This spec ok for building pc?

themarcus · 26-12-2004 1:42pm #1

Abit IC7-G Mainboard 478
Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz 478
TwinMOS PC3200 DDR-DIMM 512MB memory
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB S-ATA 8MB cache 7200RPM NCQ
Sapphire Radeon 9600PRO Advantage 256MB AGP
LG DVDRW Dual GSA-4160SBB OEM Silver DVD+R/RW/DVD-R/RW/RAM

I'd mostly just be browsing, playing a few games (some new), and downloading movies.

Been looking at a few cases recently and i have a question - what do you do if the back of the case doesnt have suitable openings for the ports on the motherboard?

(the IC7-G has 4 usb's at the back)

Thanks..

Felstorm · 26-12-2004 2:06pm

Just before you buy it id suggest looking at an AMD processor ect for a bit of comparison.

themarcus · 26-12-2004 2:49pm

was thinkin that, which AMDs would be equivalent or superior?

WizZard · 26-12-2004 2:51pm

Motherboards usually come with a custom backplate anyway. AMD Athlon 64 would be superior to Pentium 4's in most things. But it's a personal choice really.

Azza · 26-12-2004 4:56pm

Bascially if you where to go the AMD 64 route anything over a AMD 64 3200 would be superior in almost every application to the 3.2Ghz P4 except video encoding. The AMD 64's really excel at gaming. Ain't much of a difference to be honest. The P4 overclock well while the new AMD 64 Winchester chips overclock very well too.

airetam_storm · 27-12-2004 4:55pm

No need for any sort a fancy cpu considering what your going to be using it for so pocket the extra cash and get an athalonXP+zalman7000b and overclock. It'll do grand for games as the graphics card will still be the main bottleneck :rolleyes:

themarcus · 27-12-2004 10:23pm

might do that, would that see me ok for half life 2 and the likes?

airetam_storm · 28-12-2004 5:10pm

HL2 will run on anything from 2800+ up with a decent graphics card

pyro jim · 28-12-2004 8:21pm

need more ram and a way better graphics card. the radeon x800 xt would be nice.

Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe · 28-12-2004 8:33pm

themarcus wrote:

Been looking at a few cases recently and i have a question - what do you do if the back of the case doesnt have suitable openings for the ports on the motherboard? (the IC7-G has 4 usb's at the back)

Thanks..

id go with this case if i were you. i like it anyways.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=303823&cks=FRO

and athlon 64 dont go wrong.... well impressed with it.

duridian · 28-12-2004 10:16pm

Yep, can't go far wrong with a Coolermaster case, they are excellent cases.

This spec ok for building pc?

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