Maxïmo
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Hey guys. Anyone who's seen my other thread can guess whats coming (if you didnt get it from Budget Gaming Card ) Anyhow, I'm building myself virtually a new system, and have ~£75 (~$135) to spend on a graphics card. I'm hoping to play the likes of Half Life 2 at a good level (who isnt?) and was hoping someone in here might know which card I should buy. If possible (really pushing it now), I'd like the card to last a couple of years, cos being a student I don't know when I'll be able to afford another upgrade. Also, I'm in the UK, so newegg and zipflyzoom are out of the question, but I'm gunna order a bunch of stuff off Novatechs' website, cos they're the cheapest I could find, with a frankly brilliant reputation.
My build will hopefully look something like this:
CPU: £76.36 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...html?AMD-6430WI
AMD Athlon 64 3000 Venice Core 512k 90nm Socket 939Pin
RAM: £31.73 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...ml?RAM-40/512
400MHz 184Pin 512MB PC3200 DDR RAM DIMM 2.5V 3.2Gb/Sec
MoBo: £57.28 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...ge.html?FOX-NF4
Foxconn nForce4 Socket 939 PCI-E Dual DDR400 5.1Sound GB LAN SATA Raid, ATA
What does Micro ATX mean btw?
PSU*: £14.10 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...html?NOV-PSU400
400W ATX Is apparently quite noisy, but I'm not too worried about getting a silent rig.
OS: £65.93 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...html?MS-WXPHSP2
Win XP Home with SP2 OEM
Fan: £8.95 (Not exactly sure about this though)
AMD 64 - Arctic Cooler Heatsink & Fan - Upto 64-3400
This gives a grand total of £260.21 inc VAT and Delivery
Is this gunna last a few years?
Many thanks in advance. Will
My build will hopefully look something like this:
CPU: £76.36 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...html?AMD-6430WI
AMD Athlon 64 3000 Venice Core 512k 90nm Socket 939Pin
RAM: £31.73 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...ml?RAM-40/512
400MHz 184Pin 512MB PC3200 DDR RAM DIMM 2.5V 3.2Gb/Sec
MoBo: £57.28 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...ge.html?FOX-NF4
Foxconn nForce4 Socket 939 PCI-E Dual DDR400 5.1Sound GB LAN SATA Raid, ATA
What does Micro ATX mean btw?
PSU*: £14.10 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...html?NOV-PSU400
400W ATX Is apparently quite noisy, but I'm not too worried about getting a silent rig.
OS: £65.93 http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/...html?MS-WXPHSP2
Win XP Home with SP2 OEM
Fan: £8.95 (Not exactly sure about this though)
AMD 64 - Arctic Cooler Heatsink & Fan - Upto 64-3400
This gives a grand total of £260.21 inc VAT and Delivery
Is this gunna last a few years?
Many thanks in advance. Will