Worth it ?

by rebelii • 22 Feb 2008, 19:48 • Journals
Hey :]

Twintech Geforce 8400 GS 256Mo DDR2 64 bits TV DVI HDCP PCIe for 30€ , never used , still in the box and stuff etc from a secured site (on which I've already bought)

and

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Processor 64 bits Dual-core - Socket Box AM2 for 77€

[Sorry for engrish translation , It's from a french site :<]

Again , they're both new and never used by anyone etc and the site is secure...

Worth it ?

Knowing my PC's video card is a Geforce FX 5100 and my processor an Athlon XP blahblah 1.9 ghz
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Ronner 22 Feb 2008, 19:49
You can't just stick an AMD x2 4800+ AM2 into the socket that your current Athlon XP cpu is in. You'll also need an AM2 motherboard.
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rebelii 22 Feb 2008, 19:52
Okay , i can get a :

DFI INF nF ULTRA II M2/G INFINITY Motherboard socket AM2 Nfoce4 Ultra-d , new , for 82€

So , worth it (the whole stuff) ?
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Ronner 22 Feb 2008, 19:54
that mainboard isn't worth that ammount of money, plus like frozzen said below, you'll also have to change your ram (ddr1 != ddr2/3)

Don't ask me if it's worth it though cuz I wouldn't buy anything that slow :D
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rebelii 22 Feb 2008, 19:58
I don't wanna spend more than 500€ knowing I already have a screen , keyboard , mouse , mousemat , headset and HDD :<

I'm only looking for a video card , a new motherboard , a new processor and a 2gb ram DDR2 + _maybe_ a new sound card If i still have some money !
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frozz. 22 Feb 2008, 20:06
I have been looking and reading 2 months what to buy for a really low budget and I ended up with this:
Gigabyte P31-DS3L MBO
Intel E2140 CPU
X1950GT GFX
1GB Kingmax 667MHz RAM
And I'm more than happy...CPU running at 3GHZ at def. voltage, X1950GT working on a lil bit more freq than X1950Pro.

So I would suggest you this:
Gigabyte P31-DS3L
Intel E2160
ATi HD3850/Nvidia 9600GT(or if you dont have enough money take X1950GT)
2x1 GB RAM
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rebelii 22 Feb 2008, 20:27
How much , in a fair average ? (In € if possible :D!)
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frozz. 22 Feb 2008, 20:44
mbo ~70€, cpu ~60€, gfx ~160€, ram ~40€
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rebelii 22 Feb 2008, 21:01
330€ ... Um seems nice =)

Thanks for helping me out , much appreciated :D <3
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frozz. 22 Feb 2008, 19:51
and then u ll also have to change RAM because u have DDRI now and u ll need DDR2
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rebelii 22 Feb 2008, 19:53
Patriot 4GB PC2-6400 800 Mhz 5-5-5-12 Eased Latency RAM DDR2

104€
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Ronner 22 Feb 2008, 19:54
4gb is overkill. 2gb is more than enough.
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rebelii 22 Feb 2008, 20:22
Overkill ? As in , it won't go faster than with 2gb?
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Domi 22 Feb 2008, 22:03
do you use Vista or XP? if you use XP./. you need to get 64 bit XP also..
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duumed 22 Feb 2008, 19:56
if you're planning to upgrade your system just go intel c2d
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v1ech 22 Feb 2008, 19:58
ye for 100 bucks its nice
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b 22 Feb 2008, 22:07
what Ronner said :D hes pro n dis stuff!
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Danje 22 Feb 2008, 23:12
Might aswell go for the new technology if your paying that much for processor and mobo. Cheap mobo and a nice QUAD CORE a bit more money :).

8400+, NO GOOD FOR GAMING ;).

Get 8600 or 8800GT
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