- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: darekster2ongame
Alright, I can tell you what to get if you want a cheap, decent, rig.
Video Card-Radeon 9700 Pro
Hard Drive-Get at least 80 gigs, it shouldn't be too expensive (I would suggest 2 60 gigs, keeping your games on the slave)
Motherboard-Try and find a duel core that will support PCI-E and PCI. This lets you use the stuff I list, but will let you upgrade later. If you clockspeed seems low, overclock it. Intel processors are awesome for overclocking.
RAM-Depending on what your motherboard supports, try and get DDR2. You will want at least 512, but I suggest getting 1 gig.
Other-Get an external sound card (such as the Mad Dog). They aren't that expensive, and can work wonders for games.
That rig will let you upgrade to Vista, and you can play most games on medium quality.
seriously, stop recommending parts. No to the 9700 pro since there are better deals to be had. Not to mention there is no way to hook up an agp 9700 pro to a PcI-e mobo like you recommended, or how you said to find a mobo that supports PCI and PCI-e, like those are hard to find.
Getting less than one gig now a days is pointless if you want to game.
finally you would be fine with onboard sound for a budget rig, the money could be put towards something more important like ram or a graphics card.