So, been browsing around on newegg and I've settled on these parts for my new computer. Got the motivation to upgrade when I tried to play Bioshock and the performance was simply unplayable, even with the lowest settings. (In case you're curious, I'm running a GeForce 7300 GS on an ASUSTek Amberine M with an AMD Sempron 3200+ and 1.25 GB of RAM. Yeah, it's almost 4 years old.)
So, without any further ado, my new choices:
BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138113
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103064
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134218
COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 650W ATX Form Factor 12V V2.3 / SSI Standard EPS 12V V2.91 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171023
I'm not looking to run any super-powered games, I don't care if I'm getting Final-Fantasy-quality or Tomb-Raider-quality graphics, as long as the game runs smooth as silk I'm fine. What do you all think? Should this do me for another few years?
I haven't included a graphics card just yet because it seems to me the GeForce 8200 chipset on the motherboard would work just fine for my purposes.
Oh, and one other thing... if I'm reusing the same hard drives, without reinstalling the OS, can I just load on the new motherboard drivers before taking it all apart and then hook it up with no problems? This is the first time I've recycled software, since I usually build my systems from scratch, so I'd rather not encounter a hiccup that would cost me dearly.
So, without any further ado, my new choices:
BIOSTAR TForce TF8200 A2+ AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138113
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103064
Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134218
COOLER MASTER Real Power Pro RS-650-ACAA-A1 650W ATX Form Factor 12V V2.3 / SSI Standard EPS 12V V2.91 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171023
I'm not looking to run any super-powered games, I don't care if I'm getting Final-Fantasy-quality or Tomb-Raider-quality graphics, as long as the game runs smooth as silk I'm fine. What do you all think? Should this do me for another few years?
I haven't included a graphics card just yet because it seems to me the GeForce 8200 chipset on the motherboard would work just fine for my purposes.
Oh, and one other thing... if I'm reusing the same hard drives, without reinstalling the OS, can I just load on the new motherboard drivers before taking it all apart and then hook it up with no problems? This is the first time I've recycled software, since I usually build my systems from scratch, so I'd rather not encounter a hiccup that would cost me dearly.