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Starbucks · 26 Nov 2004, 02:40

I just remembered, you might need a DVD/CD-RW Drive

Get one of the NEC 5xxx models, they are great. but that takes you a little over budget, in which case you can cut back on the processor and the RAM (possibly getting 256 for the moment, but remember the stuff I have selected is quality parts)

The other thing to consider, even though I accounted for upgradability (The NF7-S is a very new motherboard, one of the last of the NForce2 ones) You will not be able to upgrade it "too much"

A budget of £500 would get you a AMD 64 Newcastle chip setting you in the intended Next Generation budget section (I have heard) as well as perhaps getting a nicer looking case and a better graphics card (although the 5200 is DirectX 9b compatable it is not the GREATEST of cards, except it runs Doom 3 very well as I have noted with my housemates computer, but do not get anything with 256MB of video RAM, pointless)

26 Nov 2004, 02:40	#17
Starbucks It was a Stupid Dream Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,077	Re: computer systems again :) I just remembered, you might need a DVD/CD-RW Drive Get one of the NEC 5xxx models, they are great. but that takes you a little over budget, in which case you can cut back on the processor and the RAM (possibly getting 256 for the moment, but remember the stuff I have selected is quality parts) The other thing to consider, even though I accounted for upgradability (The NF7-S is a very new motherboard, one of the last of the NForce2 ones) You will not be able to upgrade it "too much" A budget of £500 would get you a AMD 64 Newcastle chip setting you in the intended Next Generation budget section (I have heard) as well as perhaps getting a nicer looking case and a better graphics card (although the 5200 is DirectX 9b compatable it is not the GREATEST of cards, except it runs Doom 3 very well as I have noted with my housemates computer, but do not get anything with 256MB of video RAM, pointless)