Build me 64 bit pc plz

[ratty]

Hi
I have £560 to spend on a pc and i need some help deciding what goes in it.
I would like it to play games but it doesn't have to be amazing at it.
Any help people can give would be a great help.
Thanks

 

[Kangaroo]

Just been in Bath when I was visiting my uncle in Bristol

Anyways, could you please provide me with your current PC hardware information - then we can see if you can salvage anything.

 

[sithspawn]

hey kangaroo (sorry just off the subject here), do you realise that the xp2500 barton in your second system is easily overclockable to a 3200? They have the exact same core so as long as you have sufficient cooling (which you seem too) it works fine. I have a water cooler on mine and its runnin at 3200 speeds for about 6 months now no problems.

Anyway sorry abotu that. please continue on the topic that this is actually about

 

[ratty]

my old pc is sooooo old i can't really re-use anything. The only thing that could be used is a DVD drive and the sound card.
Most things will have to be new (a bit hard on my budget....im so poor...i need money)
Do your best.

 

[derfist]

do u want dual channel ddr capability?

 

[ratty]

Yes please

 

[derfist]

then i guess u gotta go 4 the 939 version of mobo n CPU. get the asus A8V mobo. it supportz dual channel ddr n AMD 64 bit & CPU can be upgraded later. also get the AMD 64 bit 3500+ CPU. it might b a lil over the budget if u culculate 2gether everything else but itz worth d money. if u want more info abt these parts then go check out newegg or their main website.

 

[Kangaroo]

Hehe sithspawn I know I can overclock that far, but at the moment my RAM is no good, I would like to change the multiplier but that is not possible.

Anyway back to topic, something like this ratty: £575.54

Coolermaster Centurion CAC-T01UK Black (Aluminium/Zinc-coated steel) £37.01
AMD *Retail* Athlon 64 3500 64Bit (32 Bit compatible) CPU Socket 939 £237.76
256Mb Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT x8 AGP Tv-out, DVI (Retail) £112.21
80Gb Maxtor ATA-133 (7200rpm,2MB) £36.88
512Mb PC3200 (PC400) DDR Memory (Major) Retail £49.57
Asus A8V Deluxe, VIA K8T800PRO, Gbit LAN, 802.11g Wireless LAN, USB 2.0, 1394, 8Ch Audio, SATA, Raid £90.35

It has no monitor, PSU, keyboard, mouse, speakers, soundcard, CD-ROM/DVD, and Operating System.

£560 is a very limited budget (not offending you).

 

[koldapu]

Just been in Bath when I was visiting my uncle in Bristol

haha, i was just in bath too . . . though it was only for a few hours . . .

i was on a tour of bath and stonehenge . . . i believe the . . . 26th of july?

i have to say . . . the houses there are REALLY nice (and so are the roman baths)

 

[ShoobieRat]

I took a bath for a few hours.

Oh wait, that's not what yer talking about...

Why do you want a 64bit pc, Ratty? If you're current PC is really old, then I would assume you aren't doing any heavy-duty work or gaming. If you want to save some money (at the scant sacriffice of a few percents on a benchmark) then I'd just go with a 32bit system. That gives you a bigger board selection, cheaper parts, greater technology support, and you'll probably never know the difference. A 32bit system with today's technology will blow your socks off after working on an ancient system like the one you've got.