Builading a new PC, could you advise me? - 2 Threads merged...

[tompetrou]

Hi Everyone,
Im building a new pc idealy for games and other uses but i want to be able to upgrade it when the higher end processers come down in price.
Ill be using the following:

Amd 64 3000+ socket 939 - $218 AU
Asus A8V-MX - $120 AU
512MB BBR400 PC3200 - $70 AU
GAINWARD GF6800LE AGP GPU - $300 AU
80GB 7200RPM HDD - $75 AU

Can you suggest anything i could change to ensure future upgradability or better hardware for a similar price? :rolleyes:

Thanks for your time.

A reply or just your thoughts would be greatly appreciated

[tompetrou]

Hi Everyone,
Im building a new pc idealy for games and other uses but i want to be able to upgrade it when the higher end processers come down in price.
Ill be using the following:


Amd 64 3000+ socket 939 - $218 AU
Asus A8V-MX - $120 AU
512MB BBR400 PC3200 - $70 AU
GAINWARD GF6800LE AGP GPU - $300 AU
80GB 7200RPM HDD - $75 AU

Can you suggest anything i could change to ensure future upgradability or better hardware for a similar price?

Thanks for your time.

A reply or just your thoughts would be greatly appreciated

[Budfred]

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[saphalline]

What's your budget, and where are you getting these prices? If you're getting these from an Aussie website, then we can post links here to better hardware.

Short thoughts from me: make sure you get the Venice version of any Socket 939 A64 you get; bad mobo, get one with a modern chipset like the NForce4 Ultra; don't play games on less than 1GB of dual-channel DDR400 RAM; poor vid card choice, look for a GeForce 6800 GS or Radeon X800 GTO in that price range; here in the US, 160GB SATA hard drives are only $10 more than 80GB SATA hard drives, so think about more storage space.

Those are my immediate thoughts...