a noobie needs help :)

shanethemofo

hey all. its my first time building a comp and i just want to run some things by ye.

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=112613&cks=PRL

this is the mobo cpu and ram. the mobo has 128mb onboard gfx but it also has a pci-e slot for upgrades. does anyone know if the onboard would be good enough for css and hl2???

http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/caseandcaseaccessories/productView.htm?quicklinx=389t

this is the link for the case. its a nice looking case and has a decent psu

for the hdd im wondering should i get ide or sata. is there much differance? all i know is that sata ar tricky to install

thx for your help

shane

DemonOfTheFall

It should scrape you into a game of HL2 / CSS, but youd be talking 800x600 with everything on low for a decent frame rate. The onboard graphics is basically a very cut down X300 card. If youre serious at all about playing games it really just wont cut it.

If you're a total noobie best to just get an IDE drive and save yourself some trouble when installing windows. Serial-ATA cables are rubbish too and always work loose.

shanethemofo

thx for advice.. i might change mobo and get a decent pci-e gfx card

garthv

Onboard graphics?
Dont even bother mate,get a seperate graphics card and youll be grand

shanethemofo

im a little low on the old funds so im kinda going budget gamer (yes i do know ders no such thing as gaming on a budget!). would i be better off getting a skt939 agp mobo and stick in a 9600pro or something of the likes?

Khannie

I'd push for a 9800 pro if you can afford it. 2nd hand ones should be all over the place now for quite cheap. (try the for sale forum and ebay...though you may have to wait a bit to get one cheap, it will be worth it).

Having said that, if you intend upgrading when you have a bit more cash, then you should avoid AGP now IMO.

Have you a total budget?

Post your budget, and the parts that you need, and I'm sure the boardsters will steer you in the right direction.

shanethemofo

kk thanks