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haloo101

77 posts

Master Geek

#16894 2-Nov-2007 14:45

i am planning to upgrade my system since my pc is old (athlon xp 2500) and mobo start to give up on me..so i have come up with shortlist of parts.

Athlon X2 4000+
2 GB DDR2-800 ram kit
ATI 2600Pro (still deciding on brand)

Q1. I am still dont know what mobo to get i'll need one that have at least 3 pci slot and around $80-120.
Q2. anyone know good place to get these parts. i live in auckland..

Sinn

103 posts

Master Geek

#93493 2-Nov-2007 15:52

When I was getting a new PC I used www.pricespy.co.nz

It looks through all these PC stores and ranks them in lowest prices. I'm not sure of how often it's updated so I often check the shop's sites as well to see what the prices really are at the time.

hellonearthisman

1819 posts

Uber Geek

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#93496 2-Nov-2007 16:25

Change your gfx card to the hd2600xt and get one of the models with ddr3 or ddr4 rams.

I got one and it's really nice.

z2k

320 posts

Ultimate Geek

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#93499 2-Nov-2007 16:33

is there any reason why you want a hd2600? I've done some research and the 8600gt performs better in most cases and is also cheaper.

AmooMan

307 posts

Ultimate Geek

#93500 2-Nov-2007 16:35

I used to be a big AMD fan boy... but if i was to buy a new PC tmw..

I would be getting an Intel Core2Duo..

As for graphic cards

I would be buying nvidia 8800GT

It just seems Nvidia are ahead of ATI right now..

Just my views

garvani

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#93504 2-Nov-2007 16:58

Amooman is correct.. Intel coreduo and nvidia graphics is the way to go! Check pricespy and see what you could get for your budget...
also take a look at www.tomshardware.com for there cpu and graphics charts to see what sort of performance you will get out of the cpu and graphics card you plan on purchasing

AmooMan

307 posts

Ultimate Geek

#93554 2-Nov-2007 21:49

Also check this website out..

http://www.behardware.com/

They seem to be really good at doing full reviews...
alot of testing!!!

Im reading up in widescreen LCD atm.. and they have some really good pointers..
But they also do CPU's, Motherboards & Graphic Cards