Guess What! Good News!

[im_going_bald]

Well, the store hadn't sent my order yet so it looks like I get another shot at it. I'm sticking Pentium 4 though.

Pentium 4 2.8 Northwood Core
Albatron PX865PE with Intel 865PE chipset supporting dual DDR ram, SATA and onboard sound
2 x 256mb DDR Ram modules generic
GeXcube 256mb 9600pro card
XP Home OEM
Old 40gig hard drive
300W Case Auriga brand

Opinions?!?!

 

[Cybercraig]

You'll need an optical drive to load Windows. LOL! Just don't push that power supply too hard. 300 watts doesn't go very far these days.

"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds. Now, let's eat!

 

[gobeavers]

You may want to save some money and just go with a 128 mb version of the 9600 pro. If it saves you enough money buy more RAM or a new hard drive.

"This means that you can play over a network, just not with each other."-PC GAMER review

 

[im_going_bald]

Yeah sorry there'll be a Liteon burner with all that and I'm forgetting the floppy disk.

The 256mb version is the only 9600pro I can find except for a 128mb version that is like double the price because it includes extras like tv tuner. 512mb should do fine - gettin more is more money and I'll survive with a forty gig hard drive for now and just wait for some cheaper SATA's on the market.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by im_going_bald on 07/04/04 02:39 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[gobeavers]

Hate to tell you this-
"Gigacube/GeXcube/Gag-n-puke Not a fan of theirs, don't like a few of their practices like the 'pro-lite', don't trust their build quality, think of it as the same as OEM. This is definitely NOT Gigabyte, like they try to make people believe. Stay away unless you like Russian roulette, or have no other choice."
From the gfx card buyers guide in the gfx card forum, talking about ATI card manufacturers... :/

"This means that you can play over a network, just not with each other."-PC GAMER review

 

[endyen]

It's a small improvement, but a good move. Next time, try Amd, they really are better for gaming.
The giga card may run a little slower than other 9600pros, but it's a good gpu. Go Play!

 

[hogfather]

9600s are difficult to pick from any manufacturer - even Sapphire make 'EZ' versions, with slower ram and slightly undercvlocked. Of course, they don't make this clear.

Have a look on ebay - today I saw a 9500 Pro for 30 quid! So its good in that sense. Anyway, you'll lobve that performance inccrease. Enjoy

XP2000, 512 ddr 2700ram, GF4 MX440, XP Pro

 

[HardWareBoss]

Buy an Abit IS7 mobo. Best mobo for the money!!!

 

[xeenrecoil]

heya;

Agreed Abit Is7 retail goes for about $90 shipped right now and its a wicked sick mobo, also go with a reputable graphics card company like BFG, they are great cards for a great price, also you dont need a 256MB card, there arent currently any games that require 256MB, and besides that card doesnt have enough raw power to fully utilize 256MB, even if you had a game that used it all, stick to 128MB its plenty.

<font color=blue> <Archer> Cant this thing go any faster, I thought this was a Warp 5 engine?
<Trip> Yeah, on paper... </font color=blue>