I'm gonna upgrade my current computer:
CPU: 1.3 Duron
RAM: 256 SD PC100
GFX: GF2 MX 400
Mobo: Shit (K7S5A)
Power: 300 Watt (I think)

And want to get the best GFX and CPU I can for £100-£200 (About $135-$235) and just wanted to know whats good to get.....I can wait to upgrade my CPU from my wages but I want a gaming system that runs games in 1024 X 768 (my monitors shit) nicely and won't need to be upgraded for a while. Any suggestions / advice would be appreciated. I was thinking of a 2200, 512 DDR and a 9600 (original, not SE) which will set me back just over £200 (Work it out if your from the US ) is this any good?

£100 = $150
£200 = $300

multiply english pound by 1.5 to get US dollars roughly

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<!--QuoteBegin-NaTaKu+Jan 19 2004, 05:50 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NaTaKu @ Jan 19 2004, 05:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I'm gonna upgrade my current computer:
CPU: 1.3 Duron
RAM: 256 SD PC100
GFX: GF2 MX 400
Mobo: Shit (K7S5A)
Power: 300 Watt (I think)

And want to get the best GFX and CPU I can for £100-£200 (About &#036;135-&#036;235) and just wanted to know whats good to get.....I can wait to upgrade my CPU from my wages but I want a gaming system that runs games in 1024 X 768 (my monitors shit) nicely and won't need to be upgraded for a while. Any suggestions / advice would be appreciated. I was thinking of a 2200, 512 DDR and a 9600 (original, not SE) which will set me back just over £200 (Work it out if your from the US ) is this any good? [/quote]
You won't be able to upgrade everything

I would get these used:

mobo: Abit NF7-s
ram: 256mb pc3200 (add another stick of 256mb pc3200 later)
cpu: athlon xp 2500+ (make sure it's unlocked)
video: ati radeon 9600pro
power: at least 350watt

hmmm...I had a look at the prices...and if I don't get the graphics card I can do itr buyt It'll take proper time...how do I 'unlock' a processor?

Just becuase I'm too lazy and don't want to really look for it and it's not that important... do you have a website with info on overclocking Athlon XP's?

<!--QuoteBegin-Tha Masster+Jan 21 2004, 05:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Tha Masster &#064; Jan 21 2004, 05:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Just becuase I'm too lazy and don't want to really look for it and it's not that important... do you have a website with info on overclocking Athlon XP's?[/quote]
Depends on your ram and your processor, more info is needed pls

Athlon XP 2500+
512 MB DDR RAM (Don't remember speed) but I will probably upgrade this to 1 gig soon

<!--QuoteBegin-Tha Masster+Jan 22 2004, 07:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Tha Masster @ Jan 22 2004, 07:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Athlon XP 2500+
512 MB DDR RAM (Don't remember speed) but I will probably upgrade this to 1 gig soon [/quote]
Motherboard? When did you buy the 2500+ if it was before Nov/Dec 2003 it should be unlocked

WHAT DOES UNLOCKNG MEAN???????

<!--QuoteBegin-NaTaKu+Jan 23 2004, 05:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NaTaKu @ Jan 23 2004, 05:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> WHAT DOES UNLOCKNG MEAN??????? [/quote]
It means the multiplier of the processor is unlocked. (Default is 13 for a 2500+ I think) So if it's unlocked you can access the multipliers 1 through 20. If it was locked, you can only access 13.

Yes it was purchased before that, I think around September at the latest probably a bit before that even.

The motherboard is K7 Triton Series KT600? That's what the box says I don't really know much more than that about it.

how do I find out if it's unlocked or not?

<!--QuoteBegin-NaTaKu+Jan 24 2004, 09:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NaTaKu @ Jan 24 2004, 09:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> how do I find out if it's unlocked or not? [/quote]
Nataku read what I posted above

Chris: You should be able to push your mobo and chip a bit, what speed is your ram? pc2700 or pc3200?

sory I was drunk. I know I can't over clock my board anyway, not until I get different ram cos I can get it to 15X I think.....but I need a new cheap mobo, is an N-Force 2 a good buy for cheap and who would be the best cheap manufacturer?

<!--QuoteBegin-NaTaKu+Jan 25 2004, 01:22 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (NaTaKu @ Jan 25 2004, 01:22 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> sory I was drunk. I know I can't over clock my board anyway, not until I get different ram cos I can get it to 15X I think.....but I need a new cheap mobo, is an N-Force 2 a good buy for cheap and who would be the best cheap manufacturer? [/quote]
I would only go for an A7N8X-Deluxe rev 2 or an Abit NF7-S rev 2

What do you guys think about a ECS 755-A2 64 Bit AMD Mobo?

<!--QuoteBegin-Makenshi+Feb 21 2004, 08:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Makenshi @ Feb 21 2004, 08:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What do you guys think about a ECS 755-A2 64 Bit AMD Mobo? [/quote]
No, stay away from ECS. Best Athlon 64 mobo is a the MSI K8T Neo FIS2R