Min CPU w/ 9700 Pro?

[Goink]

Hi
I'm buying a comp for a friend with the following (bare bone pre fab) spec + a 9700 Pro:
PC Chip M848L DDR Retail MotherBoard with Athlon XP 2600+ 2.083Ghz CPU
- ATX CASE W/ 350W PSU
- 128MB PC2100 DDR MEMORY
- Maxtor 20GB 7200/133 HDD
- OnBoard 10/100Mbps LAN, 8X AGP
- Artec 52X CD-ROM DRIVE
- Samsung 1.44MB FDD
- Keyboard & Mouse
Total $370

I figure the 9700 Pro at $270 will make it a pretty good gaming PC for around $640. I just want to make sure the Graphics card isn't throttled by the CPU, RAM or some other weird spec on the mobo. Can anyone give me a heads up? Thanks!

 

[Nights_L]

128MB ram???
oh come on..I guess that 256 is the minimum now

 

[Goink]

Yeah I know. I'm buying a barebones rather than spending time putting it together (other than card and OS) and that's the spec at that price. Will it effect the performance? I know I can grab a stick of 256 for < $30...

 

[Willamette_sucks]

Ya dude, barebones pre-fabs are ok sometimes... but 128mb ram?
Not to mention PC2100!!
Its a freaking xp2600, give it some DDR333, preferably dual channel!
Youd be better off building it yourself dude, you can find a decent nForce 2 mobo for 80 dollars.
Do some more research.

Long live ATI.

 

[Crashman]

That card performs well with nearly any CPU. Look at Tom's CPU comparison for examples. So get the damned card already, and upgrade the RAM while you're at it.

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