new build would this work.

johnno · 3 Jul 2006 at 18:26

building a computer for my friend who plays a lot of cs 1.6.he wants just a simple setup just for cs 1.6 not for any games like doom or anything hes allready got a decent gfx card. he has a budget of 400 would this be the best set up for 400.

CP-164-AM AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail (CP-164-AM) 1
£66.95 £66.95
MY-012-GS G.Skill 2GB DDR2 LA PC2-5300 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-5400PHU2-2GBLA) (MY-012-GS) 1
£99.95 £99.95
MB-144-AS Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-144-AS) 1
£94.95 £94.95
CA-034-AN Antec Performance TX640B-UK Black MiniTower Case - 400 Watt SmartPower PSU (CA-034-AN) 1
62.95 £62.95
Subtotal £324.80
VAT £56.84
Total £381.64

johnno · 3 Jul 2006 at 23:14

no he does not need sli. can anyone recommend a the best socket am2 mobo for 80quid he wants to overclock he wants socket am2 so he can upgrade to dual core later.

johnno · 3 Jul 2006 at 23:22

just bin on the phone to him now wants to know if this spec along with a nvidia 6800xt extreme edition would get him 100fps on cs source. so i am correct in thinking this all the components would be compatable.

johnno · 3 Jul 2006 at 23:40

ok guys thanks for the help jus stuck between which mobo to get one of these two.

Asus M2N-E (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-147-AS)
Price: £69.95 (£82.19 Including VAT at 17.5%)

MB-144-AS Asus M2N-SLi Deluxe (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-144-AS) 1
£94.95 £94.95(£111.57 Including VAT at 17.5%)

is there much difference between the two he wont be using sli. but he does wanna overclock. but is it really worth paying nearly 30quid more when that could go towards summat else.

johnno · 4 Jul 2006 at 10:58

yep i am going to agree with u there is there much different between the two motherboard options.