alittle help with a friends upgrade :)

[ZG002]

Hi guys/gals..

Looking for alittle help..

My friend is wanting to upgrade his computer.. and is going the AMD 64 route..

these are the parts he is looking to buy at the moment

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BPBOX) (CP-118-AM)

£111.57

Asus A8V-MX VIA K8M800 Micro ATX (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-122-AS)

£49.29

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)

£64.57

Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel (CA-003-AK)

£51.64


He needs 1 gig of ram min...

His gfx card is a readeon 9800 pro AGP card and will be keeping this card hense the AGP board..

his generic powersupply is abit old now.. so he is wanting a new PSU also..

He uses his computer for maya and gaming.

his budget is £300

Any ideas? if the lil spec up above any good? or can he get more for his money?

 

[ZG002]

11 views and no one has any ideas?

 

[Raikiri]

MB-036-GI Gigabyte K8NSC-939 nForce3 250GB (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-036-GI)
£44.95 £44.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£44.95 £44.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£12.95 £12.95
CA-003-AK Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel (CA-003-AK)
£43.95 £43.95
CP-147-AM AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-147-AM)
£104.95 £104.95
Subtotal £251.75
VAT £44.06
Total £295.81

Nforce 3 chipset is better than the via, better CPU and a much better cooler.
Might wanna get Geil value ram instead it is only about £10 more, but I wanted it to be under budget.
And wait more than an hour before bumping your thread

 

[ZG002]

cheers big ears..

that helps.. ill take it from here