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islandguy999 · 08-19-2003, 02:48 AM

I have been wanting to upgrade lately but have been scared of the prices. I was originally thinking of the P4 2.4c and Asus P4P800 Deluxe Mobo, which were gonna be $515 canadian before taxes. Now after studying these forums I have been relieved to see I can get GREAT gaming out of a Barton 2500+ and a A7N8X nForce2 mobo, which will run me $320. Thats a big difference. Does anyone have suggestions to add to making this computer. More parts, ram, etc. Or better mobo thats still afffordable. You gotta love AMD.

JeremyPC · 08-19-2003, 03:15 AM

ASUS A7N8X-X
512 CORSAIR XMS RAM
AMD Athlon XP 2800+=2.33ghz
ASUS 52x44x CDR/CDRW
Chenming 400 Watt Tower
19" Samsung Monitor
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (Made by Sapphire Tech)
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$940 USD
All parts from www.newegg.com

That is a top of the line gaming system for a good price.

Omardeth · 08-19-2003, 03:23 AM

whats your budget is USD ?

islandguy999 · 08-19-2003, 03:37 AM

Im not really sure in US$ maybe check the prices on the chips in US and Canadian to compare at a rough estimate. Exchange rate of 30%to maybe even 40% i would think? I have been scouring the forums and havent really come up with a good MOBO yet. Is it possible to get a good mobo that will be upgradable into the future? Or do they all just obselete themselves anyways? For a V card I have found the ATI Radeon 9200 pro sounds good thus far in the forums. Its expensive for me, on the budget i am gonna spend i guess. Any suggestions??

Omardeth · 08-19-2003, 03:44 AM

well tell us what your budget is . in your pretty money is fine i am sure we can convert it to USD .

as for motherboards to a point there really isn't a big "upgrade path " in the next few months they will change the "platform " so all that is being used now will pretty much be dead . but thats not really a big deal because the systems today are really fast . but without knowing how much u want to spend total your gonna get alot of people telling you to get some high end stuff . so it will really be no help .

islandguy999 · 08-19-2003, 03:49 AM

Ok so they are going to change the platform? What do you mean. Maybe i will wait then? Im not really sure what my budget is. I would have to wait and hear my wifes reactions to each price suggestion i guess hehe. I am looking for cheap, but not cheap. I dont wanna buy really high end stuff and pay for the newness really. I want to be able to play games good if not great, but not pay 700 for a video card.