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[bindo]

I was going to go for an XFX 6800gt but the rest of my system would hold it back so i was thinking of renewing the mobo, ram, graphics card and processor:

Asus A8N-SLI Dlux Motherboard + Asus 128MB 6600GT VGA Card £233
1 Gb (2 x 512 Mb) Corsair TwinX-XL, DDR, PC3200XLPT, Cas 2 £132
AMD Athlon 64 3000 32/64Bit CPU S939 "Venice" 90nm Retail £100

Total £397.05
Carriage £7.00
V.A.T. £70.71
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TOTAL £474.76
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From scan.co.uk

Would that let me play battlfield 2 on reasonably high settings?
Would anyone change any of these bits, my budget will only stretch to £500, any ideas? Cheers

[iggy]

sounds like the best way to go. make sure youve got a decent psu though

[bindo]

I've got a gereric 350W PSU, is that going to cope?
What's a good PSU to get that won't break the bank?

[iggy]

ive been looking at the tagans myself, at scan i think you can get a 420w taga u22 which has atx 2.0 and sli connectors etc for the s939 board for around £50 - £60.
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=230451

havent really looked at any of the cheaper psu's as ive always bought cheap ones in the past, and theyve always dissapointed.

[Bender316]

Tagan 480W would be my recommendation for future proofing - just make sure you get the V2.0 with both 24 and 20 pin (pretty standard these days) and with the PCI-E connector. If you're worried about SLI, then there are some with 2 x PCI-E connectors.

It would be good to get that first, but it is another £70. Your 350W might hold out, it might not. With generics you just don't know. Problem is if it causes damage...