Putting components into barebones system

tw0nk

I bought a dell a while back and it doesnt have an agp slot so i cant upgrade the graphics card unless its crappy pci, i was thinking of buying a barebones system and a new agp graphics card and putting all my old components into the barebones system what ya think? the barebones system i have in mind is the T2-P http://uk.asus.com/products/desktop/t2-p/overview.htm# . btw anyone know of a cheaper place to buy this other than overclockers.co.uk?

Col_Loki

List the spec of your dell.......should be ok though but list anyway.

Places to buy.......

www.komplett.ie , www.jes-computer.de , www.computeruniverse.net , www.elara.ie ..........all worth a look.

Dman_15

You can get an ATI 9200 PCI
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=122220&cks=PRL

tw0nk

Originally posted by COL_LOKI
List the spec of your dell.......should be ok though but list anyway.

Places to buy.......

www.komplett.ie , www.jes-computer.de , www.computeruniverse.net , www.elara.ie ..........all worth a look.

spec = celeron 2.6ghz, 512 ram, dvdrw, 80gig HD,

just checked komplett,they dont seem to have asus barebone systems,found it on elara but not sure if its same model

tw0nk

Originally posted by Dman_15
You can get an ATI 9200 PCI
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=122220&cks=PRL

dman,am i correct in saying that i wont ever get great performance from pci graphics card? im talking about using it for games such as farcry etc

Dman_15

There was a forum on these boards a while back abut farcry minimal playing specs and everyone who had a 9200 said it was perfectly playable. my housemate has a 9200 and said it was fine. i dont know if ther is a difference between the pci and agp version speed wise.

EDIT> found this http://www.nordichardware.com/reviews/graphiccard/2004/PCIx200/

tuxy

Originally posted by tw0nk
spec = celeron 2.6ghz, 512 ram, dvdrw, 80gig HD,

just checked komplett,they dont seem to have asus barebone systems,found it on elara but not sure if its same model

well u could salvage the dvdrw,hard drive and ram if its at least ddr pc2700
but the celron is a awful cpu for games
if you got a socket a bare bones system you could get a athlon xp 2500+ for 80 euro
that would be alot better in games than the celron

maybe get a nice shuttle?
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=121205&cks=PRL

Col_Loki

You really dont want to be using a 9200 for playing games, especially newer ones that will come out..........

Id agree totally with tuxx, the likes of a shuttle with a Socket A and Xp2500+ would sort you out very nicely. Celerons are crippled chips.

Check your memory to see what speed it is. Your hard drive & dvdrw will fit nicely into a new rig. If your big into gaming look along the lines of a 9800pro (9800np , 9700pro, 9700np all good aswell) or minimum 9600pro/xt if you want decent performance.

Jes have a big range of the small pc's .....