Help please

• cyrusv2

  3 Jan 08, 19:33

  Ok i am having a budget of S$1200 - S$1500
  
  I need to build a performace computer ( only the CPU ) that runs on XP professional. Anyone got a recommendation of what motherboard, graphics card and so on i should use to build the computer? please contribute thanks alot
• StarPuppy

  3 Jan 08, 19:34

  what u intend to use it for?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jan 08, 21:40

  A Core 2 Duo...
  
  Graphics card wise... my preferences is towards ATI.
• cyrusv2

  3 Jan 08, 21:41

  gaming and multimedia..... btw wads the diff between AGP and PCI-X16 graphics card which is better?
  
• cyrusv2

  3 Jan 08, 21:42

  mayi..... any motherboard to recommend? let me know the model.... and the model of the graphics card..... i am a amatuer la....
• dumbdumb!

  3 Jan 08, 21:43

  i only know motherboard got new and old type haha
• cyrusv2

  3 Jan 08, 21:55

  thank you dumb
• cyrusv2

  3 Jan 08, 22:03

  anyone else can help me?
• ndmmxiaomayi

  3 Jan 08, 22:32

  MSI motherboard.
  
  I'm not a gamer... so graphics card doesn't matter for me. The best is to ask others.
  
  http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1328&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=
• cyrusv2

  4 Jan 08, 00:02

  wads the diff between AGP and PCI-X16 graphics card which is better?
  
• abao

  4 Jan 08, 00:12

  AGP is the old bus for graphics card. now outdated le.
  
  PCIE-16x is the new and current bus for graphics card.
• casshern

  4 Jan 08, 00:14

  doubt u can find m0b0s that support AGP, maybe u can find AGP m0b0s. but PCI-E cards will be cheaper and easier to find anyway. so PCI-E is the way to go.
  
  m0b0s take the MSI ones. ur budget is rather high so i see that ur comp will be quite high spec.
  
• cyrusv2

  4 Jan 08, 07:56

  correct.... thanks i am thinking of MSI NEO.... and using NVIDIA 8600GTS
• LatecomerX

  4 Jan 08, 12:47

  For me, when I'm getting a new or 2nd-hand GFX card, I will take a look at the list below and compare the card with others with similar price tags. I will take it if it's ranked considerably higher among the cards at its price range.
  
  http://www.overclock.net/graphics-cards-general/270292-graphics-card-ranking-3rd-time-s.html
  
  By the way, the list mixes AGP and PCI-E cards. AGP cards are getting obsolete and expensive, thus go for PCI-E ones, and take note of that when choosing a card from the list. Otherwise, you may head down to SLS asking for a AGP 8800GT and the ah bengs there will be laughing damn hard at you. Ask the sa jiao queen to go with you to get more discount as well.
  
  For the choice of motherboard, if you're overclocking, go for Asus or Gigabyte. Google for online reviews about them if you're really into OC. Otherwise, just take up any board that is able to support your processor and has the features you want, such as a FireWire port, eSATA support, integrated WiFi etc.
  
• cyrusv2

  5 Jan 08, 17:01

  thanks dude it helps alot
• MyPillowTalks

  5 Jan 08, 17:49

  srry to hiajck, i wanna noe which MB supports core 2 duo extreme? cos im going for quad core if my wallet allows
• LatecomerX

  5 Jan 08, 23:16

  Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:

  srry to hiajck, i wanna noe which MB supports core 2 duo extreme? cos im going for quad core if my wallet allows

  Not sure about C2DuoX, but for C2Quad, MBs that have "P35" in their model names should be compatible with them.
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Jan 08, 10:34

  If unsure, just go to the mobo website and read the specs. I don't remember them.
• cyrusv2

  7 Jan 08, 13:23

  its ok to hijack sometimes