Heya guys. For the past two years i have stopped following the hardware market so right now i am a bit confused. I ran into money lately and i want to build a brand new spanking high end gaming computer (notice all those "nasty" words, hehe).
I was thinking of going with the P4 Extreme Edition but i now saw that the Athlon 64 FX 57 or Athlon 64 X2 4800 does better in games so i think i will go with that one
So from what i know i was thinking of going with:
1. Athlon 64 FX 57 or Athlon 64 X2 4800
2. Geforce 7900 GTX (Asus EN7900GTX/2DHT)
3. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Now my problem is the motherboard. I want a good reliable motherboard that also has 2 IDE slots because i have 2x200 GB HDD with alot of crap on them that i don't want to lose.
Also it would be very nice if the mobo has incorporated LAN on it.
I also want a new case for my PC because the one i have is just too small and i can barely move components in it. I don't want one of them big towers neither but somewhat a happy medium
As for memory i don't know with what to go . I currently have 1Gb of DDR 400mhz. Should i go with a higher frequency or should i stick with 400mhz?
Note: I appreciate it if you guys give me examples of stuff to buy from companies that sell in Europe. I for one like Asus and have plenty of nice experience with Asus but i searched their site and couldn't find a motherboard that fits my "needs".
Questions:
-Should i go with an all PCIe motherboard or should i also have some PCI slots?
-Should my soundcard be on PCIe or PCI ?
-Right now i have a 550watt power source, do i need a more powerful one?
I was thinking of going with the P4 Extreme Edition but i now saw that the Athlon 64 FX 57 or Athlon 64 X2 4800 does better in games so i think i will go with that one
So from what i know i was thinking of going with:
1. Athlon 64 FX 57 or Athlon 64 X2 4800
2. Geforce 7900 GTX (Asus EN7900GTX/2DHT)
3. Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4
Now my problem is the motherboard. I want a good reliable motherboard that also has 2 IDE slots because i have 2x200 GB HDD with alot of crap on them that i don't want to lose.
Also it would be very nice if the mobo has incorporated LAN on it.
I also want a new case for my PC because the one i have is just too small and i can barely move components in it. I don't want one of them big towers neither but somewhat a happy medium
As for memory i don't know with what to go . I currently have 1Gb of DDR 400mhz. Should i go with a higher frequency or should i stick with 400mhz?
Note: I appreciate it if you guys give me examples of stuff to buy from companies that sell in Europe. I for one like Asus and have plenty of nice experience with Asus but i searched their site and couldn't find a motherboard that fits my "needs".
Questions:
-Should i go with an all PCIe motherboard or should i also have some PCI slots?
-Should my soundcard be on PCIe or PCI ?
-Right now i have a 550watt power source, do i need a more powerful one?