New comp ideas

[Leftenant Moley]

Thx Ludens, i already contacted Papewaio who moved the thread for me.

Ok after some research I think this system would be better, the processor has been upped I changed to from ATi X1600XT to geforce 7600GT(was only 9 notes more expensive). And now the system costs £997.12 (fine)

System Case: Vantage Evolution Inspire Case
Power Supply: 400W Zoostorm PSU (26-32dB)
Motherboard: Asus M2N-E Motherboard (Skt AM2)
Processor: AMD 64-Bit Dual Core X2 4200+ (Skt AM2)
System Memory: 2Gb Corsair DDR2 800 Memory (2x 1Gb)
Hard Drive One: 74Gb Serial ATA150 10000RPM Western Digital
Hard Drive Two: None Selected
Removeable Storage Devices: Floppy Disc Drive
CD Device One: DVD Drive (16x)
CD Device Two: None Selected
Video Card: GeForce 7600GT 256Mb DDR +DVI/TV
Audio Device: Creative SoundBlaster Audigy SE 7.1
PCI Devices: None Selected
PCI Devices: None Selected
Keyboard & Mouse Set: Keyboard & Optical Mouse Set
Speakers: Logitech S100 Desktop Set
Monitor: 17 Inch TFT Viewsonic VA702 (12ms)
Operating System: Windows XP Home SP/2 - OEM

However I still got some questions

Which operating system for games? WinXP Home or pro (sp2)

Why does AMD perform better than intel even although the clock frequencies are lower? how do i check if my AMD processor is sufficient for future games. Because on the boxes it just states Processor 2Ghz Required etc and AMD clock frequencies are way lower than Intel(It seems the AMD 64-Bit Dual Core X2 4200+ has a clock frequency of 2.2Ghz yet preforms better than Intel 3.4Ghz)

Does the hard drive of 10000rpm matter for playing games? or can i save notes by selecting the 7200rpm one?

How much of a difference does the DDR800 ram make over the DDR667?

should i look to get 512 MB card or stick with the 256Mb?