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theguyondacouch · 07-04-2003, 04:30 PM

Abit NF7-M Motherboard
AMD XP 2200
Sound blaster audigy platinum
512 mb ddr

Is this a good base for a gaming machine? I will probably overclock it. But back to the point, how would this perform for games like offroad evo 2 andother similair games? Am I missing any major components?

a_divine_martyr · 07-04-2003, 04:34 PM

Video Card.

Konichiwaneko · 07-04-2003, 04:38 PM

great...the audigy isn't really needed though.

theguyondacouch · 07-04-2003, 04:40 PM

the motherboard
comes with the NVIDIA nForce2 IGP/MCP2 chipset

a_divine_martyr · 07-04-2003, 05:17 PM

For a medium gaming PC, I'd go after a GeForce4 4200 video card. Most video cards that come on a motherboard are suck.

The 4200 is cheap nowadays and it still is a good card

The_Dude · 07-04-2003, 07:02 PM

you should be able to handle most, if not all of the games out now

mustang91 · 07-04-2003, 07:24 PM

For medium gaming you'll do fine...depending on the video card. Less than a ti4200 and you might be in trouble.

And you could always bump up the RAM...that never hurts. 512 should be fine though.

theguyondacouch · 07-04-2003, 07:32 PM

how about a Radeon 9500?

mustang91 · 07-04-2003, 08:39 PM

great card for the price. If you've got it, you're set. If you're going to buy...and can afford, aim for a 9700pro at least.

Konichiwaneko · 07-04-2003, 09:16 PM

Guy this is what I would build...all from newegg.com

2500+ AMD - $90
NF7-S Rev 2 - $123
No Audigy -
2x256 Corsair XMS Series - $62x2($124)
Saphire Radeon 9500 Oem - $139

total = $476

Machine you qoute with new egg prices

2200+ - $74
NF7-M - $122
Audigy Platinum - $167
512 Ram - $100

Total - $463

Now here is why I would do this -

The NF7 rev 2.0 is notorious for being able to get up to 200fsb or higher..which if you are going to overclock this will help.

The ram is rated at 3200, so you can oc up to 200fsb no problem.

Onboard video...no way. If you are going to play at anything higher than 640x480 you need a seperate video card. Also onboard video uses your system memory. Who the hell want's to be caught with a machine that has only 448 megs of ram?

The Sound Storm on the nforce boards are very nice.

mrquackers · 07-05-2003, 05:52 AM

it sounds like it could handle most of today's games (although steer far clear of any running the latest Unreal engine - such as Unreal 2, Postal 2, etc. - they stutters and load times would cause you to pull out your hair).

I'd boost the video power, if your budget allows. And keep in mind that if you're looking forward to Half-Life 2, Deus Ex 2 or Doom 3, you're not going to get optimal performance from that machine.

What games are on your wish list? That might help answer the question.

theguyondacouch · 07-05-2003, 06:41 AM

XP 2500+ = $87
NF7-S Rev 2 =$123
Radeon 9500 = $133
PC3000 DDR 256 X2 = $120
=$463 total
This is my revised list. Will this fair any better?

Konichiwaneko · 07-05-2003, 06:51 AM

looking good, but those aren't newegg prices. Reason I recommend newegg is it's HIGH on the reseller rating, plus the prices I qouted was with shipping and no taxes.

Instead of PC3000, which was never really a standard (Who runs ram at 183fsb anyways?

) go for the Corsair 3200 I have listed. Faster memory and it gets you the girls.

theguyondacouch · 07-05-2003, 07:41 AM

All my prices where with shipping too, Price watch

Konichiwaneko · 07-05-2003, 09:19 AM

never ever go for the cheapest vendor on pricewatch unless it's a respected vendor.

cliche · 07-06-2003, 02:25 AM

Video card, definitely. I use a Ti4200 and it seems to do most things at the moment (with XP 2400+, 512mb CL2 DDR mem)

07-04-2003, 04:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	how would this fare for medium gameing use? Abit NF7-M Motherboard AMD XP 2200 Sound blaster audigy platinum 512 mb ddr Is this a good base for a gaming machine? I will probably overclock it. But back to the point, how would this perform for games like offroad evo 2 andother similair games? Am I missing any major components? __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

07-04-2003, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
a_divine_martyr Insane	Video Card. __________________ Censorship and thought control can only exist in secrecy and darkness...

07-04-2003, 04:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	great...the audigy isn't really needed though. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

07-04-2003, 04:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	the motherboard comes with the NVIDIA nForce2 IGP/MCP2 chipset __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

07-04-2003, 05:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
a_divine_martyr Insane	For a medium gaming PC, I'd go after a GeForce4 4200 video card. Most video cards that come on a motherboard are suck. The 4200 is cheap nowadays and it still is a good card __________________ Censorship and thought control can only exist in secrecy and darkness...

07-04-2003, 07:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	you should be able to handle most, if not all of the games out now __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

07-04-2003, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
mustang91 Upright Location: Cleveland, OH/Athens, OH	For medium gaming you'll do fine...depending on the video card. Less than a ti4200 and you might be in trouble. And you could always bump up the RAM...that never hurts. 512 should be fine though.

07-04-2003, 07:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	how about a Radeon 9500? __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

07-04-2003, 08:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
mustang91 Upright Location: Cleveland, OH/Athens, OH	great card for the price. If you've got it, you're set. If you're going to buy...and can afford, aim for a 9700pro at least. __________________ "I'm desperately not trying to feel the early, preconceived notion of love that only exists in top 40's pop songs." "He who wants money, means and content are without three good friends." - Shakespeare "...like Vietnam, or those bands that never got over the fact they opened for Nirvana, I never got over her." -Nick Hornsby

07-04-2003, 09:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	Guy this is what I would build...all from newegg.com 2500+ AMD - $90 NF7-S Rev 2 - $123 No Audigy - 2x256 Corsair XMS Series - $62x2($124) Saphire Radeon 9500 Oem - $139 total = $476 Machine you qoute with new egg prices 2200+ - $74 NF7-M - $122 Audigy Platinum - $167 512 Ram - $100 Total - $463 Now here is why I would do this - The NF7 rev 2.0 is notorious for being able to get up to 200fsb or higher..which if you are going to overclock this will help. The ram is rated at 3200, so you can oc up to 200fsb no problem. Onboard video...no way. If you are going to play at anything higher than 640x480 you need a seperate video card. Also onboard video uses your system memory. Who the hell want's to be caught with a machine that has only 448 megs of ram? The Sound Storm on the nforce boards are very nice. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us. Last edited by Konichiwaneko; 07-04-2003 at 09:20 PM..

07-05-2003, 05:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
mrquackers Exhausted Location: Northeastern US - please send help!	it sounds like it could handle most of today's games (although steer far clear of any running the latest Unreal engine - such as Unreal 2, Postal 2, etc. - they stutters and load times would cause you to pull out your hair). I'd boost the video power, if your budget allows. And keep in mind that if you're looking forward to Half-Life 2, Deus Ex 2 or Doom 3, you're not going to get optimal performance from that machine. What games are on your wish list? That might help answer the question. __________________ "If you're walking on thin ice, you may as well go ahead and dance."

07-05-2003, 06:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	XP 2500+ = $87 NF7-S Rev 2 =$123 Radeon 9500 = $133 PC3000 DDR 256 X2 = $120 =$463 total This is my revised list. Will this fair any better? __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

07-05-2003, 06:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	looking good, but those aren't newegg prices. Reason I recommend newegg is it's HIGH on the reseller rating, plus the prices I qouted was with shipping and no taxes. Instead of PC3000, which was never really a standard (Who runs ram at 183fsb anyways? ) go for the Corsair 3200 I have listed. Faster memory and it gets you the girls. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

07-05-2003, 07:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
theguyondacouch salmon? Location: Outside Providence	All my prices where with shipping too, Price watch __________________ "Lick my frozen metal ass!"

07-05-2003, 09:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
Konichiwaneko The Dreaded Pixel Nazi Location: Inside my camera	never ever go for the cheapest vendor on pricewatch unless it's a respected vendor. __________________ Hesitate. Pull me in. Breath on breath. Skin on skin. Loving deep. Falling fast. All right here. Let this last. Here with our lips locked tight. Baby the time is right for us... to forget about us.

07-06-2003, 02:25 AM	#16 (permalink)
cliche Rookie Location: Oxford, UK	Video card, definitely. I use a Ti4200 and it seems to do most things at the moment (with XP 2400+, 512mb CL2 DDR mem) __________________ I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. -- John Cage (1912 - 1992)