Building a new system - need help on hardware.
I've sort of lagged behind with new hardware in the last couple of years, but now I'm ready to build my new 'uber' system. I will be playing high end games, like Doom 3 and HL2 - not interested in overclocking, done it a few times but encountered more problems than not.
I have £2000 - £2500 to spend but before I do I need you to confirm/dispel some stuff I've heard so far.
1. Chip - I defintely want to go for an AMD 64, am not too sure what the major differences are between the 754 and 939 though. Can someone explain these to me in simple terms pls?
2. Video Card - Definetly going for the Nvidia 6800 Ultra
3. Mobo - Need a motherboard with SATA for HDD, on-board sound/LAN. From what I understand the new nvidia card doesn't support AGP 2x/4x [need 8x]. Is this correct?
4. HDD - prob go for something like a 200GB 16MB cache SATA drive
5. Memory - depending on mobo, fastest speed possible, 1 - 2GB
6. PSU - Enermax 480W -
Lastly for each question could you suggest a product - I've made a basket with my choices in, would just want to see what other routes people would take.
Thanks for all your help.
PS: Alternatively, make a whole system within my price range that you think will max out. (NO MONITOR NEEDED)
I've sort of lagged behind with new hardware in the last couple of years, but now I'm ready to build my new 'uber' system. I will be playing high end games, like Doom 3 and HL2 - not interested in overclocking, done it a few times but encountered more problems than not.
I have £2000 - £2500 to spend but before I do I need you to confirm/dispel some stuff I've heard so far.
1. Chip - I defintely want to go for an AMD 64, am not too sure what the major differences are between the 754 and 939 though. Can someone explain these to me in simple terms pls?
2. Video Card - Definetly going for the Nvidia 6800 Ultra
3. Mobo - Need a motherboard with SATA for HDD, on-board sound/LAN. From what I understand the new nvidia card doesn't support AGP 2x/4x [need 8x]. Is this correct?
4. HDD - prob go for something like a 200GB 16MB cache SATA drive
5. Memory - depending on mobo, fastest speed possible, 1 - 2GB
6. PSU - Enermax 480W -
Lastly for each question could you suggest a product - I've made a basket with my choices in, would just want to see what other routes people would take.
Thanks for all your help.
PS: Alternatively, make a whole system within my price range that you think will max out. (NO MONITOR NEEDED)