Is this a good gaming computer setup?
[Socket-AM2] AMD Athlon™64 X2 5200+ Dual-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling Fan System Kit
MSI K9N4 SLI-F NVIDIA nForce 500-SLI MCP Chipset w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, Dual PCI-E MB
2048MB [1024MB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Mushkin
2x NVIDIA GeForce 7950GT 512MB w/ DVI + TV Out Video [SLI Enabled
Creative Lab Sound Blaster X-Fi ExtremeGamer
Also can I upgrade this to 4GB of memory?
2007-02-25 14:21:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
if you can afford all that and prefer paying the price and consider paying more for new videocard/CPU/ram upgrades after every year, instead of buying a XBOX360/PS3/Wii and not paying for hardware upgrades for the next 5 yrs, i'd say yea, thats a good configurations. go for it!
as for the question regarding 4gb ram upgrade. you will have to go to AMD's site and get hold of the datasheet/specifcations page of your CPU and see how much RAM it supports. I think Athlon64 supports 2GB maximum, but i'm not sure
I know a few of Intel CPUs support RAM upto 32GBs but then those CPUs are extremely expensive
2007-02-25 14:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by Muhammed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8-O That's an AMAZING gaming setup! That computer is practically the best thing you can have for gaming! If you are a HARDCORE GAMER WITH A BIG BUDGET, BUY IT!!! You won't be dissapointed.
The only thing better than that is that one crazy Polywell or some other high-end brand with 4 of those cards!
If you're an enthusiast, you could save a lot by moving down to a standard Athlon 64 and getting a Radeon X1650.
2007-02-25 14:29:17 · answer #2 · answered by dashwarts 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-29 22:10:29 · answer #3 · answered by doolin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great config for gaminig and 2GB RAM is enough to run any game. If you are ready to spend much for games, invest in Geforece 8800GT card instead of 7950. Becoz 8800 is directX10 based but 7950 is DX9. So most of the future games will require DX10. But it costs much now. Please visit
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/graphics/107646-7900gt-sli-vs-8800gt.html
2007-02-25 14:30:46 · answer #4 · answered by Dark Prince 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow. you'll be good for a long while. but as far as the ram goes its a matter of having enough slots on your mother board to fit it.
2007-02-25 14:30:22 · answer #5 · answered by Cyrus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋