I'm in dire need to upgrade me PC so got this lot in mind.....

DFI LanParty UT NF4 SLI-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM
(XFX GeForce6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Corsair 2GB DDR2 Value Select PC4200 Dual Channel Kit (2x1GB)

What do ya think ? Any good ?

 

If you can afford all of that, and actually need all of that, then go for it!

In order to look at future expansion, though, check if the motherboard has SLI-support (lets you put two graphics cards in, to make it ridiculously powerful when gaming/etc).

 

Yeah i do need it.... i'm a pretty heavy gamer and my PC is struggling at the mo.

The motherboard does have SLI support along with that graphics card

 

Ł633

Or i can go budget and use most of my current componenets....

AMD Athlon "Barton" XP3000+ 333FSB (Socket A) CPU
RetailOcUK Value 512MB PC3200 184pin DDR Memory
XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP) - Retail

For Ł258

 

Mate can I reconmend this:

Abit AN8 Fatal1ty SLi
AMD Athlon64 3200

DDR2 Memory doesnt work with socket 939

 

New spec.....

XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (PVT45GUDF7) (GX-025-XF)
OCZ 1GB (2x512MB) PC4400 Dual Channel Performance Series DDR CAS3.0 (MY-022-OC)
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-130-AM)
Abit AN8 SLi Fatal1ty nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-070-AB)

 

Ł635 for that lot

www.overclockers.co.uk

 

i would say make sure the mobo will suport the FX chips... as you wanna be able to leave your options open for the future. (not that mobos are that pricey, but still)

i keep meaning to build an "ubermonster" PC wth all the top shit in it, but my XP3200+ is more than capable of playing, well, everything... so i cant justify spending that kinda money on it.

also incase you havent already got one, get a decent soundblaster card... onboard audio SUCKS

 

Jim, Yeah the mobo supports the FX chip

If i went for the budget upgrade i would have this spec....

AMD Athlon (Barton) XP3000+ (Motherboard can only support up to this CPU)
1GB DDR PC3200
XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP) - Retail

Thats from my current spec of.....

AMD Athlon XP2100+
512mb DDR PC3200
GeForce 4 Ti 4400 128mb

Oh and i have a Soundblaster SBlive! 128bit sound card

 

Woooohooo... Ordered it all, should be here next week, can't wait

Abit AN8 SLi Fatal1ty nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 90nm (Socket 939)
2x Corsair 1GB DDR XMS3200C2PT Platinum CAS2
XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256MB DDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940)

 

Ł672.... Needed a decent cooler and went for 2GB ram

 

adam, may aswell get an audiology 2 ZS for the sake of 40 quid extra... the SBLive's getting on a bit now.

 

Someone on here had a lot of problems with over clockers, everything fooked up IIRC

 

I didn't order it with overclockers, i went with www.scan.co.uk but saying that I've never had any problems with them