so im building a new computer...

[Vomica7]

i have about a 700 dollar limit on my next comp
is this a good setup?


AMD ATHLON 64 X2 4800+ Dual Core
Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core
Model 4800+
Ordering P/N (PIB) ADO4800DDBOX
Operating Mode 32/64
Stepping F2
Frequency 2500Mhz
HT Speed 2000 Mhz
Voltage 1.25V/1.35V
Max Temp 72°C
Thermal Power 65W
L1 Cache 128KB x2
L2 Cache 512KB x2
CMOS Technology 65nm SOI
Socket Socket AM2

ECS GeForce6100SM-M Motherboard
CPU Socket AM2 with AMD Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64/ Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core/ Sempron processor
High-performance Hyper Transport CPU interface.
Support transfer rate of 2000/1600/1200/800/400 mega-transfers per second.
CHIPSET Single chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6100S

GRAPHICS On Chip (NVIDIA GeForce6100-based. 2D/3D graphic engine)
Share Memory: Maximum up to 256MB

MEMORY Dual-channel DDR2 memory architecture
2 x 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket support up to 16 GB
Support DDR2 800/667/533/400 DDR2 SDRAM

EXPANSION SLOT 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (runs in x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express x1 slot
2 x PCI slots

STORAGE Support by NVIDIA GeForce 6100S
2 x Ultra DMA133/100/66 devices
2 x Serial ATA2 devices
RAID0 & RAID1 configuration

AUDIO Realtek ALC660 6-channel audio
Compliant with HD specification

LAN Broadcom AC131 10/100 Lan Phy

REAR PANEL I/O 1 x PS/2 keyboard & PS/2 mouse connectors
1 x Serial port (COM1)
1 x VGA port
1 x RJ45 LAN connector
4 x USB ports
1 x Audio port (Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in)

INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS & HEADERS 1 x 24-pin ATX Power Supply connector
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V connector
1 x FDD connector
1 x IDE connector
2 x Serial ATA connectors
2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB Ports
1 x Front panel switch/LED header
1 x Front panel audio header
CD in header
CPUFAN/SYSFAN connectors
1 x Buzzer


BFG Nvidia GeForce 7950GT 7950 GT PCI-E
565MHz GPU clock
PCI Express x16 interface
256MB 256-bit 715MHz GDDR3 RAM (1430MHz effective)
Dual DVI, SLI support

2 x 1GB DDR2 533MHz PC4200 SMART RAM
1GB
DDR2 PC4200 444MHz
2Rx8 PC2-4200F-444-11-B1

WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB 7200RPM 16MB SATAII 3G HARD DRIVE

 

[pimpsta]

that computer sounds pretty nice.

what about the case? whats going to hold it?

 

[Gaz]

Cool, just a little bit better than mine

Ive a 4600 X2

and a 300Gb HDD

Rest is pretty much the same

 

[Mikkel]

I must say Intel Core 2 duo > AMD X2

 

[Humming Bird]

*agrees that core 2 duo is better*

You might wanna shoot for some DDR2 800 ram and a compatible mobo btw.

 

[Blasto121]

amd price < intel duo

performance difference isn't exactly epic in size.

on a side note, why get a motherboard with a built in video card? It would save you money not to buy one, specially if your going to be using a PCIE card anyway.

Besides that good comp for the price.

 

[Vomica7]

*agrees that core 2 duo is better*

You might wanna shoot for some DDR2 800 ram and a compatible mobo btw.

compatible mobo?
compatible with what part?

on a side note, why get a motherboard with a built in video card? It would save you money not to buy one, specially if your going to be using a PCIE card anyway.

the mobo is combo'd with the cpu, plus if my video card decides to crap out on me i can still play decent games with the onboard

 

[Sabre]

The "800." I just built a new computer; Core2Duo CPU, 2.13 GHz; Geforce 7600GS, 256MB RAM; 2GB heatsinked RAM, 663. Not too shabby, it handles HL2 at full graphics, with only one teensy hiccup...But that was while I was compressing my drive .

 

[DocMombo]

Yes, if you feel like sticking with source.

 

[Sabre]

Oh, it does fine in other games too, cept for the sound...My Sound Blaster card is old as hell, its replacement is arriving tomorrow.

 

[Vomica7]

my main focus is on oblivion thats why i decided to get 2 gigs of ram and not just one

 

[Sabre]

Yes, 2 gigs of RAM is amazing, you'll enjoy it

 

[pimpsta]

Yes, 2 gigs of RAM is amazing, you'll enjoy it

8 gigs is nice but whats the point? stick with 2 gigs... 8 gigs = waste of money... me = dumbass.

 

[Mikkel]

2 gb running 1 Mhz not so nice

 

[Darkside1]

1. not that Intel Duel Core 2 E6600

2. The Mother Board is Wrong dunno why go for an asus

and 2 others are ok