Hey guys, I found this site through google and saw some of the great help you were giving to people so I thought I'd come to you too.
Basicly what I plan on doing is building my own computer, and have a few questions on what you would reccomend (and if what I want would work).
For the processor and mobo I was thiking either:
Intel P4 3.0E 1MB (530) 800FSB LGA775 with ASUS P5P800
or
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ and MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R
The AMD option comes up to be about $30 dollars cheaper but I'm unsure if I would need to change the stock fan since AMDs are known for heating up.
For the video card I was thinking either:
ATI RADEON 9600XT 128MB
or
ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128mb
I am leaning more towards the pro because of extra pipelines.
ram
I have no clue what to get for ram, not something overly expensive just something that will suit my needs. I plan to use this computer for both work and play, I want to play doom 3 on it and also work with photoshop, illustrator, etc. on it, 512mb may be too low for the graphics programs but I'm not sure.
Basicly what I plan on doing is building my own computer, and have a few questions on what you would reccomend (and if what I want would work).
For the processor and mobo I was thiking either:
Intel P4 3.0E 1MB (530) 800FSB LGA775 with ASUS P5P800
or
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ and MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R
The AMD option comes up to be about $30 dollars cheaper but I'm unsure if I would need to change the stock fan since AMDs are known for heating up.
For the video card I was thinking either:
ATI RADEON 9600XT 128MB
or
ATI RADEON 9800 Pro 128mb
I am leaning more towards the pro because of extra pipelines.
ram
I have no clue what to get for ram, not something overly expensive just something that will suit my needs. I plan to use this computer for both work and play, I want to play doom 3 on it and also work with photoshop, illustrator, etc. on it, 512mb may be too low for the graphics programs but I'm not sure.