My build I just ordered. Comments?

[mercedes-benz]

Here's what I got.
It got shipped yesterday.

AMD Sempron 64 2600+ Socket 754.
Chaintech SK8T800 Socket 754, AGP 4x/8x.
Mushking green line 512 MB DDR Ram
Chaintech GeForce 6600 256MB AGP 4x/8x

And I will be using my old hard drives with windows on it.



Comments?

I know the mobo doesnt come with an I/O plate.
I will probably order one.
The ram, is minimal. Its the most I could afford atm.
I will be getting a gig or another 512 stick once I get more money.


Thanks,
Austin

 

[NulloModo]

I am assuming you already have optical drives?

It is a decent budget system other than the RAM. Really, I have 512MB right now, and it is painful, I just hate taking my whole box apart to add new stuff, so I am waiting till I have enough flow to pick up a couple new hard drives, dual-link DVI card, and optical drives to make it worth it.

Either buy used, make some quick cash, or wait till you can spend the extra $40 on the gig of RAM, it makes a huge difference these days.

EDIT:

Which Merc do you have? I've been thinking about picking up a C230K hatch... they just look fun.

 

[mercedes-benz]

I don't own, just admire ^_^
(Isnt quite 16 yet.)


Thank you for the comment.

 

[NulloModo]

I don't own, just admire ^_^
(Isnt quite 16 yet.)


Thank you for the comment.

No prob, but still something to think about. I mean, it is bad to wait forever for a new system, but 1 gig of memory is a minimum for a new system these days, unless all you are going to do is web browsing and occasional light AIM usage.

2 gigs in only necessary if you are the heavy major new game gamer type, but since you are looking at a sempron and a 6600 I doubt you are...

 

[PWMK2]

No prob, but still something to think about. I mean, it is bad to wait forever for a new system, but 1 gig of memory is a minimum for a new system these days, unless all you are going to do is web browsing and occasional light AIM usage.

2 gigs in only necessary if you are the heavy major new game gamer type, but since you are looking at a sempron and a 6600 I doubt you are...

Eh, the upgrade to 1GB from 512MB might not still be there for many. It is mostly debatable. With a 6600, the kind of settings he'd have to set games to would probably only really need 512MB of memory. Of course, 1GB would be a great improvement... but not a necessary one. My mom's computer plays FEAR with medium settings at 1024x768 with 512MB of ram and a Radeon 9800SE... and plays at a respectable 30 frames per second.

 

[NulloModo]

Eh, the upgrade to 1GB from 512MB might not still be there for many. It is mostly debatable. With a 6600, the kind of settings he'd have to set games to would probably only really need 512MB of memory. Of course, 1GB would be a great improvement... but not a necessary one. My mom's computer plays FEAR with medium settings at 1024x768 with 512MB of ram and a Radeon 9800SE... and plays at a respectable 30 frames per second.

I was talking more than games. I don't game on my computer, so I can't say how it would effect there, but for sheer multitasking ability, having lots open at once, 1 gig makes a huge difference.

 

[PWMK2]

I was talking more than games. I don't game on my computer, so I can't say how it would effect there, but for sheer multitasking ability, having lots open at once, 1 gig makes a huge difference.

On my mom's computer I talked about above, I also can run Word, Photoshop, a couple windows of IE, Outlook and Dreamweaver simultaneously with no slow-down.

Maybe you have too much bloatware on your computer? Or just 100 windows?