well ive been using a compaq presario and it is about 3 yeard old and has all stock parts in it except the processor (amd athlon xp 2400+) and it really hasnt been running games very well (not even getting above 70 fps in counterstrike) and my motherboard wont even allow my my processor do operate at normal speed since its a peice of crap so im deciding to make a new affordable computer for my upcoming b day on the 25th.
heres the setup
processor - amd athlon xp 2400+ "thoroughbred"-retail $73 (already have this)
motherboard - ASUS nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X" -RETAIL $85
Video Card - ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -RETAIL $173
hdrive - Seagate 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model ST380011A, OEM $73
ram - Corsair Value Select Dual Kits 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM $119
case - ASPIRE X-Dreamer II Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "ATXB4KLW-AL/350" $52
cd drives - using from old comp
os - windows xp
All of this with shipping (minus the processor since i already have it) adds up to $519 from newegg.com
what i am really wondering is how this will perform with games such as counterstrike,unreal 2004, battlefield vietnam, call of duty,and future games like WoW
What range do u think my fps will be in a game like unreal 2004?
Is the price and hardware good? Or is there better stuff i could be getting staying in the price range of $600?
Will all of this stuff work with each other once put together?
thx for the help
oh and out of 10 what would u rate this system for games
heres the setup
processor - amd athlon xp 2400+ "thoroughbred"-retail $73 (already have this)
motherboard - ASUS nForce2 Ultra 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "A7N8X" -RETAIL $85
Video Card - ATI RADEON 9600XT Video Card, 128MB DDR, 128-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -RETAIL $173
hdrive - Seagate 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model ST380011A, OEM $73
ram - Corsair Value Select Dual Kits 184 Pin 512MB(256MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - OEM $119
case - ASPIRE X-Dreamer II Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "ATXB4KLW-AL/350" $52
cd drives - using from old comp
os - windows xp
All of this with shipping (minus the processor since i already have it) adds up to $519 from newegg.com
what i am really wondering is how this will perform with games such as counterstrike,unreal 2004, battlefield vietnam, call of duty,and future games like WoW
What range do u think my fps will be in a game like unreal 2004?
Is the price and hardware good? Or is there better stuff i could be getting staying in the price range of $600?
Will all of this stuff work with each other once put together?
thx for the help
oh and out of 10 what would u rate this system for games