Wow! your All here today, that's Great...Thanks...
It is Allways Appreciated to here the comments & suggestions from U ALL...THANKS....
Can't afford a Pentium Bistro....Wish i could!
Do agree that Dual Channel Route is the way forward...But hardest part is which Slot/Socket do we chose!!...I chose Socket A because it's what i'm use to...But i think they be doing away with it soon!!!!Yes?
I'm running an "ABIT KG7-Lite" with 2x 256Mbt DDR Ram PC2100 with a NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX/MX400 graphics card.....It is Good enough but i am looking n needing a Better Faster system, not for games as I only occasionaly play Unreal, but for my Photography n DVD n Music.....I use PhotoShop 7 an Awfull lot these day......So If U Think that the System I have chosen is way over the top, then Please say so n give me a Recomendation....
I do know there be quite a few things in that board that i will not Ever Use.....(Remember, This Board was recomended to me by a friend who says it's the Best since sliced bread)!!!!!n it's ready for the Future...
So then PhotoLady, @ what does the 2600 run @!! is it 1.8Ghz or near...A 2800 is what i think will be appropriate.......What does anyone else say!?
THANKS for Putting my Brain back into Gear by explaining the ATA...Thought I was right but was not sure....
Bistro----Thanks for Explaining that in an easy way...I knew that was kind of correct but still find it all confuseing...lol..
So to itterate a little (if that's the word)....Please pop in n Recomend something else if U wish it will Help Me.....
ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe (or should i go for) ASUS A7N8X-E
2 sticks of Corsair or Kingston DDR333 256Mbt PC2700 @ £49.00p each in Lockal ASIS Shop......OR...
2 sticks of DDR400 256Mbt PC3200 memory @ £52.50p each.
Graphics Card...either a XFX-GF FX5200 AGP8X 128MBT DDR DVI/TV-OUT.......OR......RADEON 9200 ATLANTIS 128MBT DDR AGP8X DVI/TV-OUT..OR...whatever U recomend..lol
Maxtor 120Gbt or 160Gbt or an (120 + 80) works out cheeper than a 200 hard disk....Lite-On DVD-Rom 166S----
Already got a Floppy with card readers...n a NEC 2500A DVD Writer, plus PCI USB2.0 card if needed.......
Now then, I Don't Need SATTA or PATA (they Confuse the HECK outa Me) or a Nic Card ...Plus RAID Just Addles my Brain because I don't Understand it nor can Fathom out why anyone would want to Run 2 HD as One with a copy of everything on the other.....Sounds like a Waste to Me!!...I do DO Backups n I do DO a Copy of my System on another Drive....That's enough in it!?
Over To U lot then......Thanks..
ASUS K8N-E Deluxe with NForce3----AMD Athlon64 3000+ @ 209.08MHz---Saphire Radeon 9600xt---Gone to HEAVEN!
Other PC is--ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe--AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+/2GB Corsair XMS2-6400C4 TwinX Dual Channel kit----ASUS GeForce 8600 GT 512 GDDR3 Silent HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI Express)
Corsair 520W Modular PSU---n a Load of Other things to numerous to mention..
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