is this good for gaming

Gun9 · 25 Apr 2006 at 11:56

Foxconn NF4SK8AA-8EKRS NF4 SLI, S939, PCI-E (x16), DDR 400, SATA II, SATA/IDE RAID, ATX

AMD Opteron 64 146 Socket939 , Venus Core, 2.0GHz , 1MB Cache, Retail

1GB (2X512MB) Corsair TwinX DDR, PC3200 (400), 184 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 2-3-3-6

Ex VAT Inc VAT
AMD Opteron 146 Combo £224.49 £263.78

is this a good bases for a gaming rig? what else should i buy to finish it off?

semi-pro waster · 25 Apr 2006 at 11:57

How much more money do you have and what parts do you need? It gives you a decent base for a system, the Foxconn motherboards used to be pretty good clockers and the Opteron will also clock well.

Gun9 · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:02

800 total for the base unit. need everything windows ect.

thanks in advance

semi-pro waster · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:08

I'd change to 2gb Ram and then this should still be within budget comfortably.

CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£69.95 £69.95
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
£199.95 £199.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£54.95 £54.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£24.95 £24.95
OS-001-MS Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk (N09-01528) (OS-001-MS)
£51.95 £51.95
Subtotal £401.75
Shipping (City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)) £9.95
VAT £72.05
Total £483.75

Gun9 · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:14

looks good will i need any extra cables ect? whats that silver stuff i need?

semi-pro waster · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:21

The motherboard will come with cables providing it is a new retail product and not a B Grade or Clearance item, in which case it may only come as the bare board. I think the 'silver stuff' you are referring to will be AS5(Arctic Silver 5) which is a CPU paste. If you buy a retail CPU then it will come with a thermal pad stuck on the bottom of the heatsink which will be fine unless you are going to be heavily overclocking.

Gun9 · 25 Apr 2006 at 12:28

so overall its a good gaming system?

rxmac · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:00

Tis pretty good yes but i would recommend going dual core oppy like a 165 if you are building fron scratch, assuming you can stretch to it, it would cost approx £100 more over the 146 but would be more "future proof". If not then go for the 146