New Motherboard and CPU

Terrific-NastyTerrific-Nasty Twin Cities
edited August 2003 in Hardware
what kind of motherboard and cpu should i get.. i want something equivalant to a P4 2.5
and cheap

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  • SwordsmanSwordsman
    edited August 2003
    Whats cheap to you?

    $300.00
    $400.00
    $500.00

    S!
  • SlackerSlacker CA, USA
    edited August 2003
    At newegg:

    Abit NF7-S $118
    Barton 2500+ $90

    total $208

    throw in 2 stick of HyperX and you have yourself a system that will hold its own against any P4 machine. :D
  • Terrific-NastyTerrific-Nasty Twin Cities
    edited August 2003
    i want something a bit more that 1.83 Ghz
    im upgrading in preperation for Half-Life 2
    i have a P4 1.8Ghz right now
  • DrislerDrisler
    edited August 2003
    If you buy the 2500+ you are in effect getting a 3200+ cpu. ($450)

    The new steppings of the 2500+ are able to easily get 200 x 11, with no increase in temps or vcore.

    Even at default. That 1.83Ghz will murder your current P4 at any task.


    With the 2500+, you should either get

    the Abit NF7-S or EpoX 8rda3+ (both rev 2's)

    TwinMos memory or Buffalo (both using winbond chips)
  • Terrific-NastyTerrific-Nasty Twin Cities
    edited August 2003
    thanks, i know nothing about cpu's or motherboards.. any suggestions on a good video card. i got a GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB i imagine that i should get a 128 of something or other
  • SlackerSlacker CA, USA
    edited August 2003
    How much do you want to spend for a video card? The Radeon 9700 and up & the GeForce FX 5800 and up are excellent cards.. if you have the $$$ that is.
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