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Old 02-14-2005, 01:23 AM
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Need Help On A New System!

Ok i need help setting up a new system so i can play joint ops again i have bought the following...

1.Case : Asus Vento 3600
2.Keyboard : Microsoft
3.Mouse : Microsoft
4.Monitor : Samsung CRT 19"
5.Optical Drive : Plextor DVD+R/RW
6.HardDrive : Western Digital 40GB
7.Memory : Corsair Twin XMS PC3200 1GB
8.Video : Leadtek Winfast Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 THD MyVivo 128MB DDR AGP 8X


I have found these 3 combos that will run AGPX 8X because im not ready for pci-x16 cards to expensive anyway help me choose one of these combos as i needed for the latest pc games out there.

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Motherboard : Asus "A7N8X-E Deluxe" NForce2 Ultra 400
CPU : AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (2.2Ghz)
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Motherboard : GIGABYTE "GA-K8NSNXP-939" NForce3 Ultra
CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2Ghz)
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Motherboard : MSI "K8N Neo2 Platinum" NForce3 Ultra
CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2Ghz)
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Old 02-14-2005, 05:57 AM
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Motherboard : GIGABYTE "GA-K8NSNXP-939" NForce3 Ultra
CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2Ghz) - is a good choice for fast gaming, as that is a very good CPU there. Much better than pentuim, but i know some people will disagree there.
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Old 02-14-2005, 06:13 AM
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Are you having trouble putting it together?
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Old 02-14-2005, 06:33 AM
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Old 02-14-2005, 06:52 AM
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i'd go with the MSI board
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Old 02-14-2005, 06:55 AM
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Motherboard : GIGABYTE "GA-K8NSNXP-939" NForce3 Ultra
CPU : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2Ghz) - is a good choice for fast gaming, as that is a very good CPU there. Much better than pentuim, but i know some people will disagree there.
cuz no games have support for 64bit yet.....oh wait nothing has support for 64bit
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Old 02-14-2005, 07:06 AM
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the 64bit amd's are still much faster than anything else for gaming
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Old 02-14-2005, 07:50 AM
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I'd go with the asus deluxe...nforce chipset is supposed to rock. Like kaos said, nothing written as of yet will support 64 bit.
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Old 02-14-2005, 08:16 AM
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yea i run an ASUS sk8 amd 64 3200+ with 1gig ram and 2 120gig western digital harddrives and my nVidia 5950 256MB (overclocked) and i run Half life 2 on high and still stay about 70 FPS
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Old 02-14-2005, 08:57 AM
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eh? They dont support 64 bit? what have i missed
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Old 02-14-2005, 09:06 AM
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they work, it's just that there is no specific 64 bit features in the games yet.
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Old 02-14-2005, 11:04 AM
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or anything at all, but it things are supposed to come out this year that support 64bit i know there making an Unreal game that supports it
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Old 02-16-2005, 12:16 AM
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Im going with the asus a7n8x-e deluxe + amd athlon xp 3200+ (2.2ghz) since i like asus alot just dont want try these other mobo brands. I just ordered my combo. ty all
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