Cheap Pc Fayre

MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">what should i buy?</div> well.. ok.. to cut a long story short ims aving for a trip to the usa.. but a friend of mine.. owes me some money.. and he wont give it to me cos he knows my p.c could use some more bits...

so i got arond £180 from him to spend at some pc fayre... what would you advise upgrading..

2.0 ghz amd athlon processor
Asus N78 Deluxe mobo (4 x agp )
512 mb ram (333 mhz)
40 gig hdd (7200 rpm)
Radeon 9600 Ultimate Pro (brought on satuday havent arrived yet <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> )
17" monitor etc...
no soundcard.. default onboard...
crappy speakers
normal cd rom.

im thinking...

Cd writer.
soundcard.
some nice speakers
another hdd

the rest is up to par isnt it?

sorry for this,.. i usually hate the 'help me build my new pc' threads.. but heh.. like i said b4.. u guys are very smart.. and i need help.. smart people.. help... its logical damnit!
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  • MaxMax Technical Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment Join Date: 2002-03-15 Member: 318Super Administrators, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, NS2 Developer, Constellation, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts, Future Perfect Developer
    My advice would be to not buy anything at a computer fair since it's hard to return things if they don't work.

    Max
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Max+Jan 20 2004, 12:36 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Max @ Jan 20 2004, 12:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> My advice would be to not buy anything at a computer fair since it's hard to return things if they don't work.

    Max <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    no no its like.. ok
    they are retailers... and they give out invoices and receipts... its like.. its hard to explain ... its called a pc fayre.. but its really lots of cheap shops all in one big place...

    and my mobo isnt an n87 thing :S i was being dumb

    it is

    asus a7v266 Socket A mobo with VT866 chipset
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  • NikonNikon Join Date: 2003-09-29 Member: 21313Members, Constellation
    your system is pretty solid.

    a CD-RW wouldnt be a bad purchase, or even a DVD-RW, they should be around $120(dont know the conversion).

    If you want to play HL2 or DOOM3, you may want to look into saving up and getting a Radeon 9800 or the like.

    you could pick up a SB Audigy for around $65 also if you want better sound
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    my card comes with hl2 as a bundle thing... so i assumed it would be good enough to play... this is the 9600 Pro... not a normal one

    (the XT hates my mobo)
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    I'd definately recommend a DVD burner over a CD burner. Even PC World (The god of overcharging) is selling them for £89.99 right now, which isn't too bad for a rip-off merchant like them.

    Also, a good set of speakers will improve your sound so much, and paired with either an Audigy or a SB Live! 128 (Retails at around £29.99 or so) will make you wonder how you survived without them. For the speakers i'd wholeheartedly recommend Creative's line, the Cambridge Soundworks ones, they're relatively cheap, and for the price, they offer great quality.

    Just do be paranoid, as Max is, the returns can be quite shifty / non-existant with computer fairs, do make sure you ask them about their returns policies and such before laying down your money.
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    yupp of course!

    ok well my radeon 9600 pro is here! and setup... but ! i cant get to the shaders stuff? does that come witht he software? or do i gotta install it ontop? if so where do i get it?
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Moquiao+Jan 20 2004, 12:27 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Moquiao @ Jan 20 2004, 12:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2.0 ghz amd athlon processor
    Asus N78 Deluxe mobo (4 x agp )
    512 mb ram (333 mhz)
    40 gig hdd (7200 rpm)
    Radeon 9600 Ultimate Pro (brought on satuday havent arrived yet <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> )
    17" monitor etc...
    no soundcard.. default onboard...
    crappy speakers
    normal cd rom.

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    UPDATE!!!


    2.4 ghz athlon processor
    same mobo
    same RAM
    same HDD
    Radeon card!
    same monitor
    Creative Audigy platinum
    Sweeet A$$ surround sound beauties
    smae cdrom

    <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    my sound is now officially leet.

    i also got PoP and BF1942..
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