Building a new computer?

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jk1954

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I am looking to build a new computer system that would get me approx 4 years of use for gaming. With the industry changing every couple of years it is getting expensive to build one every couple. I was looking for some input on the following components in the system I was thinking about building. An Asus P5LD2 mb, Chenbro PC6122 Mid Tower case black and silver, SPI 400 watt Extended ATX power supply. AN Intel P4 3.4GH Lga 775 CPU, Crucial 2GB CT12864AA667 DDR2 memory, Asus Radeon AX1600 Pro 512mb PCI-express card, 2 Maxtor Maxline III 7V300F 300GB Sat2 drives, Mitsumi 7 in 1 card reader and floppy black, and a LiteOn SHW-160P6S dual layer DVD writer black. Any thoughts would be appreciated as it is a big expense and I did not want to buy one from a company. Thanks in advance. :) :)
 
If you want a system to last you four years (really hard to do), you're going to at least need a top-of-the-line video card like a Radeon X1900XTX or a GeForce 7900GTX.

Also, it would be best to get a Pentium D instead of a Pentium 4.
 
Yeah if you want it to last 4 years you are going to need at least a 78/7900 or a 18/1900 cards and a dual core cpu.

You would be lucky if a 1600 pro lasted two years.
 
I disagree on needing the most expensive video card right off the bat. As long as he gets a good MB now. And it looks like he picked out a good one. He could then go with the card he has already picked out if that is the one within his budget. Than always upgrade the card in 2 years to a better video card.
 
You probally could get by with a 7600GT for 2-3 years and then get a dif card in a couple years when its no longer performs up to your standards people are still using 6600GTs,
i'll admit it i just kindof jumped on the bandwagen.
 
:) What I am trying to do now is stay within a budget. So I figured if I went with the Cpu, mb, ram,etc, then I could upgrade the video card at a later date. The video cards are very expensive, some 400-500 and up. This card is mid road and reads shader 2 and 3 technolgy with 512mb ram which right now some of the games coming out are recomending 256 for requirements. This way I figure I am at least doubling that for now until the cards come down in price and by that time something else will be on the market and at least it is PCI express which my older system is AGP8x 128mg. Any thoughts on this. :) ;)
 
jk1954 said:
:) What I am trying to do now is stay within a budget. So I figured if I went with the Cpu, mb, ram,etc, then I could upgrade the video card at a later date. The video cards are very expensive, some 400-500 and up. This card is mid road and reads shader 2 and 3 technolgy with 512mb ram which right now some of the games coming out are recomending 256 for requirements. This way I figure I am at least doubling that for now until the cards come down in price and by that time something else will be on the market and at least it is PCI express which my older system is AGP8x 128mg. Any thoughts on this. :) ;)
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Sounds like a good plan to me.
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jk1954 said:
:) What I am trying to do now is stay within a budget. So I figured if I went with the Cpu, mb, ram,etc, then I could upgrade the video card at a later date. The video cards are very expensive, some 400-500 and up. This card is mid road and reads shader 2 and 3 technolgy with 512mb ram which right now some of the games coming out are recomending 256 for requirements. This way I figure I am at least doubling that for now until the cards come down in price and by that time something else will be on the market and at least it is PCI express which my older system is AGP8x 128mg. Any thoughts on this. :) ;)
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Sounds like a good plan to me. I am always for staying within a budget. As most of us are hard working folks that can't always get the latest and the greatest right of the bat without going into dept up the ying yang.
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jk1954 said:
:) What I am trying to do now is stay within a budget. So I figured if I went with the Cpu, mb, ram,etc, then I could upgrade the video card at a later date. The video cards are very expensive, some 400-500 and up. This card is mid road and reads shader 2 and 3 technolgy with 512mb ram which right now some of the games coming out are recomending 256 for requirements. This way I figure I am at least doubling that for now until the cards come down in price and by that time something else will be on the market and at least it is PCI express which my older system is AGP8x 128mg. Any thoughts on this. :) ;)
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I did the same thing I started with a X700 Pro for the rig Im using and then saved up for the 7800GT Im now using. It was still a huge upgrade from the FX5200 I had been using. Solid Plan.

But I would still get a dual core over a single core. Any more they run about the same in price you might lose a couple MHz but the dual cores will be helpfull in the furture
 
;) Thanks to everyone who gave their opinion on my computer. I appreciate the info. It looks like most of the components we chose were pretty acceptable, except for the graphics card. Again I am trying to stay within a budget and getting rid of my old system a P4 2.53. I am more familiar with a single CPU than the dual core technology, so I think I'll remain with the single CPU as I do not overclock anything and let the system run as is. Thanks again for the help. ;)
 
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