Decided to upgrade my PC

jpd1977uk · 23 Aug 2007 at 07:11

Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2)
PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard OC Stock Code: MB-017-AK

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz
(Socket AM2) - Retail Stock Code: OC CP-168-AM

Arctic Ceramique Thermal Compound (2.7g) OC Stock Code: OA-004-AC

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
(CT2KIT12864AA53E) OC Stock Code: MY-082-CR

Asus GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
(PCI-Express) - Retail Stock Code: Stock Code: GX-128-AS

LiteON LH-20A1P-487C 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram
Dual Layer DVD-Writer - Retail Stock Code: CD-064-LO

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB ST3160815A ATA-100 8MB
Cache - OEM. OC Stock Code: HD-099-SE

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk
(N09-01528) OC Stock Code: SW-034-MS

Is all this compatible?

the shadow · 23 Aug 2007 at 07:16

Hi it comes with fan all retail does.why not 1950 pro instead?

jpd1977uk · 23 Aug 2007 at 07:24

the shadow said:
Hi it comes with fan all retail does.why not 1950 pro instead?

I am a budget... I dont have much to spend.

jpd1977uk · 23 Aug 2007 at 19:58

jpd1977uk said:
Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2)
PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard OC Stock Code: MB-017-AK

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz
(Socket AM2) - Retail Stock Code: OC CP-168-AM

Arctic Ceramique Thermal Compound (2.7g) OC Stock Code: OA-004-AC

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
(CT2KIT12864AA53E) OC Stock Code: MY-082-CR

Asus GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
(PCI-Express) - Retail Stock Code: Stock Code: GX-128-AS

LiteON LH-20A1P-487C 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram
Dual Layer DVD-Writer - Retail Stock Code: CD-064-LO

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB ST3160815A ATA-100 8MB
Cache - OEM. OC Stock Code: HD-099-SE

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk
(N09-01528) OC Stock Code: SW-034-MS

Is all this compatible?

Total Inc VAT and Delivery: Total: £374.68p

Any other thoughts?

the shadow · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:10

plan to overclock or stock?

jpd1977uk · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:11

the shadow said:
plan to overclock or stock?

its for my upgrade.. why?

the shadow · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:19

OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

£61.99
£72.84 inc VAT
so u cant afford this better card?

Wiggins · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:20

Good choice of HDD but wouldnt it be worth getting Vista Basic instead of XP Home?

For future proofing and of course better security for your pc then Vista Basic would be far better.

With XP Home, to start with it will take you ages just downloading the updates and then of course Microsoft is phasing the selling of XP out by Q2 of next year and then support will not exist anymore come 2010.

Edit: Plus its the same price as XP Home

the shadow · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:27

no areo with basic. premium if u have to go vista .if not clocking no need to buy paste the one on with fan should be fine. :cool:

Wiggins · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:36

The op wants a pc that has what he wants on a tight budget so why Aero for the extra £8?

the shadow · 23 Aug 2007 at 20:49

Sorry i did not mention it has media centre +Create high definition movies
with Windows Movie Maker in High Definition worth 8pounds in my book. :cool:

jpd1977uk · 23 Aug 2007 at 21:58

Wiggins said:
Good choice of HDD but wouldnt it be worth getting Vista Basic instead of XP Home?

For future proofing and of course better security for your pc then Vista Basic would be far better.

With XP Home, to start with it will take you ages just downloading the updates and then of course Microsoft is phasing the selling of XP out by Q2 of next year and then support will not exist anymore come 2010.

Edit: Plus its the same price as XP Home

I've used Vista on my sister's PC, I can't stand it.. Anyway, some of my gamed wont work with Vista

ACESHIGH · 24 Aug 2007 at 15:15

jpd1977uk said:
Asrock ALiveSATA2-GLAN (Socket AM2)
PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard OC Stock Code: MB-017-AK

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz
(Socket AM2) - Retail Stock Code: OC CP-168-AM

Arctic Ceramique Thermal Compound (2.7g) OC Stock Code: OA-004-AC

Crucial 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-4200C4 Dual Channel Kit
(CT2KIT12864AA53E) OC Stock Code: MY-082-CR

Asus GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI
(PCI-Express) - Retail Stock Code: Stock Code: GX-128-AS

LiteON LH-20A1P-487C 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram
Dual Layer DVD-Writer - Retail Stock Code: CD-064-LO

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB ST3160815A ATA-100 8MB
Cache - OEM. OC Stock Code: HD-099-SE

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition inc. SP2 - OEM - 1Pk
(N09-01528) OC Stock Code: SW-034-MS

Is all this compatible?

Thats all fine. That will be a big upgrade over your old rig.

Only query is why get the Asus GeForce 8600 GT 256MB @ £91.64.
It may have DX10 support but it will run DX10 games at like 1-2 FPS.
So its really a DX9 card like the ATI card below.
When you can get the much better OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail @ £72.84 inc VAT.

Edit. Yep, im using XP still as well. Dont see any reason to change to Vista.

jpd1977uk · 24 Aug 2007 at 16:28

ACESHIGH said:
Thats all fine. That will be a big upgrade over your old rig.

Only query is why get the Asus GeForce 8600 GT 256MB @ £91.64.
It may have DX10 support but it will run DX10 games at like 1-2 FPS.
So its really a DX9 card like the ATI card below.
When you can get the much better OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail @ £72.84 inc VAT.

Edit. Yep, im using XP still as well. Dont see any reason to change to Vista.

Hmmm..
I’ll take it under advisement