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I only need a mobo, RAM, processor and graphics card (the guy says he wants to play games)
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Rob
Does anyone have any suggestions for a £500 budget build around a AMD Athlon64 3200?
I only need a mobo, RAM, processor and graphics card (the guy says he wants to play games)
Any thoughts?
Cheers
Rob
The older I get, the faster I was.
I built one using an AMD Athlon XP 2600. I don't know if this helps, or if the two are similar, but see my sig for details. The total came to around £550 including P+P and monitor, mouse and keyboard which you won't need.
Last edited by ajbrun; 23-08-2004 at 09:38 PM.
Oooops - I just saw you wanted it for gaming. You'd want a better graphics card (although this one's not bad). I've heard good things about the radeon 9800, and I think you can get them for about £120 - could be wrong though!
For the price (about £130), the 9800 Pro is, from what I've seen, an excellent card, and extremely good value for money.Originally Posted by ajbrun
"Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."
Cheers for the replies guys, it's food for thought.
Rob
The older I get, the faster I was.
Do I need to run Windows XP with this setup, or can W2K cope?
Cheers
Rob
The older I get, the faster I was.
As far as I know - I don't think it matters.
Hmmm... if you only want the MoBo, Ram, GFx and CPU then this:
Athlon 64 3200+ OEM £140
HSF - Any decent one £15
Asus K8VSE Deluxe £80
GeIL 512MB Dual Kit £60
GeForce 6800 £200
All for £495.. are you sure you dont need a new PSU, or new bigger HDD etc?
Aaarrgghh, now he says he wants a X800 graphics card, and W XP. So I am looking at 300 just for the graphics card. I don't think it is going to come to less than 500 punds.
Rob
The older I get, the faster I was.
um, no, its not.About £650 is the cheapest its going to go with windows XP and an X800 with an A64.
Still, the system I suggested is more that reasonable, and you could shave off a bit, say get the non-deluxe MoBo, and get win XP for about £65, and shop around a bit for better prices, and then you're looking at about £525.
you can buy genuine coas for XP by themselves for around £30 (if you already has a "backup" disk then you could save a bit more) but if he wants a x800/6800 then he should really extending his budget. he will need a beefy psu if he doesnt already.
What output PSU are we talking about?
Cheers
Rob
The older I get, the faster I was.
'Bout 400W+. depends on how good the manufacturer is as to how many of those watts are really available though.
Well I think I've settled on this lot from ebuyer:
Asus K8V/SE Deluxe S754 VIA k8t800 ATX Sound Gig lAN Firewire USB 2.0
FSB 800 Retail Box £68.64
AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64bit 3200+ 754pin 512 L2cache OEM CPU £126.81
Coolermaster Athlon 64 Cooler upto AMD3700 (only) Skt754 £4.95
Asus ATI Radeon AX800PRO TVD 256MB DDR3, VIVO, TV-Out, DVI INC High
Quality Webcam & Games Bundle Retail Box £249.95
Kingston 512 DDR400 PC3200 Cl3 Memory module £51.02
May go to crucial for the memory.
Any comments?
Rob
P.S. does this mobo have a limit on processor rating as such?
Last edited by robbiehall; 27-08-2004 at 09:11 PM.
The older I get, the faster I was.
You forgot the psu mate.
I may be lucky and already have one, but, good point Shogun.
Rob
The older I get, the faster I was.
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