guru esp, the ATI side, (nvidia fanboy here) I deferred for the master to speak first.
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01-11-2009, 03:41 AM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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Thank you.
Would you please look at this site and suggest a video card for this system? Videokaarten bij MyCom Just noticed that the processor and mainboard did not make it to the above post! processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 78 Euros http://mycom.nl/Products/View/AMD%20...00/203385.aspx mainboard ASUS M2N 60 Euros http://mycom.nl/Products/View/ASUS%2...609.aspx#Specs Last edited by flat5; 01-11-2009 at 03:44 AM.. |
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01-11-2009, 10:10 AM
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Junkie
Location: France
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If you wanted to upgrade the video card, what kind of budget do you have?
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01-11-2009, 11:51 AM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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Thanks for your concern shakran.
WD drives have served me very well for over 10 years. That would be at least 10 drives. I have also installed them in other people's computers. They are all still working fine. I am using four 360gig drives (older ATA) and one terabyte drive (USB) at this time. Well biznatch, look at the processor & mainboard and tell me what should work well with them. That's what I have trouble figuring out :-) Last video card I bought was for AGP buss and not for gaming but for watching videos. In selecting components I usually look for the price jump. Meaning performance/cost ratio. The ones I have selected are about two years old and are cheap. If it makes sense to spend >100 Euros on the video card with these parts, ok. If it makes it possible to play new games then the young man will be happy. |
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01-11-2009, 12:59 PM
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Junkie
Location: France
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Yeah, looking at the Motherboard's specs I'm having trouble figuring out where the PCIe slots are mentioned, if they are.
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01-11-2009, 01:46 PM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Newegg.com - ASUS M2N AM2 NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
the mb has a nvidia chipset on it, nvidia fanboy doesn't mix nvidia and AT. ASUS EN9600GT/HTDI/512M, 512 MB Product Details bij Mycom I just over the 100E mark. the one that is under Point of View, I don't know that manfac, so I'm inclined to not recommend it.
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01-11-2009, 03:43 PM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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This site
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. says PCI Express x8 bus This site ASUSTeK Computer Inc. says 1 x PCIe x16, 2 x PCIe x1, 3 x PCI I see three possibilities from MyCom. ASUS EN9600GT SILENT/HTDI/512M, 512 MB 145 Euros ASUS EN9600GT SILENT/HTDI/512M, 512 MB Product Details bij Mycom ASUS EN9600GT/HTDI/512M, 512 MB 125 Euros ASUS EN9600GT/HTDI/512M, 512 MB Product Details bij Mycom ASUS EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M, 256 MB 45 Euros ASUS EN7300GT SILENT/HTD/256M, 256 MB Product Details bij Mycom Two cards have the same features but the more expensive one is quiet - no fan. We won't be overclocking so is this ok? I plan to include one large case fan. Considering the other components on this system does it make sense to use this card or go for the much cheaper one, the ASUS EN7300GT. Will he be able to play games using the slower card? |
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01-11-2009, 04:56 PM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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those aren't the same Mobo, slightly different builds, that is the reason for the discrepancy.
M2N-MX SE M2N-X Plus the 7300 is really light on the abilities compared to the 9600. the silent operation is nice, but it's a 20E premium, too expensive in my book. the 9600 will "last" longer than the 7300 for game playing.
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01-12-2009, 04:36 AM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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Here is what I'm considering now.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ 98 Euros AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Product Details bij Mycom mainboard ASUS M2N 60 Euros ASUS M2N Product Details bij Mycom RAM memory Corsair 2 GB XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 45 Euros Corsair 2 GB XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Product Details bij Mycom DVD burner LG DVR 22X DL SATA 25 Euros LG DVR 22X DL SATA, Retail Product Details bij Mycom WD 1TB,Caviar GP 80 Euros WD 1TB,Caviar GP Product Details bij Mycom ASUS EN8500GT SILENT MAGIC/HTP/512M, 512 MB 56 Euros ASUS EN8500GT SILENT MAGIC/HTP/512M, 512 MB Product Details bij Mycom case for all of this...stuff Aopen QF50C - Black incl. 400W PS 55 Euros Aopen QF50C - Black Product Details bij Mycom total: 419 Euros |
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01-12-2009, 09:42 AM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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seems like a solid machine. i'm still partial to the more expensive 9600, especially as the new video cards coming out this year will push the 8x series into the 7x territory of obsolesence.
but, he can always get a new vid card for a birthday/xmas present in the future.
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01-12-2009, 10:23 AM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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In a year the bus speed goes up again :-)
This mainboard does not support PCI-e2x only 1.??? I forgot the proper...words. So a really fast videocard is wasted. To select a modern video card a modern motherboard and DDR3 memory should also be selected. Right? I thought this card was the best match for the other components. Thank you for your input, Cynthetiq. |
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01-15-2009, 02:46 AM
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Very Insignificant Pawn
Location: Amsterdam, NL
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The mainboard and processor were not available. Here is what was finally ordered.
ASUS EN9600GT MG/HTDP/512MD2, 512 MB Product Details bij Mycom AOpen QF50D - Black/Silver Product Details bij Mycom ASUS M3A78,sAM2 Product Details bij Mycom AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Product Details bij Mycom Corsair 2 GB XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Product Details bij Mycom LG DVR 22X DL SATA, Retail Product Details bij Mycom WD 640GB,Caviar SE16 Product Details bij Mycom MS Windows XP Home Edition Product Details bij Mycom |
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