New computer

[smicer07]

Would I be able to tell the difference between these two processors- Athlon XP 3200+ and the Athlon XP 3500+... would it be really noticeable when gaming etc? Also, which is better out of these graphics cards: 6600GT, X700 pro, X800, 6800LE, specifically for gaming?

Cheers.

[LemonyBrainAid]

I'd reccomend the 3500+ as it is faster - Not by much, only .2 of a Ghz - But I like my speed, me :P

I'd reccomend the X800 or the 6800LE as they are both very nice graphics cards with many features and give very good FPS speeds

[smicer07]

OK... can someone help me then... I'm on Mesh, and looking at this computer http://www.meshcomputers.com/updated...scendaplus.htm but would like to upgrade it slightly to make it up to around 900 quid... for gaming needs mainly. I've got a choice between upgrading the processor and graphics card, or upgrading the peripherals (keyboard+mouse, sound card etc)

EDIT go for the X800 standard and up the cpu to the 3500 total cost £903

[Aragorn]

£940 if you just upgrade the GPU to the X800XL

Wouldn't bother with the CPU upgrade or keyboard, etc. GPU will prob give most noticeable difference.

[smicer07]

Not worth upgrading the sound card/speakers/keyboard then?

specially not at the expense of the gpu

[AndrewJ]

I use a x700pro which I do plan on upgrading to the X800 but I must say I aint found a game yet which it is not happy with.

And thats only with a Athlon 64 3000 and 512mb DDR ram ( 400mhz )