hi there
just wondering what views or oppinions any1 had on the sk41g,i already have an sn41g2 and just fancied replacing my compaq presario with a cheap sk41g,has any1 here still got 1,,are they still decent enuff in this day and age to use as an everyday gaming rig etc?
also are there any issues with them,,i think i read somewhere that the psu,s suck on them becouse there made by enhance or something,or do they use the achme psu like my sn41g2?
ive just ordered 1 from micro direct to replace my compaq presario becouse its jus getting a bit boring and im just looking for an excuse to build a cheap little shuttle,,i already have all the insides as im using the xp1800 and 512ddr from my compaq and ive got a spare 60gb maxtor sitting with all my movies on and a spare black samsung dvd/cdrw combi drive,,the sk41g cost £144 inc delivery!
any views would be appreciated
thnx


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Is that the supplier who Ceased Trading 24-07-2003? Whomever it is it seems really dumb and pointless sensoring it out, after all we're all capable of making up our own minds on things aren't we. Is this what you have anyway (supplier is irrelevant) ...
IIRC KM266 is basicly a VIA KT266 and as such that would mean you're limited to 133/266FSB (maybe a touch more with o/c'ing) and you may find the very useful Tbred/Barton won't work in there. Still as a small PC it's still great and a Pally XP1800+ is a good choice in there and still very powerful without kicking off the heat of the higher Pally's. The PSU (again IIRC) was very poor but not overly limiting the expandability inside anyway. The main problem is gaming, the onboard gfx are dire for any basic 3D gaming but a GF4MX, GF-FX5200 or Radeon 7500-9200 ideally 128MB will all significantly boost the gaming ability to a level where most games will run very happily. GF-FX5200 and Radeon 8500-9200 all supply you with DX8 which is wise as many games now impliment the DX8 optimisations and features, plus they should be £50-75 too.
XP1800+ 256-512MB and a £50-75 gfx card will stand you in good stead and the PSU should easily cope with these.
Which doesnt help when i dont know what ive written here! DOH!
