topdawg46 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Well i have a very very slow pc right now these are the specs: CPU: Amd Sempron [email protected] 1.58 ghz GPU:Hercules nVidia Geforce 2 400/MX MB: ASUS A7S8X-MX -SiS 741GX chipset MEM:768MB ddr1 HDD:Maxtor 80GB SATA DVD:Some LG drive SATA This is what i want to build CPU:Amd Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @ 2.6 GHZ GPU:Asus ATI HD3650 512mb GDDR2 MB:Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI 780G MEM:1X 2GB PQI PC6400 DDR2 SDRAM, 1X 1GB PQI PC6400 DDR2 SDRAM HDD:Maxtor 80GB SATA(from my old pc) DVD: From my old pc So is this a good configuration and is it fast(i'm not planning to play crysis orso on it) Please tell me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 If I were you I'd get an E4400 Intel Core 2 duo, an MSI P35 Neo2-FR mobo, and a matched pair of 1 gig G.SKill 800mhz or Corsair XMS2 if you're on a budget. Graphic card is fine, however you forgot to add a PSU with the list, I'd recommend 650W + PSU of a good brand. You really didn't mention what budget you have, and there's lots of other parts better than what you've chosen. PS: I think the geforce 512MB 9600GT is the same price as the graphic card you've chosen, and it has a lot more performance, so I might look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CTD]LaBan Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 i'd suggest you to buy a new HD for your new PC because the old one would slow down your system a lot. They are really cheap nowadays, no need to hold your wallet closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I fail to see why, it's a sata hard disk, so it won't slow his pc down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdawg46 Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 If I were you I'd get an E4400 Intel Core 2 duo, an MSI P35 Neo2-FR mobo, and a matched pair of 1 gig G.SKill 800mhz or Corsair XMS2 if you're on a budget. Graphic card is fine, however you forgot to add a PSU with the list, I'd recommend 650W + PSU of a good brand. You really didn't mention what budget you have, and there's lots of other parts better than what you've chosen. PS: I think the geforce 512MB 9600GT is the same price as the graphic card you've chosen, and it has a lot more performance, so I might look into that. My budget is kinda low, 260 euro(411 dollar) so any parts of intel wont fit in my budget i think. And since that im on a short budget im probably using the case of my old pc and its psu, or dont you recommend that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) Depends on what powersupply you've got. and what's your case? ATX or micro ATX? I've never shopped off european online sites yet, so I can't really check prices. Edited April 13, 2008 by matthew1g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdawg46 Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 (edited) Depends on what powersupply you've got. and what's your case? ATX or micro ATX? I've never shopped off european online sites yet, so I can't really check prices. My current mb is an matx board so it wil probably fit but i dont know the wattage of my psu but i think 250 watts is that enough? Edited April 13, 2008 by topdawg46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 I fail to see why, it's a sata hard disk, so it won't slow his pc down... Even if its SATA doesn't mean its read/write aren't slow. 250w is not enough for anything other than my damn pocket watch. Get a 650w+ for that rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Even if its SATA doesn't mean its read/write aren't slow. I know, but aren't most SATAs slow? And as I said before, and as joe pointed out 250W is not enough, 650W + is the norm nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdawg46 Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) Even if its SATA doesn't mean its read/write aren't slow. I know, but aren't most SATAs slow? And as I said before, and as joe pointed out 250W is not enough, 650W + is the norm nowadays. Dude there goes the budget But why is it nesescary to have 650w?,isnt my power bill going up? and is 450 -500 watts also ok? Edited April 14, 2008 by topdawg46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anus Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Yes, your power bill does go up. If your components are underpowered, you're likely to either get a f*cking load of errors or screw your parts up completely. You might be able to manage with 450-500, but it all depends on the components you have connected to the PC, but I think you'll be pushing it with that sort of power supply. 650W was recommended to be safe, and I too would suggest going with atleast 650W for that system. Oh and I think you'll be able to get an Intel system if you get an E2XX series processor. Those might seem to have a low clock, but since they can be overclocked like hell they are worth it. I too would recommend getting a 512MB 9600GT as it's a much better card that that ATI. Btw, if you must go with AMD, get the 5000+ Black Edition as it has the unlocked multiplier, but it doesn't have it's own cooler so you'll have to get one separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdawg46 Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Yes, your power bill does go up. If your components are underpowered, you're likely to either get a f*cking load of errors or screw your parts up completely. You might be able to manage with 450-500, but it all depends on the components you have connected to the PC, but I think you'll be pushing it with that sort of power supply. 650W was recommended to be safe, and I too would suggest going with atleast 650W for that system. Oh and I think you'll be able to get an Intel system if you get an E2XX series processor. Those might seem to have a low clock, but since they can be overclocked like hell they are worth it. I too would recommend getting a 512MB 9600GT as it's a much better card that that ATI. Btw, if you must go with AMD, get the 5000+ Black Edition as it has the unlocked multiplier, but it doesn't have it's own cooler so you'll have to get one separately. I really cant afford a 650 watt psu i have now one of 550w in my list but i dont know if thats ok. And i cant afford intel or nvidia in europe they are so damn expensive So i'm really stuck with amd and ati. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Democrab Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Yes, your power bill does go up. If your components are underpowered, you're likely to either get a f*cking load of errors or screw your parts up completely. You might be able to manage with 450-500, but it all depends on the components you have connected to the PC, but I think you'll be pushing it with that sort of power supply. 650W was recommended to be safe, and I too would suggest going with atleast 650W for that system. Oh and I think you'll be able to get an Intel system if you get an E2XX series processor. Those might seem to have a low clock, but since they can be overclocked like hell they are worth it. I too would recommend getting a 512MB 9600GT as it's a much better card that that ATI. Btw, if you must go with AMD, get the 5000+ Black Edition as it has the unlocked multiplier, but it doesn't have it's own cooler so you'll have to get one separately. I really cant afford a 650 watt psu i have now one of 550w in my list but i dont know if thats ok. And i cant afford intel or nvidia in europe they are so damn expensive So i'm really stuck with amd and ati. 550w should suffice then, but 650w would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew1g Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 what joe said, and you also have to consider the age of that 550W psu you've got, the older it gets, the less wattage it outputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILovePolarBears Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Your 550 watt PSU will be more than ample. A 650w PSU is really only necessary, or even recommended, for multi-GPU systems, or perhaps for overclocking. My multi-GPU system (8800GTX/7950GT) with four HDs, two optical drives, and four gigs of RAM (C2D E6600 CPU) ran fine for well over a year on a 550w PSU. I only upgraded to a 650w PSU when I replaced the 7950 with an additional 8800GTX for SLI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anus Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Like I said before, if you must go with AMD and ATI, go with the 5000+ Black Edition and a HD3850/3870. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdawg46 Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 Thanks everybody! I think i will go for this rig: CPU:Amd Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @ 2.6 GHZ GPU:Asus ATI HD3850 256mb GDDR3 MB:Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI 780G MEM:1X 2GB PQI PC6400 DDR2 SDRAM, HDD:Maxtor 80GB SATA(from my old pc) DVD: From my old pc PSU: 550W With pci-e connector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anus Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 That 3850 is 256 MB, get a 512 MB one, 512 is the norm for games nowadays. Just wanted to tell you before you buy it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdawg46 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 That 3850 is 256 MB, get a 512 MB one, 512 is the norm for games nowadays. Just wanted to tell you before you buy it . Ok thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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