is this good for gaming

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?

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.

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

thanks in advance

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

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

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.

so overall its a good gaming system?

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