Listen ppl, here's the jist. i dont know a lot bout computers and whats good and whas not. i only know the basics. I'm looking for a new PC and want to know if this is any gud for the money. Mobo: Asrock Socket 939 A8x Pro: AMD Athlon 64 4000+ (Sandiago) Mem: 2 x 512 Graphics: nVidia 128Mb GeForce FX5200 Modem: 56k Network: Onboard HD: 200GB ATA Diamond Max Drive: Dual Layer DVD Rw Floppy: Standard Case: Virgo 2 With 350w Power Supply Extra's: Noise Reduction Pads For Case Price: 528.55 Plz Help Cheers
It's a nice system except for: 1. PSU, that 350W unit probably won't power it. 2. Graphics, That card will bottleneck the whole system. For that price though it's a nice system, a better graphics card and PSU would be good though. That's a very fast CPU, what speed is the RAM do you know? Also Maxtor Drives are known for being a bit dodgy, their bearings wear out quicker and they run very hot, try something from Seagate or Western Digital.
that power supply won't power the system properly, http://www.hardwareforums.com/power-supplies-you-why-you-dont-want-cheap-psu-updated-9-2-05-a-5218/ very good read done by an administrator here. the video card is a very basic one and won't stand to much gaming.
Also if you're going with a 4000+ maybe look at a PCI-e Motherboard, would suit that system better! If you don't want to spend much on graphics then look for something like a 6600GT or even a cheap X800-Series Card. Is this system pre-built or are you building yourself?
look into these parts: Thermaltake 425 watt- 525 watt psu or Antec True power series 450 watt and above these are two trusted brands known not to blow out your hard worked for system also if you really dont play games or not willing to spend alot on a video card try a Geforce FX 6200 or X300 those are pretty decent cards Western digital hardrive would be good and probably cheaper and be sure to pic up a couple of 80 mm fans for cooling PSU: Thermaltake: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153023 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153028 Antec: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103936 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103930
before you take a look at any Video cards check this out especially if your not an advent gamer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135191 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138269 (the BIOSTAR even has a bundle on several processors in your category including the A64 4000+ save some money ) Video card: Geforce 6200 Agp http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122222 ATI X300 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814153017
