Build Help----Need suggestions.....

[mrwabam]

Hey All,

I am buying a new Mobo/ram/cpu and was wondering if you all thought this was a good way to go... I have to stay under 250 dollars.

Mobo: EPoX nForce2 IGP Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU, Model "EP-8RGMI" -RETAIL $79
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2400+ "Thoroughbred" 266 FSB, 256K Cache Processor - Retail $74
Ram: Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-2700 - OEM- 97

Any thoughts suggestions?

Tom

 

[nick1985]

what do you use the computer for?

get pc-3200 with a mobile 2400 and OC the hell out of it.

 

[mrwabam]

I'd love to, but its my Girlfriends comp so overclocking isn't really viable....

Basically, just for word processing, some other random girlfriend stuff.....

 

[nick1985]

if thats it, dont even bother with 2700. get a cheap stick of 2100.

and i also suggest getting the original nforce chipset. get the asus one off newegg. its cheaper and your girlfriend will never notice any difference.

 

[mrwabam]

Price difference is only 6 bucks on NewEgg so I'll just chuck in the faster stuff....


Will these components work ok together?

 

[Mik3y]

i say go with the albatron kx600 motherboard for $60. its a great board and is very easy to use. then i say go wtih teh barton 2500+ for $80 and go with mushkin 512 ddr pc-3200 ram for $80. all these prices are from newegg.com. this will bring you a total of $220, whcih is perfect for tax, whcih should bring u to a total of $250

 

[nick1985]

that 2700 will make the system slower than the 2100. it doesnt match the FSB of your cpu.

 

[mrwabam]

SWEET Thanks!!!!!

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: Mik3y
i say go with the albatron kx600 motherboard for $60. its a great board and is very easy to use. then i say go wtih teh barton 2500+ for $80 and go with mushkin 512 ddr pc-3200 ram for $80. all these prices are from newegg.com. this will bring you a total of $220, whcih is perfect for tax, whcih should bring u to a total of $250

that mobo doesnt have onboard video, which would force him to buy a video card. get the orginal asus nforce. your girlfriend will be fine with the athlon 2400 and pc-2100. thats plenty fast.

 

[hagg3rty]

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