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[toogreen]

I have $1000 to spend on a gaming computer. This is what I was told I could get for around $800 just need opinions on better stuff or is this good?

ATX Supercase 124 mid tower 350W P4 USB
AUS A7N8X-E Deluxe NF2/MCPT
SEmpron 2800+ SOCKA 2.0GHz 256K 333MHz
512MB 400MHz DDR PC3200 DIMM 3-3-4
GEFORCEFX 5900XT 128DDR AGP8X VGA/DVI/TV
LG CDRW 52x32x52 BEIGE RETAIL
WINDOWS XP PRO
80GB HARDDRIVE
DELL MONITOR

anyway just please help with suggestion thank you in advance.

 

[xotix]

i would suggest bigger hard drive, and a better video card.
if you got enuf dough, get a better processor, but you'll hav to change the mobo also.

ynot a dvd burner??
any plans for a sound card??

 

[4W4K3]

i would suggest bigger hard drive, and a better video card.
if you got enuf dough, get a better processor, but you'll hav to change the mobo also.

ynot a dvd burner??
any plans for a sound card??

if all hes doing is gamin than 80GB is plenty i think.
I concur wit ha better processor and mobo, the Semprons aren't really that great.
Also how much are you spending on the video card? a 6600GT will own that card and probably cost you the same if not less.

Is this a dell machine?

 

[beedubaya]

The 5900XT is not the best video card. And the FX series entirely SUCKS with HL2. Get at least a Radeon 9800 Pro, or maybe a 6600GT.

 

[4W4K3]

The 5900XT is not the best video card. And the FX series entirely SUCKS with HL2. Get at least a Radeon 9800 Pro, or maybe a 6600GT.

a bit harsh lol, but certainly true. The FX series TRIED to be DX9 supported...but it failed pretty bad. A 6600GT can be had for under $200 easily and they overclock very well. Even the AGP models.

 

[Forchunet]

a 6600gt for under 200? where? The PCIe version yes maybe but no AGP version... idk

and toogreen, for $1000 you have a lot of options. But make sure you spend most of your money on 1)motherboard 2)CPU 3)RAM 4)Graphics card 5)HD, everything else is secondary.

 

[Helixxxer]

Yeah definitely concentrate on what Forchunet said. Anyway, I still think you should get the 6600gt because it will be better overall. You should be able to get a better processor and mb for that amount, right?

Here are some of the specs of my computer that cost me just under $1000.

Athlon 64 3400+, 1mb L2 cache
ASUS K8N nForce 3
Geforce 5900 ultra
120 GB hard drive
512 mb kingston ram (soon to be 1GB corsair xtreme)
8 Channel Bose, LeaderXt surround sound

 

[gaara]

I'd stay away from the sempron, if you invest a bit more money I'd recommend getting an AMD 64 bit proccesor, preferably with a 939 socket and winchester core. That should give a good reliable system for a good deal of time, and it leaves the door open to upgrades in the future.

Also, get a new power supply, most generic ones that come with cases aren't really that good usually and it's worth the extra money to invest in a more powerful one, since after all if that PSU fries it's probably going to take something with it...

 

[hbcao2004]

I agree that if you want to build a gaming computer, stay away from sempron, or get a sempron 3100+ on http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-104-207&DEPA=1
and it is only $115. Sempron 3100+'s average performance had surpass Althon XP 2800+ and almost reached Pentium 4 2.8. Check it out:http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/sempron_10.html
So first i strongly recommand a Sempron 3100+.
For hard drive, 80GB is plenty.
And for the video card, I suggest you get a ATI RADEON 9800PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=14-102-297&DEPA=1
If you still have spare changes after, get another stick of 512. Memory is very improtant.

 

[4W4K3]

a 6600gt for under 200? where? The PCIe version yes maybe but no AGP version... idk

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-150&depa=1

looks like you are right, i must have thought i seen one for $190 and it was really PCI-E. But it's only ~$20 more than the PCI-E card...