new am2 computer

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Hi all,

i just want to check compatabilty between different bits of hardware. At the moment i have an asus m2n32-sli deluxe motherboard, a case, keyb, mouse and a screen is on the way. This comp is not for serious gaming i just want to be able to keep it for AGES without having to upgrade. Heres what i have seen if you could help me out in any way possible that would be great

PSU:
Zoostorm 6500HP 500W Silent PSU ATX2 (20&24pin) 12v with 12cm 24CFM Fan, Prescott, Athlon Compatible,PFC CE,TUVsafety standards + SATA,SLI,2 PCI Exp conn -- £32.83

RAM:
512MB DDR2 533 -- 25.79 (start off with one and then get more when necessary)

Graphics
256MB (128MB Local) PCI-E NVidia Inno3D GeForce 6200LE TC 64bit DVI TV-out -- £27.57

Hard Drive:
DESKSTAR T7K250 250GB SATA-II -- £54.39

CPU:
AM2 X2 ? -- Will wait until July 24th to see how the prices fall (probably 3800+ or 4000+)

PS i have a tight budget of about £270 for all of the stuff mentioned above and will also be dualbooting winxp and ubuntu.

Jonathan

PPS sorry about previous post, i hope this one is ok
 
I would definately get a gig of ram as Vista is going to need 512 just to run so you will have some big lag there.

Also, maybe purchase a second hand 6600gt for £60 instead of the 6200 as the performance difference is huge, with very little money difference.
 
you wont need that much power in your PSU, you will however need at least 1Gb of RAM, even on XP a gig makes a noticable difference in performance
 
thanks for the quick response, im going to look at that 6600gt now. How much wattage should i need then (i might be doing sli in the future and upgrading components eg k8l)
 
PSU power is no longer measured in watts. You have to look at the combined amps and watts of the 12v rails.

I've never heard of Zoostorm and i would imagine its absolutely rubbish. I expect many 400w psu's are more powerful than it.

Do you really trust that not to blow up your pc? i wouldn't.

It won't be silent either.

You will need a maximum of 450w psu for that, even with sli'd 6600gts.
 
jonathanm said:
ENERMAX LIBERTY ELT400AWT PSU 400W A/PFC (ELT400AWT)

Is this a good choice for £43.03?

Thanks
Jonathan

Enermax are good PSUs but I think Seasonic are better

Stelly
 
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