Compatible Components, your opion

[thomas49th]

Uhu, maybe I might re-think the gfx card
How come the gfx card wont work with bf2? What would be a okay gfx card PCI or PCI-E that supports bf2 (i run a AGP ati radeon 9550 - works quite nice).
Yeh i did say 350W

Ill use this as case (if it fits):

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114399
Thx

 

[thomas49th]

How about this gfx card?

http://www.valuelist.co.uk/ProductDetailPage.asp?guid=&ticketid=0&productID=4125

Will that work with bf2, hl2 etc

The case ive chosen

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...hvd19wcm9kdWN0X2dhbGxlcnk=&product_uid=114399

it mid tower case - can that take micro atx mobos?

Thx

 

[thomas49th]

sry, didn't post specs, here they are for gfx card
http://www.valuelist.co.uk/ProductDetailPage.asp?guid=&ticketid=0&productID=4125

Product Group: Video Cards
Manufacturer: Peak
Product Name: PEAK 256MB RADEON X550XT TV/DVI PCI-E RET
Web Address: www.peakhardware.com
Model Number: X550XT PCI-E 256MB DDR2 TV-OUT DVI
Package Type: Retail
Warranty: 2 Years
Chipset: ATI Radeon X550XT
Interface: PCI Express x16
Video Memory: 256MB
Memory Type: GDDR2
Engine Clock: 400MHz
Memory Clock: 600(300*2)MHz
Memory Interface: 64-bit
RAMDACs: 400MHz
Max. Resolution : 2048x1536
Connectors: SVGAS-Video (HDTV)DVI-I
Pixel Pipelines: 4
DirectX Support: 9.0
OpenGL Support: 1.5
Compatible OS : WIndows 98Windows MEWindows 2000Windows XP
Package Contents: 7 Pin S-Video to HDTV (YprPb) LeadS-Video LeadDriver CDPowerDVD

 

[thomas49th]

Ooo im changin my processor... i get extra 200mhz
AMD (Venice) Athlon 64 3500+ 939pin 512Kb L2 Cache 90nm Retail Boxed Processor With 3 Year Warranty and
Fan Included.
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?
rb=21434392277&action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=881077

That is still compatible right?

 

[mammikoura]

OK, if you want to play BF2, the 7300GS will not deliver what you need. A 6600GT is comparable to a 7300GS...or is it 7600?

a 7300GS will be enough for him since he has only 512mb of ram, which means that he will be running bf2 with low settings. And even my fx5700 could run it on low settings.

But if u can spend more then 1gb of ram and a 7600GT, those should get u quite far. If u want to run bf2 on highest settings then u better get 2gb of ram, though going from 512mb to 2gb will increase the price a lot.

 

[thomas49th]

yer my current pc has 2gig ram and i can run highest settings on bf2 with a ATI RADEON 9550 (1024x786 res though).

Anyway. Lets presume in the future im going to buy another stick on ram (512mb to make it up 1 gb). What graphics card would you recon go for (for about £40 - £60).

Thx

 

[thomas49th]

Some of the links are out-of-date on ebuyer (ams and memory i think). Here is the list again. (Ill post it all at once so you dont have to keep flicking back and forth pages).

CPU - AMD (Venice) Athlon 64 3500+ 939pin 512Kb L2 Cache 90nm Retail Boxed Processor With 3 Year Warranty and

Fan Included.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/88107 £60
MEMORY - Kingston 512MB DDR PC3200 400MHz CL3 Memory Module (Lifetime warrenty)
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/49294 £32
MOBO - Asus A8V-VM Socket 939 VIAKM890 M-ATX Green VGA Sound Lan USB 2.0 FSB 1000 SATA 133
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112239 £32
CASE - Extra Value Mid Tower Case Cream/Black Trim - With 400W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114399 £20
GFX CARD -
£?


TOTAL: £124(?)

 

[thomas49th]

Ill be ordering the parts soon. But ive decided to go with cheaper gfx card (under £50)
Will this be able to play bf2 on medium settings:

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=113224

Thankyou

 

[kchi55]

looks ok, go for it.

 

[thomas49th]

Changed my mind. Im just gona stick with the old CPU. Ive chosen a cheaper graphics card (can it run bf2 on medium settings?). Here is the final list:

CPU - AMD (Venice) Athlon 64Bit 3200+ Socket 939pin 512k L2cache 90nm Retail Boxed ProcessorFan Included.
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/88109 £44
MEMORY - Kingston 512MB DDR PC3200 400MHz CL3 Memory Module (Lifetime warrenty)
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/49294 £27
MOBO - Asus A8V-VM Socket 939 VIAKM890 M-ATX Green VGA Sound Lan USB 2.0 FSB 1000 SATA 133
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/112239 £17
CASE - Extra Value Mid Tower Case Cream/Black Trim - With 400W PSU
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/114399 £22
GFX CARD -Sapphire Radeon X1300 256MB 64-bit DDR2 PCI-E VGA / TVO / DVI-I
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...9kdWN0X3NwZWNpZmljYXRpb25z&product_uid=113224 £43
HARD DRIVE
Got 120gb IDE £0
SOUND CARD
Onboard mobo £0
MONITOR
Got one already £0
OPTICAL DRIVES
CD, and DVD £0
CABLES - Should come with mobo
£0

TOTAL: £185.72 - WITH SHIPPING AND VAT



Im contacting kingston via emial about ram compatibility. And it is likely i will be upgrading to 1gb.
I hope the graphics card should be ok I checked a review here http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php/t15920.html
Just a few more questions...
Should i buy an extra fans?
On the scale of 1(v.crap) to 10(v.good) what would you mark this pc as?
Is it a good build for under £200?

Thanks for all the help