Ok, Im going to buy a cheap, small and preferably not too noisy computer, here is what I have come up with so far:
Antec NSK1380 (350W)
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (2,5GHz) Socket AM2 65W Box
Samsung SpinPoint T166 HD321KJ 16MB 320GB
2x2 GB 6400 memory
External DVD (from my old laptop)
WindowsVista
I have been looking at two graphic cards which are just about the same price-
Sparkle Geforce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 Cool pipe (SF-PX86GT256D3-HP Cool-Pipe)
and
Sapphire Radeon HD2600XT Ultimate Dual-DVI 256MB
Is there any reason why I should by one of these rather than the other? (Same price, both passive). Does one of them require more power? Will they fit?
Also, I think I've read some rumors that a new 9600 will be released in a week or so, would that effect the price of these cards? (I'm not going to start working on the computer until the beginning of mars anyway.)
Anything else that I should think of before I buy this rig?
Any input appreciated!!
/L
Antec NSK1380 (350W)
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ (2,5GHz) Socket AM2 65W Box
Samsung SpinPoint T166 HD321KJ 16MB 320GB
2x2 GB 6400 memory
External DVD (from my old laptop)
WindowsVista
I have been looking at two graphic cards which are just about the same price-
Sparkle Geforce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 Cool pipe (SF-PX86GT256D3-HP Cool-Pipe)
and
Sapphire Radeon HD2600XT Ultimate Dual-DVI 256MB
Is there any reason why I should by one of these rather than the other? (Same price, both passive). Does one of them require more power? Will they fit?
Also, I think I've read some rumors that a new 9600 will be released in a week or so, would that effect the price of these cards? (I'm not going to start working on the computer until the beginning of mars anyway.)
Anything else that I should think of before I buy this rig?
Any input appreciated!!
/L