EveronVetsAgainstTheWar 1 Posted July 10, 2002 As long as we're talking about good old computer hardware, I figured I'd post my setup I'm going to buy. I was very surprised at how cheap it was: After a quick look at Pricewatch, I built this top-line system: Motherboard: Asus A7V333 - $114 CPU: Athlon XP 2000+ (1.67ghz) - $130 Memory: Crucial 512mb DDR 2100 - $157 Video: GeForce 4 Ti4400 - $218 Hard Drive: 100gb Western Digital 7200 RPM- $123 CD Burner: Housebrand 40x20x48 - $70 DVD: Toshiba 16x - $34 Floppy: Generic Floppy - $8 Case: Aluminum 300w + window - $86 Subtotal: $940 + 19 inch Samsung Monitor ($181) Total: $1121 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Schweitzer 10 Posted July 10, 2002 YOu people shouldnt have so speedy machines, it is gonna take a while till there are any games on the market that really challenge them. You advance to quickly. Another question, what would you improve first? Or what is more urgent? first choice) Upgrade the processor PIV1.3 to lets say 2.0 second choice) upgrade the videocard Ati Radeon 64DDR to Asus V8200 T5 Deluxe (or MSI G 4Ti 4600 VTD) And residuum! That is cheap indeed, but why do you need a new floppy and a new case? Dont you like recycle your old one? I got my screen (21) AcerG991 for only 150$ from a store because they thought I buy computers for a company and will return (I showed them the business card of the consulting department of my faculty lol) Â . Of course they also wanted to get rid of that screen, no question. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EveronVetsAgainstTheWar 1 Posted July 10, 2002 I'd go with the video card just because I don't think the difference between a 1.3 and a 2 would really matter much for todays games. However a good video card could really boost FPS. But I only have a 667 celeron right now with a Radeon 32mb sdr. So pretty much anything would be a huge increase in performance for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
