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Alright, I'm upgrading my gaming system with a new Mobo, CPU (and heatsink), Vid card, and Memory
my budget is $700
The four things I listed are the ONLY things I need, I've got a nice case, HDD, optical drives, mouse/keyboard, speakers and monitor from my last round of upgrades.
soltek nf3 250gb mobo(forgot the model name)
a64 3200 s754
1gb pc3200 kingston value ram
a 7800gt video card
(if you're not gaming at higher resolution or using much fsaa, then you can cut back to a x800xl and get a faster processor)
That won't work, there are no AGP 7800s.
I would get:
Chaintech VNF4 - $74 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813152053
Venice 3000+ (at least as fast, if not faster than a newcastle 3200+) - $146 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103537
1gb RAM - $80 - no link, because prices change daily. Just get a brand name kit.
7800gt - $350 after MIR - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143037
you're right, i'm retarded... wasnt thinking... i mean, that's the reason i just bought an x800xt instead of a 7800gt LOL :eek: your recomendation is better. didnt realize you could find an nf4 board that cheap. most i've seen are over $100...Quote:
Originally Posted by PCJ
Venice 3000+ is even slower than newcastle 3000+ but it OC better and got more upgrade room.Quote:
Originally Posted by PCJ
Won't the processor be a bottleneck for such a highend video card?
in a sense, but all that headroom easily gets used up if you crank all the eye candy/high res/fsaa/af/ adaptive fsaa. also like next year if he needs more cpu power, he could upgrade to a 4000+ or something when the prices have dropped considerably.Quote:
Originally Posted by mynameis
i dont even know what i was talking about earlier. i guess it pays to get some sleep every now and then -___-
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Originally Posted by PCJ
All that is $650 you can get a better processor for $50 more i believe :p
Kappa?
Oh, and the $50 goes to the heatsink, since my old one doesn't support Socket 939
www.anandtech.com yesterday put out a low budget gaming guide...