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05-01-2007, 02:07 AM
gabriel

Newbie Computer Build

Hi guys, just to ask you, have found a computer i might purchase and would like to know whether any incompatibilities may arise from the combination of the hardware:

256Mb Sapphire Radeon X1600Pro PCI-E(x16) 12Pipes 800MHz GDDR2 500MHz GPU D-Sub/DVI-I/HDTV

AMD AM2 Athlon 64 3200 Orleans Core, 2.0GHz, 512KB Cache, Retail

Asus M2N, NF430, S AM2, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 533 667 800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX

2x512MB Aeneon Major, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-12

Thanks a lot!!!!!
05-01-2007, 10:30 AM
kalniel

I can't see any problems!
05-01-2007, 10:36 AM
frazered

out of interest what is making you choose the amd route?
05-01-2007, 10:45 AM
Zak33

nowt wrong with AMD :)

What hard drive dear chap?
05-01-2007, 10:55 AM
Nick Smith

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Originally Posted by Zak33

nowt wrong with AMD :)

I'd still go for a E6300(or if you can, wait for the new intel chips) to be honest if its in your budget, mainly because its faster :D
05-01-2007, 12:26 PM
gabriel

unfortunately my budget is round 250pounds (375euros), as i dont want to spend more on a computer currently. Moreover the use of the computer will be for photoshop, music editing and some games like halflife 2 (as i am performing all those tasks on my laptop + all business related and dont want to overuse overheat and all the over words you can get! :D)

As for hard disk: got an 80gb 7200 ide 133 (will use for windows install) and might go for a 250gb sata2. Will it have any performance issues regarding the difference of ide and sata?

And a final questions asus or abit? :D
05-01-2007, 12:29 PM
kalniel

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Originally Posted by gabriel

As for hard disk: got an 80gb 7200 ide 133 (will use for windows install) and might go for a 250gb sata2. Will it have any performance issues regarding the difference of ide and sata?

No - they are just as fast as each other.

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And a final questions asus or abit? :D

On that budget - whichever is cheapest. Both are good.
05-01-2007, 12:39 PM
shaithis

I normally find that the ABit boards overclock better, other then that, its personal preference.
05-01-2007, 12:40 PM
gabriel

asus it is! as for overclocking some will take place :D

just a note my previous desktop computer is a pentium 733 with 1gb ram!! it was time to get something better!! lol