I want to get a new mid range desktop PC. I'm looking at a Core Duo (1066 FSB) (I'm open to AMD too) system with 2GB RAM running Vitsa Home Premium. My question is what motherboard and graphics card do I get?
I play a few games, mostly real time strategy / role playing (World of Warcraft, Battle for Middle Earth, CIV 4 etc) so I don't need need a top end card and board, just ones that will cope well with this type of game for the next 2 years or so. Otherwise it's just the normal movies / internet / photo editing stuff that I'll be doing so nothing that demanding.
Can anyone suggest good board and card for those specs?
2007-05-17 23:13:02 · 8 answers · asked by Cameron H 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Asus crosshair rocks £150 from dabs it is well worth the price
ram should be either crucial or corsair, Kingston while cheap is nowhere near stable either way bet two 1Gb stick and dual channel
MSI Ge Force 8500GT
http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4J0Z&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=8500gt&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=366360000
£58 for a Dx10 card will easly tide you over the specs look bad but unified architecture is way better
a Good processor is an AMD athlon 64 5200X2 dual core
£106 quid
with the crosshair your getting 2 pci e x16 and 4 normal pci slots with an AM2 socket processor
2007-05-19 08:27:19 · answer #1 · answered by nurgle69 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lot of good boards and just get the best card you can afford.... look for the functions and heatsinks/pipes. I like asus but foxcon is good to.... I really like a button to clear the cmos like on an asus and they have great heatpipes. The clear cmos button can save you if you get "locked" up from overclocking, mem especially. Without the long explanation amd will run games faster because they have eliminated the fsb for all practical purposes. If you go amd get an AM2 socket. ATI cards can be used together without exact pairs nvida can't. I would buy the best board you can find cause boards arent all that much, you can always buy another card for sli later. Make sure you get dual 16X pci express slots for 2 cards. Asus Crosshair is my fav.
2007-05-17 23:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by richard_garnache_jr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite, best, budgets system, uses a Gigabyte DS3 motherboard. Its around $100. Its an AWESOME overclocker for its price. For a graphics card I suggest you dig into the DirectX 10 cards at least. Which means getting a card in the 8000 series. Perhaps an 8500, 8600, or, if you can afford it, 8800. Any of them will play your games for awhile and you will be all set for when DX10 comes out.
2007-05-17 23:22:47 · answer #3 · answered by v0lten 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you try a new Intel Mac? They're way better than any PC, and plus you can now run Windows on it. You should wait until Mac OS X Leopard comes out, since the free download of Boot Camp from Apple is for free-trial purposes only.
2007-05-18 01:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by Lucifer Sam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AMD 939 or AM2 motherboard.
New generation of GeForce and NVidia that supports Directx 10.
check this site:
http://www.tomshardware.com/
2007-05-17 23:32:26 · answer #5 · answered by Alastair S911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.crucial.com
That website gives you information on which hardware are compatible with what hardware
It could also tell you any hardware that is compatible with your computer your using now.
You let them scan your computer online.
2007-05-17 23:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by MFH2203 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this:
http://arstechnica.com/guides/buyer/guide-200703.ars/3
2007-05-17 23:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://gaming-pc-review.toptenreviews.com/
and you get good information.
2007-05-17 23:29:30 · answer #8 · answered by popeye 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋