building a comp for a buddy, what do u think?

Bruckout · 09-29-2003, 02:09 AM

building my budd basic gaming comp....... what do u think?
abit nf7-s nforce 2 ver 2.0 with soundstorm
amd barton 2500+
512 ddr 3200
gf3 ti200 (selling him mine)
ibm 40gb (selling him mine)
Antec SLK3700AMB w/ 350W PSU
liteon cdrw/dvd rom 48x/16x

Maldita Vecindad · 09-29-2003, 04:05 AM

Video card sucks....any decent gamming system should at least have a ATI 9500, they apear as cheap as 113 in pricewatch.

Whiuot a decent card he won't be able to play recent games like Halo or Halflife2.

Sell your video card in Ebay. Tell him to get some more $$ and get him a ATI 9500.

That's what I would do for a buddy

All other parts are good.

Bruckout · 09-29-2003, 04:15 AM

he is gonna upgrade the vid card l8r...... believe me it doesnt suck.......

Bucky · 09-29-2003, 05:00 AM

Not shabby at all, just that weak link in the vid card, but it sounds like he understands what's up there.

At the very least, with a setup like that, he is in good shape for later upgrades.

:thumbup:

Prime · 09-29-2003, 05:23 AM

If it doesnt suck then why are you selling it?Probably gonna sell it to him so you can upgrade yourself huh. :dennis:

Bruckout · 09-29-2003, 05:24 AM

actually i m upgrading.. most likely a 9600 pro...... he just wants a starter comp.... to get him goiing.... i think its a good setup, upgradeable at least....

interman · 09-29-2003, 05:47 AM

the gf3 really is a huge bottleneck in the system..

mr. evil · 09-29-2003, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by interman@Sep 29 2003, 05:47 AM
the gf3 really is a huge bottleneck in the system..

I think he got the point Einstein

Mint_Sauce · 10-02-2003, 06:40 PM

That's the same setup as I run. You can quickly and easily overclock it to a 3200 just by selecting 3200 in the BIOS. You may need to up the voltage a bit to keep it stable and an upgraded CPU fan but mine runs great, a massive saving in cash too! Like everyone else said the GFX card is the bottleneck, I have a 4600Ti at the moment and it's holding my system back loads. :nxs:

09-29-2003, 02:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bruckout is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 115 Hellbux: 3,350	building my budd basic gaming comp....... what do u think? abit nf7-s nforce 2 ver 2.0 with soundstorm amd barton 2500+ 512 ddr 3200 gf3 ti200 (selling him mine) ibm 40gb (selling him mine) Antec SLK3700AMB w/ 350W PSU liteon cdrw/dvd rom 48x/16x __________________ My PC: AMD 1700+ 1.47 @ 2.16 180fsb ABIT kx7-333r Kingmax 512mb DDR400 ASUS gf3 Ti200 64mb LiteON 522452 CDRW WD 80gb se IBM 40gb SB Live 5.1 Creative 5.1 spkrs Lian-li pc60usb Enermax 350watt Logitech dual optical mouse Samsung 955df 19' cable 1.5mbit down 190kbit up

09-29-2003, 04:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Bruckout is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 115 Hellbux: 3,350	he is gonna upgrade the vid card l8r...... believe me it doesnt suck....... __________________ My PC: AMD 1700+ 1.47 @ 2.16 180fsb ABIT kx7-333r Kingmax 512mb DDR400 ASUS gf3 Ti200 64mb LiteON 522452 CDRW WD 80gb se IBM 40gb SB Live 5.1 Creative 5.1 spkrs Lian-li pc60usb Enermax 350watt Logitech dual optical mouse Samsung 955df 19' cable 1.5mbit down 190kbit up

09-29-2003, 05:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bucky Gamershell Grandpa Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cincinnati, OH, USA Posts: 5,688 Hellbux: 96,134	Not shabby at all, just that weak link in the vid card, but it sounds like he understands what's up there. At the very least, with a setup like that, he is in good shape for later upgrades. :thumbup: __________________ Papajoe r0ckz3rz!!

09-29-2003, 05:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Prime is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Darkside of the Moon Posts: 65 Hellbux: 1,664	If it doesnt suck then why are you selling it?Probably gonna sell it to him so you can upgrade yourself huh. :dennis: __________________ My Gaming system: MSI KT4 Ultra-SR XP 2600+ (Barton Core) 2x256 Mushkin Black Level II pc2700 ATI Radeon 9700pro Creative Audigy 2 x 36.7 WD Raptor (SATA)

09-29-2003, 05:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bruckout is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 115 Hellbux: 3,350	actually i m upgrading.. most likely a 9600 pro...... he just wants a starter comp.... to get him goiing.... i think its a good setup, upgradeable at least.... __________________ My PC: AMD 1700+ 1.47 @ 2.16 180fsb ABIT kx7-333r Kingmax 512mb DDR400 ASUS gf3 Ti200 64mb LiteON 522452 CDRW WD 80gb se IBM 40gb SB Live 5.1 Creative 5.1 spkrs Lian-li pc60usb Enermax 350watt Logitech dual optical mouse Samsung 955df 19' cable 1.5mbit down 190kbit up

09-29-2003, 04:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Maldita Vecindad is on the 2nd circle: Lust Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 118 Hellbux: 2,710	Video card sucks....any decent gamming system should at least have a ATI 9500, they apear as cheap as 113 in pricewatch. Whiuot a decent card he won't be able to play recent games like Halo or Halflife2. Sell your video card in Ebay. Tell him to get some more $$ and get him a ATI 9500. That's what I would do for a buddy All other parts are good.

09-29-2003, 05:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
interman Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,897 Hellbux: 79,170	the gf3 really is a huge bottleneck in the system.. __________________

10-02-2003, 06:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mint_Sauce is on the 1st circle: Limbo Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 6 Hellbux: 578	That's the same setup as I run. You can quickly and easily overclock it to a 3200 just by selecting 3200 in the BIOS. You may need to up the voltage a bit to keep it stable and an upgraded CPU fan but mine runs great, a massive saving in cash too! Like everyone else said the GFX card is the bottleneck, I have a 4600Ti at the moment and it's holding my system back loads. :nxs: __________________ Live life like you stole it.

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