Please provide me your input and reasoning.
I want to build a new system.
Have so far: Antec case with 430W Power supply, W.D. 80 Gig, 7200 RPM w/8mb cache, TDK Velocd 52x24x48x CD burner. Cable connection, Toshiba PCX 1100 thru a Linksys router.
I want to use a P4, 2.53 or 2.66 processor
I also will be using a Nvidia based card.
System will be used for some mild gaming. Mainly America's Army and M.O.H.A.A.
I take alot of digital photo's and play with Photoshop Elements now, a couple of other photo editing progs. I also do a bit with Publisher, Frontpage 2002, Office. I also surf quite a bit using I.E. 6.0
So as you can see, it does not need to be an intense gamer setup, but I want something that has some upgrade capabilities. I would like onboard raid to add a twin 80 gig drive, usb 2.0, serial ata capability, agp 4x or 8x video, do not need dvd capabilities, do not do any video editing, I will use XP home, 512 mb ram minimum on one chip to start. Gasp now, but I do not plan to overclock this setup, just want stable, reliable work machine.
I am not looking for the cheapest setup, nor do I need to buy todays cutting edge, but would like something at the upper level of boards. Any responses appriciated.
I want to build a new system.
Have so far: Antec case with 430W Power supply, W.D. 80 Gig, 7200 RPM w/8mb cache, TDK Velocd 52x24x48x CD burner. Cable connection, Toshiba PCX 1100 thru a Linksys router.
I want to use a P4, 2.53 or 2.66 processor
I also will be using a Nvidia based card.
System will be used for some mild gaming. Mainly America's Army and M.O.H.A.A.
I take alot of digital photo's and play with Photoshop Elements now, a couple of other photo editing progs. I also do a bit with Publisher, Frontpage 2002, Office. I also surf quite a bit using I.E. 6.0
So as you can see, it does not need to be an intense gamer setup, but I want something that has some upgrade capabilities. I would like onboard raid to add a twin 80 gig drive, usb 2.0, serial ata capability, agp 4x or 8x video, do not need dvd capabilities, do not do any video editing, I will use XP home, 512 mb ram minimum on one chip to start. Gasp now, but I do not plan to overclock this setup, just want stable, reliable work machine.
I am not looking for the cheapest setup, nor do I need to buy todays cutting edge, but would like something at the upper level of boards. Any responses appriciated.