amd x2 3800 or a intel p4 940

[markt63]

which processor is best for games and internet mostly bf2 i have about £550 to spend not bothered about two pci e cards as long as the one i do have has x16 speed , also is it worth getting a p4 for ddr2 memory would this make it faster also what card (graphics) ati or nvidia , basicly can you give me a list of what i need for a fast system


sorry i`m a newbie, i need every thing case ect upwards


my sig is incorrcet had to sell it , economising, was very unstable

 

[NightmareXX]

The current swing for gamers seems to definatly be the AMD based systems (Getting my X2 4200 tomoz). GFX wise, take your pick

£550 should be able to get you a decent machine with an X1800 as far as I'm aware.

 

[Raikiri]

£550 should be able to get you a decent machine with an X1800 as far as I'm aware.

not with a £200 proc

CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£169.95 £169.95
HD-015-IB Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (0A30210) (HD-015-IB)
£23.95 £23.95
MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS)
£54.95 £54.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£47.95 £47.95
GX-080-LT Leadtek GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-080-LT)
£111.95 £111.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £470.70
VAT £82.38
Total £553.08

Best I can do for the budget

 

[markt63]

The current swing for gamers seems to definatly be the AMD based systems (Getting my X2 4200 tomoz). GFX wise, take your pick

£550 should be able to get you a decent machine with an X1800 as far as I'm aware.

would i be able to get a similar system to your except for cpu and is ati chip srt better

 

[NightmareXX]

Most likely.....not

I'm upgrading and its costing £900. I already got 1GB RAM, 220GB HDD total space and 2 optical drives.

Upgrade consists of:

AMD X2 4200+
ATi X1900 512MB Master card
Asus A8R-MVP
FPS Epsilon 700W PSU
Western Digital 10000RPM SATA 36GB HDD

 

[markt63]

not with a £200 proc

CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£169.95 £169.95
HD-015-IB Hitachi Deskstar 7K80 80GB ATA-133 2MB Cache - OEM (0A30210) (HD-015-IB)
£23.95 £23.95
MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS)
£54.95 £54.95
MY-004-OK OcUK Value 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 184pin DDR Memory Dual Channel Kit (MY-004-OK)
£47.95 £47.95
GX-080-LT Leadtek GeForce 7600 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-080-LT)
£111.95 £111.95
CA-040-AN Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
£61.95 £61.95
Subtotal £470.70
VAT £82.38
Total £553.08

Best I can do for the budget

is that inc vat

 

[Raikiri]

yes

 

[m3csl2004]

CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) 1
£159.95 £159.95
GX-121-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-121-SP) 1
£144.95 £144.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN) 1
£37.95 £37.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) 1
£49.95 £49.95
MB-120-AS Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-120-AS) 1
£44.95 £44.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£30.95 £30.95
HS-028-AK Akasa AK-862 Low Noise CPU Cooler (Socket 754 & 939) (HS-028-AK) 1
£7.50 £7.50
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) 1
£20.95 £20.95
Subtotal £497.15
VAT £87.01
Total £584.16


near as i could wangle it

 

[NightmareXX]

Eek I'd of thought that a 380W PSU is pushing it a bit for that system spec.

 

[markt63]

CP-152-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) 1
£159.95 £159.95
GX-121-SP Sapphire ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-121-SP) 1
£144.95 £144.95
CA-023-AN Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN) 1
£37.95 £37.95
MY-005-GL GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL) 1
£49.95 £49.95
MB-120-AS Asus A8N5X nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-120-AS) 1
£44.95 £44.95
HD-023-SA Samsung SpinPoint P HD080HJ 80GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (HD-023-SA) 1
£30.95 £30.95
HS-028-AK Akasa AK-862 Low Noise CPU Cooler (Socket 754 & 939) (HS-028-AK) 1
£7.50 £7.50
CD-030-NE NEC ND4570 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-030-NE) 1
£20.95 £20.95
Subtotal £497.15
VAT £87.01
Total £584.16


near as i could wangle it

where is my mastercard
i forgot about the dvd drive

 

[Raikiri]

where is my mastercard
i forgot about the dvd drive

your master card? they cost more also that PSU would struggle

 

[NightmareXX]

Heh you aint gonna be getting a crossfire master card on a £550 budget mate. Mine cost me £300 alone!

 

[m3csl2004]

your master card? they cost more also that PSU would struggle

yeah it may - the dual core proc certainly wouldnt help. allough. i bet it could manage it (and you have no dvd )

whats the point in getting a mastercard if its a) over half your budget, b) youll need a new board and psu anyway?

i thought it was a damn fine spec lol

edit: three hull peeps in 1 thread - im feeling the love
edit 2: unless he means like credit card mastercard lol

 

[markt63]

your master card? they cost more also that PSU would struggle

lol i was meaning my mastercard to pay for it i did not mean a grahics card lol