General upgrading question

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Filet MP

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Guys,

I have a machine that is currently running an ASUS A7V, 256MB PC100, and 100GB of drive with an athlon 1.1 and a radeon 9700 pro. My PS is a 300w Enermax.

I'm looking to get this machine able to play my current games (Planetside/Galaxies) at better frame rates. I had originally decided to get 2 512 PC133 DIMMs from Newegg, but am now wondering if I should bump the processor too. Money is tight right now, and I'm looking for bang for the buck ($300 max).

In another forum, people recommended the following solution:

ABIT "NF7-S" nForce2 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL - $91
Crucial 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 8T - OEM - $86
AMD 45 Watt Mobile Athlon XP 2500+, 266 FSB, 512K Cache - OEM - $88
Total: $265

What say ye? - Thanks in adavnce
 
Yes, that would be a major performance upgrade that would put you at least on par with where most people are.

Be warned, Crucial = suck

I don't know if you plan on OCing your box, but the 2500 only has a FSB of 333 so 400MHz memory is overkill. Since you have such a tight budget, I would say to get some pc2700 and get either corsair, mushkin, or kingston instead.

Your PS may end up being a stability problem but you won't find that out until you build.
 
blackrino9 said:
Be warned, Crucial = suck
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What the hell are you talking about? Crucial RAM is probably the best RAM for reliability and people who don't overclock.
 
blackrino9 said:
Yes, that would be a major performance upgrade that would put you at least on par with where most people are.

Your PS may end up being a stability problem but you won't find that out until you build.
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the first part's correct.

the second is wrong.
OP: Your PSU will be just fine for what you have, don't worry.

Nightrain said:
What the hell are you talking about? Crucial RAM is probably the best RAM for reliability and people who don't overclock.
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i second that, Crucial RAM is great for not OCing, for OCing, though, you would want to go w/ something like Mushkin or Corsair...
 
Good choice.

I also agree that Crucial is a great company. Don't listen to what that other guy said. :p
 
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