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This spec ok for building pc?

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  • 26-12-2004 2:42pm
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    themarcus
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    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? :confused: (the IC7-G has 4 usb's at the back)

    Thanks..


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


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    themarcus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭themarcus


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


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    WizZard
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    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.


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    Azza
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    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.


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    airetam_storm
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    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:


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    themarcus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭themarcus


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


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


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


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    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
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    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? :confused: (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.


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    duridian
    Registered Users Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


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


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