Hello all,
I'm about to purchase new components as the start of a new system and wanted to get some feedback before I do. Any reactions? These look like they'd work together okay? The big question is, which video card do I choose? I'd like to simply get an AIW 9700 Pro, but don't think I can swing the price. What do you recommend in the sub-$200 range good for gaming / 2D apps / DVDs?
Here are the components I'm thinking of (note I'll use old components, like my crappy dvd drive, until I get more money to add to this system):
1 Asus A7N8X Deluxe w/ Athlon XP 2600+ 333 FSB, heatsink, fan, thermal grease, 1-yr warranty (monarchcomputer.com) -- 480
1 stick 512MB Corsair PC2700 CAS2 DDR CMX512-2700LL (2-2-2-5-T1) -- $175
1 Western Digital 120GB hard drive WD1200JB (8MB Cache) -- $150
1 Antec Plus 1080AMG w/ 430W PS case -- $130
1 floppy drive generic -- $10
1 video card - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9500 128mb 8x ($180)?
Note I'll get a second stick of 512 once I get some more dough to take advantage of the dual memory controllers. Thanks.
I'm about to purchase new components as the start of a new system and wanted to get some feedback before I do. Any reactions? These look like they'd work together okay? The big question is, which video card do I choose? I'd like to simply get an AIW 9700 Pro, but don't think I can swing the price. What do you recommend in the sub-$200 range good for gaming / 2D apps / DVDs?
Here are the components I'm thinking of (note I'll use old components, like my crappy dvd drive, until I get more money to add to this system):
1 Asus A7N8X Deluxe w/ Athlon XP 2600+ 333 FSB, heatsink, fan, thermal grease, 1-yr warranty (monarchcomputer.com) -- 480
1 stick 512MB Corsair PC2700 CAS2 DDR CMX512-2700LL (2-2-2-5-T1) -- $175
1 Western Digital 120GB hard drive WD1200JB (8MB Cache) -- $150
1 Antec Plus 1080AMG w/ 430W PS case -- $130
1 floppy drive generic -- $10
1 video card - Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9500 128mb 8x ($180)?
Note I'll get a second stick of 512 once I get some more dough to take advantage of the dual memory controllers. Thanks.