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ChristopherP

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Hey all...

Got a couple of orders from a mate of my dads... he wants one for himself and a budget one for his sister.

Here are the specs:

His one:
Abit AX8 VIA K8T890AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm OCZ Value Dual Channel Kit 2x512MB Sapphire ATI Radeon X800 GT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus NCQ 120GB Pioneer DVR-110DBK 16 x 16 DVD±RW Dual LayerMitsumi FA 404M 7in1 USB 2.0 Floppy & Media Drive Antec Performance TX640B-EC

Saitek Desktop Optical Blue USB MouseNewmen Silver MultimediaLogitech Speakers X-230 2.1 32w RMSMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition Acer AL1715B 17" TFT 12ms 450:1 (1280x1024) 'Slim Line'

£830 inc VAT & P&P

His Sisters:

Abit NV8 nForce4 4X (Socket 754) PCI-Express Motherboard AMD Sempron 64 2800+ 1.6GHz GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit XFX GeForce 6200 Turbo Cache 256MB Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 Plus NCQ 80GB Samsung TSH-552U 16 x 16 Dual Layer DVD±RW ReWriter Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Logitech Speakers X-230 2.1 32w RMS
OcUK Value Floppy Drive - Black
Arianet CaseArianet PSU
Arianet Value RF KB & Optical Mouse

£410.00 Inc VAT & P&P

Does anyone have any suggestions to improve the performance of either of these systems...? The Prices can NOT increase, and the speakers can't be changed :)

Whats the X800 GT like compared to other £110 graphics cards...?

Any advice appreciated....

Chris :)





 
I would take a look at the nForce 4 MBs for the first system :D
 
i reckon it will be somewhere near the performance of the X800XL/Pro, which for the price and going on HL2 and Doom3 benchmarks perform well, even at 1024x768 with 4xAA and 8xAF

only thing i can think of is to OC it and change the HSF and install an arctic cooler on the graphics card, or spending more on an X850 series or a faster CPU
 
So no-one thinks there are any better component combinations that could get a better system for the same price?

And theres no WAY im overclocking a clients machine!
 
i haven't tried yet, be back in a bit

where are you planning to buy it all from ?
 
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get a 6600gt as the x800 lacks SM3 .... so if u get the x800 you are buying into out dated technology :)
 
well its cheaper and supports SM3 which will be used in most games to come ... if you can get the 6800GT do ... but i would get a 6600GT over the X800GT
 
The X800GT looks miles better than the 6600GT in the review... I think i made a good choice there then i guess :)
 
well the X800GT is the better card ... but it is a bit more costlier if u are on a tight budget ... and you will be buying into dated technology
 
why dont u get a barebones system ... go onto scan and have a look at the 3XS isotope or something ....

its good value for money :) and you can have a graphics card and CPU of your choice

so you seem to like the X800GT and the AMD64 3000+

worth a look i think

G~MAN
 
Can anyone tell me if the NV8 needs an ATX 2.0 PSU? Cheers...

CORRECTION (SORRY MUCKS) I MEAN NV8

...d'oh
 
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