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Thanks peeps.

After a little research, and assuming I can borrow the money, I have come up with this setup. How does it look? Any potential compatability problems?

[code:1:706664e2a9]Asus A8N-E SKT 939 NFORCE 4 AUDIO LAN PCI-Express ATX
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=95458
£65.95

AMD Athlon 64 (ADA4200BVBOX) X2 4200+ socket 939 Dual Core 2.2ghz 512kb and 512kb Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15955034293&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=91328
£252.99

Corsair (TWINX1024-3200C2PT) 1024MB (2 x 512MB Matched Pair), DDR400 / PC3200, non-ECC, Unbuffered, CL2, Lifetime Warranty, Silver Heat Spreader
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15955092328&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52471
£73.89

XFX GeForce 6800 ULTRA PCI-E 256MB DDR3 TV + DUAL DVI
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15955112544&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=85868
£199.98[/code:1:706664e2a9]

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Cool. What elese? :)

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If thats your general budget I would drop down to a 3800+ and buy 2gb of ram with the saving instead of 1gb.

I think dual cores more than any thing will take advantage of 2gb.
You can easily overclock the 3800 to the higher speeds.

The graphics card is a way over priced for what it is now, you could get a 7800gt for the same price or a x850xt for £165 both of which are better cards than the 6800ultra.

Hope that helps

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Just like like the other guy said, get 2 Gb of memory. It would be a lot better for gaming.

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Thanks peeps:
[code:1:9ec0b4d447]Asus A8N-E SKT 939 NFORCE 4 AUDIO LAN PCI-Express ATX
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=95458
£65.95

AMD Athlon 64 (ADA4200BVBOX) X2 4200+ socket 939 Dual Core 2.2ghz 512kb and 512kb Cache
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15955034293&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=91328
£252.99

Corsair (TWINX1024-3200C2PT) 1024MB (2 x 512MB Matched Pair), DDR400 / PC3200, non-ECC, Unbuffered, CL2, Lifetime Warranty, Silver Heat Spreader
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?rb=15955092328&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=52471
£73.89

MSI Nvidia GeForce 7800GT 256mb PCI-Express Dual DVI + TV Out
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=94958
£210.04
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Is what I'm planning to get. I hope it will keep me going for a few years :)

If it's got any compatability problems, or setup difficulties, please let me know. Thanks.


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