Athlon XP 2400 or so...
Asus Motherboard (333 Mhz )
1 Gig PC 2700 DDR (333 Mhz I think, or 400 not much more )
GeForce2 5500
The rest of the computer is really irrelevant.
SB Audigy
ATX Case
80G HDD ( Western Digital )
My real sights lie in the new PCI - Express Slot, so in conjunction I would like a new Video Card. However since I would be getting a new motherboard, it opens up a few more options...
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DDR2
Athlon 64 ( or if there is anything that has been running as good but is better as of lately )
or even a Dual Processor
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I've never played with RAID, nor Athlon 64. I know this can get expensive fast so ill draw my baseline as far as upgrades.
The Max i'm leaning towards spending up front is 600$, but If its a really good I will hold off and spend a bit more so not to exclude your suggestions if its a bit over.
My Main game is WoW, I know that doesnt take much Computer to play, or even play well... but as most computer builders know... You Upgrade so you wont have to for a while, especially those of us who dont make a lot of money.
Also, since we're at it, if you have any monitor preferences, i'm currently sporting the NEC 17' Flat Screen CRT.
ahh 600$ will give you a pretty decent upgrade.
(my suggestion will be more for highend gaming/overclocking but its a real nice setup.)
AMD 64 3200+ 939 - 163$ (@newegg)
DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D -130$ (@newegg)
Evga 7800GT - 299$ (@newegg)
1 Gig PC 2700 DDR (333 Mhz I think, or 400 not much more )
SB Audigy
ATX Case
80G HDD ( Western Digital )
Total:592+ shipping
Well thats considering you have a good powersupply like 450W MIN!! id buy a 500W from antec,OCZ,pc power and cooling, enermax.
This system would be pretty nice only thing thats Iffy is that ram but i kept it in your setup to save money.
Also I just upgraded over xmas and did RAID 0 (WD Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM X 2 ) for $110 at newegg, gives you 160GB total and is fast.
