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<blockquote data-quote="gariig" data-source="post: 689274" data-attributes="member: 1120">What are you doing about games?&nbsp; Are you wanting to Play Unreal2 or are you still a Counter-Strike type person.&nbsp; I'm building a computer right now and looking at:<a href="http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/ViewBag.hmx?UID=XX-9123676&amp;CID=&amp;UpDepts=MR&amp;DName=%3Cb%3EMemory+%2D+Mwave%3C%2Fb%3E&amp;MSG=To+continue+shopping%2C+use+the+navigation+links+on+the+top+or+bottom+to+move+to+another+area+of+the+online+store%2E+Please+do+not+use+your+browser%27s+%27back%27+button%2C+as+this+will+remove+the+item+you+just+added+to+your+basket&amp;Back=ProdMEMORY-DDR.hmx?" target="_blank">PC3200 256 MB for about 60</a> XP 2100+ for around $110 at <a href="http://www.newegg.com" target="_blank">NewEgg</a> Epox 8rda+ for <a href="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&amp;catalog=22&amp;manufactory=1318&amp;DEPA=1&amp;sortby=14&amp;order=1" target="_blank">89 at newegg.com again</a> That would be your $300.&lt;EDIT&gt;Oops, My math was off, that is your budget.&nbsp; However, the Geforce2 on the Nforce1 boards was a Geforce2 MX.&nbsp; I think you would get another 2-3 FPS by using your MX with the board.&lt;/EDIT&gt;If you have another $100 to go...Video card on a budget is hard, but a <a href="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?catalog=48&amp;DEPA=1&amp;submit=property&amp;mfrcode=0&amp;propertycodevalue=3107" target="_blank">Chaintech Ti4200 can be had at newegg.com for 110</a> ..a little over budget, but you will have a descent computer.&nbsp; You *Might* need a Heatsink and Fan which would put you another 50 dollars over budget....That's basically what I'm building, if you can spare the extra cash a Radeon 9500 Pro would serve you better then the Ti4200, but it is a good performer.Gariig</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gariig, post: 689274, member: 1120"] What are you doing about games? Are you wanting to Play Unreal2 or are you still a Counter-Strike type person. I'm building a computer right now and looking at: [URL=http://direct.mwave.com/mwave/ViewBag.hmx?UID=XX-9123676&CID=&UpDepts=MR&DName=%3Cb%3EMemory+%2D+Mwave%3C%2Fb%3E&MSG=To+continue+shopping%2C+use+the+navigation+links+on+the+top+or+bottom+to+move+to+another+area+of+the+online+store%2E+Please+do+not+use+your+browser%27s+%27back%27+button%2C+as+this+will+remove+the+item+you+just+added+to+your+basket&Back=ProdMEMORY-DDR.hmx?]PC3200 256 MB for about 60[/URL] XP 2100+ for around $110 at [URL=http://www.newegg.com]NewEgg[/URL] Epox 8rda+ for [URL=http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=22&manufactory=1318&DEPA=1&sortby=14&order=1]89 at newegg.com again[/URL] That would be your $300. <EDIT>Oops, My math was off, that is your budget. However, the Geforce2 on the Nforce1 boards was a Geforce2 MX. I think you would get another 2-3 FPS by using your MX with the board.</EDIT> If you have another $100 to go...Video card on a budget is hard, but a [URL=http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?catalog=48&DEPA=1&submit=property&mfrcode=0&propertycodevalue=3107]Chaintech Ti4200 can be had at newegg.com for 110[/URL] ..a little over budget, but you will have a descent computer. You *Might* need a Heatsink and Fan which would put you another 50 dollars over budget.... That's basically what I'm building, if you can spare the extra cash a Radeon 9500 Pro would serve you better then the Ti4200, but it is a good performer. Gariig [/QUOTE]

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