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Upgrad Advice - Please help choose MB/CPU config
Ok, I've narrowed my choices. I'm looking to very cheaply upgrade my
Soltek Athlon XP 1700+ computer. My graphics card will probably be an FX5200 128 MB (or a GeForce3 128 MB), at least for the time being. I just don't have much cash, but I need to upgrade this computer for MS Flightsimulator. After searching ebay for a couple of weeks and comparing to Pricewatch and the TomsHardware.com Athlon Benchmark, it appears my best buys will be a MB/CPU combo from Compu-Terra. My pricepoint is about $150 for the package, and these are the best choices I could find for what I was looking for: - Abit NF7-S2 with Athlon XP 2600+ 333 FSB - $139.74 - Abit NF7-S2 w/Athlon XP 2800+ 333 FSB - $162.90 - ASUS A7N8X-X w/Athlon XP 2600+ 333 FSB - $151.88 - ASUS A7V400-MX w/Athlon XP 3000+ 333 FSB - $152.95 - ASUS A7N8X-E (Deluxe) with Athlon XP 2600+ 333 FSB - $160.72 - Gigabyte GA-K8NS 754 w/Athlon 64 2800+ - $162.98 All these choices come with a fan. My basic assumptions are, based on reviews at TomsHardware and elsewhere, that I'm partial to nVidia nForce mainboards, and at this pricepoint, Athlon XP is the way to go - I should stay away from Sempron (true?). The best buy seems to be the Gigabyte 754 Athlon 64. Am I correct in this assumption? It's too bad it's not a GA-K8NS Pro, but at this price, I'll live with it. I already have a linksys 802.11g card, which is how our house is networked at the moment. Other suggestions at a similar pricepoint are welcome. Ultimately, w/mem this will be $100 more than I wanted to spend, so I really don't want to go higher. Also, anybody know where to get a good price on 1GB PC3200 400 MHz sticks? Thanks, Thomas |
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