hi there,
firs post
building a new pc for someone. (well he is giving me 300 quid to do so )
first question which is best of the 2 below (assume both with 2 gig ram dual channel). Not a gaming machine.
1. P4 prescott 3.0gig 800FSB
asus P4C-800E Dlx mobo
agp nvidia gfx card (basic 256meg)
2. INTEL PentiumD 945 3.4GHz LGA775 FSB800 ( http://bluirkar.notlong.com - short url) - £120)
asus P5P800-VM (£40)
same gfx card as 1 above (i know this mobo has O/B gfx but i'd use the card anyway)
reason for the mobo in no.2 is i have 2 gig DDR PC3200 ram which i want to re-use, it has agp slot and max ram is 4 gig and not 2 gig like a lot of the other low end ones).
Will scsi drives and sata drives be ok with that mobo ?
Ram is bloody expensive now so i'm also thinking (sacrilage) kingston ram for him which is 30 quid cheaper than crucial and has a lifetime guarrantee).
On top of that i need to get him a basic gfx card, a case and a psu.
so £120
+ £40
+ £70 (ram)
+ £25 case
+ £40 gfx
+ a psu
and i'll give him an 80 gig hd of mine as the one he has is a 60 gig 5400rpm. (shite)
he has a liteon dvd-rw to reuse and if he wants i'll get a dvd rom drive as well for a couple of quid.
bingo 1 new pc for him. Whichever it may be.
SO whatdya think. or
a. for the price of the mobo and processor (c. £160 quid) can i get better.
b. just build him a celly D machine (2.8 gig or something) for a lot less and save him some dosh.
(bearing in mind he has a celly 1.8 with 512 ram at the moment - and its an emachines)
cheers,
firs post
building a new pc for someone. (well he is giving me 300 quid to do so )
first question which is best of the 2 below (assume both with 2 gig ram dual channel). Not a gaming machine.
1. P4 prescott 3.0gig 800FSB
asus P4C-800E Dlx mobo
agp nvidia gfx card (basic 256meg)
2. INTEL PentiumD 945 3.4GHz LGA775 FSB800 ( http://bluirkar.notlong.com - short url) - £120)
asus P5P800-VM (£40)
same gfx card as 1 above (i know this mobo has O/B gfx but i'd use the card anyway)
reason for the mobo in no.2 is i have 2 gig DDR PC3200 ram which i want to re-use, it has agp slot and max ram is 4 gig and not 2 gig like a lot of the other low end ones).
Will scsi drives and sata drives be ok with that mobo ?
Ram is bloody expensive now so i'm also thinking (sacrilage) kingston ram for him which is 30 quid cheaper than crucial and has a lifetime guarrantee).
On top of that i need to get him a basic gfx card, a case and a psu.
so £120
+ £40
+ £70 (ram)
+ £25 case
+ £40 gfx
+ a psu
and i'll give him an 80 gig hd of mine as the one he has is a 60 gig 5400rpm. (shite)
he has a liteon dvd-rw to reuse and if he wants i'll get a dvd rom drive as well for a couple of quid.
bingo 1 new pc for him. Whichever it may be.
SO whatdya think. or
a. for the price of the mobo and processor (c. £160 quid) can i get better.
b. just build him a celly D machine (2.8 gig or something) for a lot less and save him some dosh.
(bearing in mind he has a celly 1.8 with 512 ram at the moment - and its an emachines)
cheers,