Well la dee da, ANOTHER PC related thread. But meh, I don't care...
Okay, so I've got quite an obsolete computer (For video editing, anyways)
I am bottle-necking my graphics card, and I'm till using ancient SDRAM..
My PC Specs now:
1 GHz AMD Athlon
512 MB SDRAM
GeForce 4 ti4600
Windows XP Pro
I know it's not terrible, but if I want to play Doom III and HL when my brother eventually buys them, I need to be able to play on here without horrible lag. And I also would like to edit video at a decent speed, and export it without going through skip-ville.
Right now, I am planning on buying a new PC Barebones kit with only the things I need. I don't want to spend more than $350, so here is what I'm looking on getting?
AMD Athlon CP 2600+ 2.08 GHz 333Mhz CPU
AsusTek A7V8X-X Motherboard
512MB PC3200 DDR 400 64x64 400Mhz RAM
Linkworld 313G 400W Black Case
Black Mitsumi Floppy Drive
Anyways.. I can get all that for about $330, including shipping and pre-testing AND 1-Year warranty. I'm using this site. (http://www.intopc.com) It's everything I need, as I have everything else (sans a bigger HD, but that can wait.)
What I'm curious about, is if this is worth it at all? Should I go out for a better MoBo or CPU for a little more money? Or am I paying too much. I haven't been able to find a cheap enough site with EVERYTHING I want. The one thing that's missing from this order is an SB Live! Value 5.1 sound card. The one I have no is starting to crackle my speakers and skip and be wonky. (Maybe it's just the speakers, but I doubt it.. The card is almost 5 years old.)
Anyways, Are there any better sites with more customability? And the same/cheaper price?
Thanks in advance.
well if you ask me, i think its quite a nifty deal. Im not to sure how that converts into sterling but its about 250 pounds isnt it? There is always the room for improvment anyway. Just make sure your graphics card can take the strain.
I'm getting a placeholder page at that URL.
"Go into the PC !!
* DOMAIN SALE - soonerpark@netsgo.com
Powered by Dotname Korea Corp."
Are you sure it's right?
Nope.. Anyways.. I've ditched the Kit idea, and I'm just gonna order parts from newegg.
And I've upgraded a little.
A black APEX case.
A Floppy Drive
Asus A7N8X
AMD Athlon XP Barton 3000+
And 512MB Corsair DDR PC3200 RAM
w00t.. All for $417 + shipping.. Now I just need money.