Suggestion for rig
Hi, im actually helping a friend of mine who wants to buy a new PC and dont want it to cost a arm and a leg. He knowns nothing about hardware and wont do overclock at all.
He wants to do some gaming but it's not an intense gamer who wants top of the line graphics
I've just build a new PC for myself but i was always searching for 'top of the line' hardware pieces so im a little lost with middle range
I've recommand him to buy this but there's some pieces i don't realy know wich to suggest :
AMD 3500+
1 gig dual channel OCZ RAM (can you suggest one that is fairly cheap priced OCZ ram for the quality ?... )
Antec TruePower 2.0 430w
Motherboard : i dunno wich is the best out of the box for standard PC without OC =/
For the GPU i would like to suggest him a 'cheap' 256 meg... is a card like the ATI X600PRO a good choice ? or maybe i'll be better with a ATI 9800 wich seems to be a pretty good card but only had 128meg...
He wants to keep his computer for 4 years so i want to give him something he will have fun with 'til that time, maybe he wont run next years game without dropping the video settings at lower state but he doesnt care he will still play with 'this year' games lol
Thankx for the help
He wants to do some gaming but it's not an intense gamer who wants top of the line graphics
I've just build a new PC for myself but i was always searching for 'top of the line' hardware pieces so im a little lost with middle range
I've recommand him to buy this but there's some pieces i don't realy know wich to suggest :
AMD 3500+
1 gig dual channel OCZ RAM (can you suggest one that is fairly cheap priced OCZ ram for the quality ?... )
Antec TruePower 2.0 430w
Motherboard : i dunno wich is the best out of the box for standard PC without OC =/
For the GPU i would like to suggest him a 'cheap' 256 meg... is a card like the ATI X600PRO a good choice ? or maybe i'll be better with a ATI 9800 wich seems to be a pretty good card but only had 128meg...
He wants to keep his computer for 4 years so i want to give him something he will have fun with 'til that time, maybe he wont run next years game without dropping the video settings at lower state but he doesnt care he will still play with 'this year' games lol
Thankx for the help
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heres a low end gaming pc
Radeon 9800pro 256bit (or spend a bit more and get a x800gt)
Asus Av8
Antec case (make sure it has a smart power antec psu)
1gb ocz value
3700+ sandeigo
Second, i think he can afford money to buy this sapphire x800 GTO video card.
But this one is PCI-E , and i've found some article about AV8 but it seems old and it not seems to support PCI-E. However, I've found some reviews about Asus A8V Deluxe who's supporting PCI-E, is this the mb i should recommand him ? Sorry for the question but the mispelling in the names confused me
Thankx
check out some of the system guides there.
I don't always agree with their hardware choices, but they explain the trade offs and give you options.
http://anandtech.com/guides/
The GTO looks like a nice card. Don't forget the nVidia GS cards too.
If he wants pci express get something by dfi then
But i've explain him that if he can afford it, a 256meg PCI-E will be a most for his computer in the year(s) to come as i don't think he will even want to change a hardware piece his in cpu.
DFI board is realy NICE (when you find good drivers for YOUR rig
If i suggest him to buy this board im pretty sure i'll have to go at his home to flash his bios to a newer version cuz shipped bios version is a real crap lol
Its an 'online' friend and he lives pretty far away from MY home so if i can find an easier altenative i'll suggest him that, unless the only good alternative is the DFI for PCI-E
He also decide he can put more money on RAM so i've chose to go with PC3200 from OCZ
So now the rig looks like this :
3700+ 2.2 ghz sandeigo (Rev E)
Sapphire Radeon X800 GTO2 256MB 256BIT GDDR3 PCI-E VGA DVI TV-OUT OEM Video Card
OCZ EL PC3200 1GB 2X512MB DDR400 CL2-3-2-6 184PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit W/ Ramsink
Antec Sonata II Black ATX 16IN Mid Tower Quiet Case 3X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5IN 450W Air Duct 120MM Fan
DFI NF4 LAN PARTY
But, then i had a flashback of something, i had chose a Antec Sonata II, this comes with a 450w PSU ... great but i think DFI board have problem with PSU that are not native 24pin or something like that... I can't find if thie PSU would do nice with DFI (if its 24pin), but i don't think so...
So, will it be more secure to go with a more basic case without PSU and put a 24pin psu in it ? Or will the sonata II do the job ?
If i go for a case without PSU and add a good 24pin PSU than it will raise the cost again and i think he reach the maximum he can pay for... :shakehead
Any help or advice on this situation will be more than appreciated
EDIT : if this can't do the job i'll maybe thinking about changing the mb for a asus AV8 and chose a none-PCIE video card... :shakehead
I've finaly found the section i was looking for in antec web site lol
If the 'special v2.01' smartpower 450w psu that they put in the sonata II is like the smartpower sp450 its 24 pin
'24-pin power connector with detachable 4-pin section for backwards compatibility with ATX 20-pin motherboards. '
My only question is : if it has a 4pin detachable part, can it be considered as 24pin native ? lol
I know a lot of people don't have a 24pin native psu with DFI board but if i can avoid problems for my friend i will, if it's computer don't run fast & sweet i'll be the one he will call to change the situation so i don't want him to call everyday hah