I highly doubt that that computer will last 3-4 years....Athlon XPs are 32 bit and everything is going 64 bit sometime soon
Hi... i recently got a free mobo and want to use it to build a mediocre PC for fun...
here is what i plan to buy and use
1. ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Socket A(462)nForce2 (Got for free)
- 333mhz FSB
- AGP Pro 8x
- Dual-Chanel DDR 400
2. Leadtek A6600 GT TDH Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card
3. Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
4. NEC Black 16X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 4X DVD+R DL 16X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache IDE DVD Burner
5. AMD Athlon XP 3000+ Barton 333MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket A Processor (Retail)
6. Rosewill TU-155 Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply
Items 2-6 cost 513.41 dollars with Shipping and tax... I need some opinions about this system, if it would last maybe 3 or 4 years, and mainly to judge if its worth the price or not.
Also, if you have some hate agaisnt some of these products, please repsond and suggest something else,
and give a reason, i want a budget pc that can last me some years but can still handel some games likes CS:S, HL2, CoD, Bf1942 etc...
I would also like some suggestions on where to buy cheap RAM, i will be using 640 mbs of RAM, (yes, a weird number of RAM) at only 266 mhz...
I want to get 1 Gig of RAM at 400 mhz for not a lot, i dont mind 2x512
LIST OF THE ITEMS:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122206
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822135106
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152035
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103381
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147001

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