How's this setup sound?

8th June 2005, 20:29

I am going to do a computer overhaul soon, my current compy is way behind in the realm of gaming...
I am only going to upgrade the graphics card, proccessor and mother board, this is what they'll be:

Video Card
Gigabyte 6600GT (PCI Express)

Proccessor
AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Mother Board
Abit Fatal1ty AN8

Will this handle the latest games while maintaing a good frame rate? Opinions wanted.

jmke · 8th June 2005, 22:08

it will handle games at medium resolution with good detail or higher resolution at medium detail.

the CPU is powerful enough, mobo is okay also, it might be more interesting to opt for 6800 series of nVidia or X800XL

RichBa5tard · 8th June 2005, 22:20

I agree with jmke. Save a little on your motherboard and get a X800 or 6800.

8th June 2005, 22:31

Not enough money.
I am trying to make this on a tight budget. I am not even sure if I am getting that mobo, maybe getting a little cheaper of one. I want to spend as little as possible, the only "upgrade" I am getting (that I am spending more than I could on) is opting for PCI Express instead of AGP, just because the longterm value of PCI express.

8th June 2005, 22:31

The amount of system ram might matter.

How much you have now?

8th June 2005, 22:32

I only have 320mb.....I know it's sad..

I'll definitely have to upgrade that.

8th June 2005, 22:54

I would recommend 2x1GB of cheap brand ram for some futureproofness.

Sidney · 9th June 2005, 01:14

Quote:

Let's be honest, 2GB of memory is a whole lot of memory. We are talking 2048 megabytes, 2,097,152 kilobytes , or a lot of bytes... This kit is not for the faint of heart. You need to be a hardcore video editor, photo editor, running a fairly high powered server, or a major gamer to need this much ram.

The Possible Doom of PC Gaming

21st June 2005, 04:38

dude newegg a gig of corsair ram...

how many slots u got?

more ram!
mas ram-o!

11th July 2005, 10:15

i think that 2 GB isn't a bad idea for a new system (i'm getting me 2GB too today), it's futureproof as we all know that in a year or 2 2GB will probably be the recommended or even worse, the minimum. So if you buy 1Gb dual channel now, you might have to toss that out to get 2Gb (if you don't want to lower to a 2T command rate on an A64)

8th June 2005, 20:29	#1
Rapishorrid Posts: n/a	How's this setup sound? I am going to do a computer overhaul soon, my current compy is way behind in the realm of gaming... I am only going to upgrade the graphics card, proccessor and mother board, this is what they'll be: Video Card Gigabyte 6600GT (PCI Express) Proccessor AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Mother Board Abit Fatal1ty AN8 Will this handle the latest games while maintaing a good frame rate? Opinions wanted.

8th June 2005, 22:08	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	it will handle games at medium resolution with good detail or higher resolution at medium detail. the CPU is powerful enough, mobo is okay also, it might be more interesting to opt for 6800 series of nVidia or X800XL __________________

8th June 2005, 22:20	#3
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	I agree with jmke. Save a little on your motherboard and get a X800 or 6800. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

8th June 2005, 22:31	#4
Rapishorrid Posts: n/a	$$ Not enough money. I am trying to make this on a tight budget. I am not even sure if I am getting that mobo, maybe getting a little cheaper of one. I want to spend as little as possible, the only "upgrade" I am getting (that I am spending more than I could on) is opting for PCI Express instead of AGP, just because the longterm value of PCI express.

8th June 2005, 22:32	#6
Rapishorrid Posts: n/a	Not a lot! I only have 320mb.....I know it's sad.. I'll definitely have to upgrade that.

8th June 2005, 22:31	#5
Rutar Posts: n/a	The amount of system ram might matter. How much you have now?

8th June 2005, 22:54	#7
Rutar Posts: n/a	I would recommend 2x1GB of cheap brand ram for some futureproofness.

21st June 2005, 04:38	#9
Crossing Guard Posts: n/a	dude newegg a gig of corsair ram... how many slots u got? more ram! mas ram-o!

11th July 2005, 10:15	#10
GIBSON Posts: n/a	i think that 2 GB isn't a bad idea for a new system (i'm getting me 2GB too today), it's futureproof as we all know that in a year or 2 2GB will probably be the recommended or even worse, the minimum. So if you buy 1Gb dual channel now, you might have to toss that out to get 2Gb (if you don't want to lower to a 2T command rate on an A64)

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