Glaanieboy
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I now have a PIII system with 800MHz CPU, 384MB SD-RAM on a MSI6309 mobo. I have upgraded my system in the past (more RAM, better vidcard, better soundcard, lancard, ...), but I have reached it's limit. So it's time to buy at least a new mobo, CPU and RAM.
A local computer shop has the following in offer:
Will this be a good system? I am looking for at least 2-3 years of computing pleasure, my current system is now over 4 years old. Money is an issue, so I am not looking for a top of the notch system. I don't need SATA (I don't care if loading times for games/Windows are a little higher), nor Dual Channel DDR, you pay a lot for only a little performance.
What am I gonna do with it?
Thanks for your opinions!
Oh and please no Intel vs AMD war here, thanks
A local computer shop has the following in offer:
- AMD Athlon XP 2600 @ 333MHz FSB/512 KB L2 with boxed cooler. (99 euros)
- AsRock K7VT4A+ motherboard with support for 333 FSB CPUs, DDR400 RAM, AGP8x, onboard sound and 10/100 ethernet. (39 euros)
- Take-MS DDR400 512 MB RAM stick. (95 euros)
Will this be a good system? I am looking for at least 2-3 years of computing pleasure, my current system is now over 4 years old. Money is an issue, so I am not looking for a top of the notch system. I don't need SATA (I don't care if loading times for games/Windows are a little higher), nor Dual Channel DDR, you pay a lot for only a little performance.
What am I gonna do with it?
- Well, I do a lot in console emulation, so it needs to be fast. Although my current system is more than sufficient in most tasks, some games (especially PSX games) run slow, so I need the extra computing power.
- PC gaming, I want to be able to play the newest games, not extra fancy dandy nice and the best graphics there are, just that I can play it in a 1024 res, and medium detail level. Say I am gonna fit in a Geforce FX5700 with 256 MB ram, will that be good?
- Fast enough to cope with new games/apps for at least 2 years.
Thanks for your opinions!
Oh and please no Intel vs AMD war here, thanks