Guys,
I've hit the end of the upgrade path for my old beige minitower PC, and I'm looking for some recommendations for a replacement.
I currently use this:
P4-2.8
Abit TH7II-RAID
Custom BIOS (It isn't supposed to accept 2.8Ghz chips...)
XFX GeForce 6800GTS AGP
1.5Gb PC800 Rambus (Horribly expensive)
2 x 120Gb IDE HDD (No RAID)
SoundBlaster Audigy Player
450W PSU
Nasty beige case.
I already own an LCD screen, mouse & keyboard so they are not needed. Would prefer an Intel CPU, Nvidia video card and a (cheap) Creative sound card. I'll also need a DVD-R/W, FDD & either a Seagate or Western Digital HDD (Bigger then 200Gb) 2 or 4Gb RAM would be nice as well.
Can we keep it fairly quiet, and avoid beige?
I'll be dual-booting between XP/Vista and Kubuntu (Windows O/S for games) Something which would run Oblivion at maximum setting at my LCDs native resolution of 1680x1050 would be good.
I've got an £1200 budget - What would you suggest? I'm looking for something which has a upgrade path...
Is the Quadro Pro Q6600 an option?
I've hit the end of the upgrade path for my old beige minitower PC, and I'm looking for some recommendations for a replacement.
I currently use this:
P4-2.8
Abit TH7II-RAID
Custom BIOS (It isn't supposed to accept 2.8Ghz chips...)
XFX GeForce 6800GTS AGP
1.5Gb PC800 Rambus (Horribly expensive)
2 x 120Gb IDE HDD (No RAID)
SoundBlaster Audigy Player
450W PSU
Nasty beige case.
I already own an LCD screen, mouse & keyboard so they are not needed. Would prefer an Intel CPU, Nvidia video card and a (cheap) Creative sound card. I'll also need a DVD-R/W, FDD & either a Seagate or Western Digital HDD (Bigger then 200Gb) 2 or 4Gb RAM would be nice as well.
Can we keep it fairly quiet, and avoid beige?
I'll be dual-booting between XP/Vista and Kubuntu (Windows O/S for games) Something which would run Oblivion at maximum setting at my LCDs native resolution of 1680x1050 would be good.
I've got an £1200 budget - What would you suggest? I'm looking for something which has a upgrade path...
Is the Quadro Pro Q6600 an option?