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Roalith
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Current setup is:
Geforce 3 64mb
Abit KT-7A Raid mobo
Athlon Thunderbird 1200 mhz
2 x 256 mb PC100 SDR Ram
Obviously, it's a few years old and is barely keeping up with modern games. Finally figured it's time I upgraded, so I've been having a play around on www.scan.co.uk. I am an experienced home-system builder so I know what I'm doing, that side isn't a problem. However, price and upgradeability is, and I obviously want to get the best system possible out of my budget. I would also like the system to be relatively quiet - my current box isn't much quieter than a hoover.
I am planning to move my old GF3 across the systems, and upgrade it for a new GFX card at a later date (IE: when I have more money). Especially the way the GFX card market is currently - may possibly even wait for the 'next big thing' to come along, then nab a cheap GF FX 5900 or something as the price comes down. Likewise, HDDs aren't a problem - I have a 80gb 7200rpm Maxtor and a 40gb 5200rpm Western Digital.
I would like to upgrade my soundcard too, as I'm currently using some generic cheapo 16bit thing. However, this is a low priority as I tend to listen to lots of house/trance music, and my hearing isn't too hot due to a couple of years spent dancing next to obscenely powerful speakers at clubs and festivals. Believe it or not.
Anyway, this is what I've come up with. Processor will also be something to upgrade fairly easily about 6 months down the line, the motherboard can take the latest 800 FSB P4s - possibly higher with later BIOS versions down the line.
From www.scan.co.uk:
Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 i875P P4 DDDR Canterwood £113.39
2.4GHz (PG-800FSB) HT Intel Pentium® 4 CPU 512k Cache £134.23
Corsair TwinX 512MB 3700 Low Lantency ( 2 x 256MB 3700) £146.88
Chieftec Scorpio Silver TX-10 SLD 340W PFC Midi Case £67.27
Coolermaster Aero 4 (ISB-V73) Socket 478 P4 7 inc 3.5" Fan Adjuster Low Noise £21.15
2 x Coolermaster Internal Case Fan 80mm FAS-B83 £5.85
Coolermaster Premium Heat Sink Compound & app' Kit £3.70
TOTAL £504.22 Incl Carriage & VAT
Geforce 3 64mb
Abit KT-7A Raid mobo
Athlon Thunderbird 1200 mhz
2 x 256 mb PC100 SDR Ram
Obviously, it's a few years old and is barely keeping up with modern games. Finally figured it's time I upgraded, so I've been having a play around on www.scan.co.uk. I am an experienced home-system builder so I know what I'm doing, that side isn't a problem. However, price and upgradeability is, and I obviously want to get the best system possible out of my budget. I would also like the system to be relatively quiet - my current box isn't much quieter than a hoover.
I am planning to move my old GF3 across the systems, and upgrade it for a new GFX card at a later date (IE: when I have more money). Especially the way the GFX card market is currently - may possibly even wait for the 'next big thing' to come along, then nab a cheap GF FX 5900 or something as the price comes down. Likewise, HDDs aren't a problem - I have a 80gb 7200rpm Maxtor and a 40gb 5200rpm Western Digital.
I would like to upgrade my soundcard too, as I'm currently using some generic cheapo 16bit thing. However, this is a low priority as I tend to listen to lots of house/trance music, and my hearing isn't too hot due to a couple of years spent dancing next to obscenely powerful speakers at clubs and festivals. Believe it or not.
Anyway, this is what I've come up with. Processor will also be something to upgrade fairly easily about 6 months down the line, the motherboard can take the latest 800 FSB P4s - possibly higher with later BIOS versions down the line.
From www.scan.co.uk:
Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 i875P P4 DDDR Canterwood £113.39
2.4GHz (PG-800FSB) HT Intel Pentium® 4 CPU 512k Cache £134.23
Corsair TwinX 512MB 3700 Low Lantency ( 2 x 256MB 3700) £146.88
Chieftec Scorpio Silver TX-10 SLD 340W PFC Midi Case £67.27
Coolermaster Aero 4 (ISB-V73) Socket 478 P4 7 inc 3.5" Fan Adjuster Low Noise £21.15
2 x Coolermaster Internal Case Fan 80mm FAS-B83 £5.85
Coolermaster Premium Heat Sink Compound & app' Kit £3.70
TOTAL £504.22 Incl Carriage & VAT