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Please tell me what do you think of this configuration. Any advice welcome. I'm about to but this PC but I still can use some advice. It will be an all-purpouse machine with of course an eye to FS: I want to be able to run FS2006 with full detail.
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CASE Cooler Master Centurion T01 (109 euros) - no additional fans
POWER SUPPLY 500W - silent type (unspecified brand) (42 euros)
MOTHERBOARD Gigabyte K8NF9 939 NForce4-4X 4SATAR PCI-E (111 euros)
CPU AMD Athlon64 3200+ (211 euros)
MEMORIES: two 512 MB DDR 400Mhz PC3200 modules for double channel (unspecified brand) (43 euros each)
HARD DISK MAXTOR D.MaxPlus 6Y/6B200M0 200GB SATA 8MB (106,80 euros)
VIDEO CARD GIGABYTE Nvidia GF6600GT 128Mb DDR TvOut DVI (189 euros)
DVD WRITER NEC ND3520 DVD

Things I notice - No speakers? Perhaps you already have them but I htought I'd say.

The AMD64 - WHy not get a Venice?Just out, I'm tempted with one myself!

Case - If your a sucker for looks take a look at some acrylic ones - sexy...  ;D Nothing wrong with that one tho.

PSU seems big enough...

RAM is OK.

HDD - Seems good, had you thopught of raptors?

GFX - Yeah its ok, not top of the range but it will go fine in Doom 3.

DVD - Very useful

MAke sure you get a good keyboard - you gonna be with it for a bit!

Dan

Doom3? I only care for FS2006!  ;)

hmm not too bad (your using companies that i have byases aganst)
personally ide get a 6800GT or an ATi Radeon x800PRO but thats just me. That card will work fine for anything that we have now, however FS10 is suppost to have very high level graphics

PS you might also want to think about adding atleast one fan to that case to improove your case temps

Here is another configuration that has been proposed to me.
CASE Antec Sonata midtower ultrasilent with POWER SUPPLY 380 W
MOTHERBOARD Asus K8N4-E-Deluxe NF4-4x
MEMORIES Kingston (2x512 MB) DDR400 PC3200 3-3-3
HARD DISK Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 200GB SATA 8.5ms 8 MB cache
VIDEO CARD Asus NVPCX6600GT 128MB TVout DVI
Other components unchanged.

Ah now that second setup sonds a lot better, especially the RAm in that - I hear kingston is fast....  ;) The sonata is very similar to mine, just a bit quiter so its probably good. The mobo is good, but I don't know the GFX. I would still get a 6800GT or Ultra meself...
Dan

p.s. The reason I said Doom 3 was its the hardest game to run I know of that is out now. We dont know FS2006 for sure yet...

Looks fine to me, but, if your sights are set on FS2006, then I'd certainly at least go for a 6800GT & then Overclock it to Ultra speeds - of which most GT's will easily do.

I hav'nt bothered to check, but, be sure your board supports SLI i.e. two PCI-express slots, then, when funds allow, you can simply add another card and away you go.

Incidentally, two 6600GT's running in SLI will give similar if not slightly less performance than a single 6800GT, therefore, your limiting your future upgrade potential if you are aiming at ultimately having two SLI 6600GT's - a single 6800GT or Ultra would be a far better move.

I totally agree. It's just a matter of money, in the end.
6800GT costs nearly twice as 6600GT.