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howd this pc perform wid games

jayanath

Senior member
how well would this pc perform with todays games... is this future proof... what should i add or change ...cant go above 1900 bux currently $1491..

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0 GHz) 512KB cache 939-pin
ABIT AN8 Ultra (nVidia® nForce® 4 Ultra chipset)
Single mode : 1 x 1024 MB DDR 400 MHz / PC3200 184-pin
80 GB SATA 150 MB/s - 7200 rpm 8MB cache
GeForce 6800 GS 256 MB [PCI-E x16] DVI / HDTV-out
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer
52x CD-ROM, IDE , 16x Dual DVD ± RW w/ Software / Lightscribe Enabled
1.44 MB Floppy Disk Drive
Integrated LAN with Gigabit Controller
At least 4 USB ports (2 Front and 2 Back)
350 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 501
17-Inch LCD Monitor (1280 x 1024)

or is this better for$1654
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2GHz Microprocessor, 1MB L2 Cache, Socket 939. 64 bit architecture for faster gaming performance.
Memory: Corsair 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR400 Dual Channel low latency memory. Fast dual channel memory gives you lighting speed for your gamer PC.
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 ATX Motherboard, NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, PCI Express, SATA, Dual RAID, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE1394 Firewire, 8 Channel Audio.
Video: 2x eVGA 256-P2-N518-AX nVidia GeForce 7800GT PCI Express video card with 256MB GDDR3, DVI, SLI, TV-out & HDTV.
Sound: Onboard.
Network: Gigabit LAN.
Storage: 2x Western Digital Caviar SE 120GB SATA hard drives in RAID.
Optical Drive: Plextor PX-716A 16X Dual Layer DVD Writer with black bezel.

On the Outside: Great looks and ease of use
Case: Black ASUS Vento 3600 mid-tower ATX case with Magic Mask.
Power Supply: Antec TruePower 2.0 480W power supply with 20/24pin main power, SATA, and PCI-E support.


every comment is appreciated
 
I guess since you have around $450 headroom, I would think about a) upgrading gpu to a 7800; or b) dual core cpu. Might be able to stuff both in there if you shop around.
 
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