some advices could be helpful

[Haowitzer]

hello, i plan to buy a new comp very soon, it's gonna be something of a value gaming system and i dont know much about comps. i've checked severals reviews already and i'd like to know what u think of my settings,

CPU : AMD Duron 700Mhz
MotherBoard : Gigabyte GA-7ZM
Memory : 128 SDRAM PC-133
Hard Drive : Maxtor Diamond Max 40 Plus 15.3 GB
CD-ROM : Creative 52x
Monitor : Samsung 750s 17"
Video Card : I heard about the GeForce2 MX which sounds good.
Sound Card : Sound Blaster Live! OEM
Case : something with 300W
Ethernet Card : DLINK PCI 10/100 Base T

all that costs (assuming that the GeForce2 MX costs 180$CAN) 1800,9$ CAN (about 1200$US..i think..)

one question, does Asus K7V motherboard work with Duron processors?

 

[Sugadaddy]

No, the K7V is slotA, while the Duron are SocketA

 

[firehawk2]

u need to buy a MSI socketA mb for durons. i thnk its a good gaming rig but will be better if u just went w/ a hercules or any kind of other ddr and get 20gig hd intead for only about $10-20 more that is a 7200rpm for best performence. other than that it looks good to me

 

[The Stigenator]

get rid of the Creative 52X cdrom's ..if I remember right the 48X was noisy as hell and not even reliable.
Get a Toshiba/Panasonic/Aopen/Teac they are better cdrom's.

Also get teh 7200 RPM 20GB drive and screw the Geforce2MX.. get spend a little more and get something a tinny bit faster, maybe a GTS. The MX aint bad for specs, but I havent seen anyone who has got one here.

 

[Scifione]

Everything you listed looks good. For a value video card the Viper2 looks good if the G-force2 MX can't be found for around the same price. Here it is at http://buy.com (Canadian store) http://www.canada.buy.com/comp/product.asp?sku=110035781. It has good 32bit performance and playable 16bit (even if the Gf2 MX beats it at 16bit). Check it out at http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1276&p=6. The G-force DDR would be good if you have the money.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

only problem w/ the viper2 is really, really, really shoddy drivers(as typical of s3 products).


Mike

 

[dszd0g]

With only making a few changes to the system, the changes I would make:

Motherboard: Asus A7V. Asus is releasing two versions, one with multiplier dip switches and one without. Get that one with if you plan on overclocking.

CD-ROM: Personally, these days I would go with a DVD drive. My recommendation is a Pioneer. 16x/40x if it is in your price range, 10x/40x if it isn't. If you really need that extra CD-ROM speed for some reason get a Kenwood True 72x. For most newer games, CD-ROM speed past 32x makes little difference. It obviously does affect install times though. <Edit>No matter what, ditch Creative as far as CD-ROM drives. They are crap.</Edit>

Case: I would recommend the Antec SX830 if you need a recommendation.

Ethernet Card: I personally like the Netgear FA310TX, same price range as the DLINK. From a better brand (Bay Networks), and has better alternative OS support.

These are just my opinions.