9600 pro = great value

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heh, personally i'd go an abit an-7 over the asus...but all things they're quite equal.

since you're going nvidia shouldn't matter, but my friend couldn't get any 9800xt to work in the a7n8x deluxe.

seriously tho, if you're buying an agp video card, why waste money on a motherboard with onboard video for!?

...don't think you can get a 2500+ and pump it upto 3200+ straight away these days...all bartons are now super-locked, meaning afaik u can't simply change the fsb to clock from 1.8/166 to 2.2/200...you'll need to find a pre week '03 45/46 i think is when they started to super-lock the bartons...if you can find a low '03 week 40 or anything 30 it'll be good to go.

and 16-10-48 cdrw? duno how cheap it is, but u can pickup a very good 52-32-52 for like $30, so might be worth shopping around for a better cd-rw.

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Originally posted by Turbonium Yea but in 90%+ of cases, the best is the most expensive.

No, ATi is normaly cheaper than Nvidia, and AMD is always cheaper than Intel, and these less expensive comapys can and compete on all the same levels with there chip's, and in many cases do much better.

But back to the thread, if you want good performance for cheap then do what I said earlier, cut the price by going cheap on the Case, keyboard/mouse, monitor[unless you want LCD but you can get those on sale if you can find them for like 150 for 15"]cd rom, speakers.

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First off, the ASUS motherboard and 3200+ tells me you don't know much. Get a K7N2G mobo. It has the nForce2 chipset, with integrated GeForce 4 MX, and an AGP slot. And get a 2500+ and OC it.

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No it wasn't...

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Originally posted by Turbonium Yea but in 90%+ of cases, the best is the most expensive.

No, ATi is normaly cheaper than Nvidia, and AMD is always cheaper than Intel, and these less expensive comapys can and compete on all the same levels with there chip's, and in many cases do much better.

But back to the thread, if you want good performance for cheap then do what I said earlier, cut the price by going cheap on the Case, keyboard/mouse, monitor[unless you want LCD but you can get those on sale if you can find them for like 150 for 15"]cd rom, speakers.

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Originally posted by TuanAnh213 9600 pro = great value

Ditto

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Asus A7N8X Deluxe
AMD athlon xp2500+ processor
512MB Corsair XMS ram
ATI radeon 9600 pro
120GB wd harddrive
M-audio audiophile soundcard
LG 52x32x52 CDRW
LITEON 12X4X4 DVD-RW


SO THIS IS WHAT IM LOOKIN AT SO FAR. GOOD?

Great Sharky Extreme's guides:

January Value Gaming PC Buyer's Guide - $1000
January High-end Gaming PC Buyer's Guide - $2500
January Extreme Gaming PC Buyer's Guide - $4000

go maxtor HD 8mb cache. none of that western digital bullshit. fujitsu, WD, or Quantum = bad idea. Segate is ok, but maxtor is better. Get a SB sound card... the only way to go.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN I have 3 hobbies: gaming, DJing & correcting maladjusted fools on the internet.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN Yeah, I’d like to know what horrible, scarring incident in your childhood turned you into such an ignorant, intellectual-hating philistine?

o and for a second quote and quite possibly the lowest price you can find... go to www.endersdirect.com and/or email [email protected] and ask him to send you a quote.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN I have 3 hobbies: gaming, DJing & correcting maladjusted fools on the internet.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN Yeah, I’d like to know what horrible, scarring incident in your childhood turned you into such an ignorant, intellectual-hating philistine?

You dont need speakers if you get a nice set of headphones such as the Pioneer HDJ-1000's.

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