New Rig, Feedback wanted

[PsYcHoSiD77]

Building me a new computer, here are the specs, tell me what you think

Aspire 420w midtower
Abit NF7-S2 Mobo
AMD XP 3200 w/ Thermal Take Volcano 9 HS+fan
2 x Corsair PC3200 512mb
WD 80 GB 7200 8mb cache HD
Radeon 9800Pro 128mb 256bit
Optorite 12X DVD+/-RW

 

[TheHybrid]

Sounds nice. Your setup is fine, if thats the way you want it.

 

[TweaK]

****ing expensive looking machine, but it looks like a damned good gaming machine.

 

[PsYcHoSiD77]

Its really not too expensive, I am building it for a friend, only gonna cost about 900 bux

 

[Apocilipse]

im jelous...build me one fore 3oo

 

[TweaK]

Not bad... Would cost way more in CAD though

 

[icastbigspells]

900 bucks jeez wait tell like christmas and get for him when its 500

 

[PsYcHoSiD77]

You do realize that there is an entire semester of college between now and christmas right?

 

[icastbigspells]

im in highschool =\ i didnt know that

 

[IceDevil9]

900 bucks, all that at retail would be much more, prolly topping around 1200-1800, you're gettin' a damn good deal.

-Frank

 

[icastbigspells]

were are you getting this at?

 

[PsYcHoSiD77]

Alllll from newegg.com. God bless newegg, it is the shit.

 

[icastbigspells]

ya go with the amd 64 try and a get a socket 939 for mobo be alot better

 

[PsYcHoSiD77]

I was under the impression that games could not yet run on a 64 bit processor, am I wrong? And on the intel comment, no thank you.

 

[icastbigspells]

if you want a great computer for 1100 dollars

http://www.battleforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=73420

 

[TheHybrid]

Originally posted by PsYcHoSiD77
I was under the impression that games could not yet run on a 64 bit processor, am I wrong? And on the intel comment, no thank you.

Yes you are wrong. (about the 64-bit comment)

 

[OMGLOLWTFPWN]

They will run, but not many programs are designed for 64-bit computers, possibly in the future.

 

[TheHybrid]

Originally posted by TreeFrog123
They will run, but not many programs are designed for 64-bit computers, possibly in the future.

You're wrong too. 64-bits can run at 32-bit too. While in 32-bit, it's using half it's bus speed: 32-bit = 800mhz, 64-bit = 1600mhz.

 

[OMGLOLWTFPWN]

Thats what I said, they have to run like a 32 bit, some things aren't designed to work with 64-bit yet.

 

[TheHybrid]

Originally posted by TreeFrog123
Thats what I said, they have to run like a 32 bit, some things aren't designed to work with 64-bit yet.

Thats what i mean by you're wrong. They can run any 32-bit programs if the OS is 32-bit (like Windows XP). Once it moves on to a 64-bit OS (like Windows 64-bit) it has to run programs that are programed for 64-bit instruction; no 32-bit programs will work in a 64-bit enviroment.