New gaming pc?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by MikeG, Jun 13, 2006.

  1. MikeG

    MikeG Private E-2

    Hi,
    I resently droped my gaming laptop becuase it kept over heating so ive decided do buy a (gaming) desktop, i got around 2000 euros to waste, anyone have any suggestions? It needs to be able to send to Europe.

    =]
     
  2. MikeG

    MikeG Private E-2

    Should i get : AMD 4000+, or X2 3800+, or an intel pc?

    X1800 XT - 512MB or Dual 256MB 7600 GT SLI?
     
  3. Chris avz

    Chris avz Private First Class

  4. MikeG

    MikeG Private E-2

    CPU wise please help me on this because im planning to order this thing within days. And am i better of with 2x 256 MB graphic cards or 1x 512 card?

    Thanks
     
  5. viper_boy403

    viper_boy403 MajorGeek

    thats a complete waste of money :p 2 7600gt in SLI will be pretty darn good but if u have that much money u could go for 2 7900gt SLI.

    AMD is better than intel for gaming and to future-proof yourself, go dual core. probably higher than an X2 3800+
     
  6. viper_boy403

    viper_boy403 MajorGeek

    i mean that the 7950 is a waste of money, not the 7600gt
     
  7. MikeG

    MikeG Private E-2

    This is what I bought

    Case: ANTEC PERFORMANCE
    550W MODULAR CABLE SYSTE
    Motherboard: MSI RD480 NEO2 FI
    CPU: ATHLON4200+ 64bit X2 DUAL CORE
    RAM: OCZ 2048MB (2x1024MB)
    Gfx card: MSI – ATI RX1900XT -512MB
    DVD-R: NEC 4570 DUAL LAYER
    HARDDISK: MAXTOR 600GB (2X300GB-RAID0) SATAII

    I still got 200 euros left, now can I fit another RX1900XT on my motherboard? or can i get another 1024MB of Ram? 3x - 1024MB?
     
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2006
  8. ShockTroop

    ShockTroop Specialist

    You won't really need 3GB of RAM anytime soon, so if you're deciding between those two, get the graphics card. I think it should fit on the motherboard (the second PCI-E x16 slot), but don't be suprised if it's a little tight.

    What model CPU did you get? You said X2, but not the model (although I'm assuming X2 3800+ from your first post).
     
  9. MikeG

    MikeG Private E-2

    I got X2 4200+, I found a local store which sold is cheaply
     

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