Im well out of the loop! Can you bring me back up to speed?

[Ali-Longden]

Hi all,

Im currently looking at upgrading my trusty old Athlon 64 3200 system running on an AGP Leadtek 6800gt to something a little more exciting.

Im looking to go the AM2 route and i will probably go for the 5000+ dual core? with regard to mobos when i got mine DFI were the kings now where have they gone? I just want a reliable little number that will not hinder the other components!

Also whats all this about DDR2 and why is it oh so cheap..... Anywho im sure i will go for 2gb of this? Whats compatable? Back in the day pc3200 worked in everything!

Graphics wise im no hardcore gamer but i do play now and again. My current 6800gt is starting to age so im looking for a nice little boost. The 7950gts cards look nice on this week only. Are they best bank for buck?

Here is a spec i looked at;

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BFG GeForce 7950 GT OC 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £97.99
(£115.14) £97.99
(£115.14)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.80GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36)
Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Sub Total : £317.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £57.21
Total : £384.12

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Is this all compatable and decent gear? Im a wee bit lost at the mo?

Will my Akasa Paxpower true 460 watt be up to the job?

Thanks for any suggestions/help.

Ali

 

[Jaffa_Cake]

I have a setup like that, it gets humped by a Core 2 Duo system I built for £200 less.

The below is better than the system i built which beat my setup. Its going to beat my setup and your proposed one by quite abit.

Yep your PSU should be fine

Note: If your looking for high overclocking then look at the Ballistix PC5300, it clocks above 1000MHz with ease.

 

[semi-pro waster]

I was just about to post but it seems Jaffa_Cake beat me with an almost identical specification so I'll do nothing more than say it looks good and allows a fair bit of potential for overclocking.

 

[Jaffa_Cake]

I was just about to post but it seems Jaffa_Cake beat me with an almost identical specification so I'll do nothing more than say it looks good and allows a fair bit of potential for overclocking.

Learnt from the best mate