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Im am planning on doing a major system upgrade in the next month. This is my current system:
P4 3.0 ghz
Asus P4C-800
9800XT
gig of the cheaper crucial pc3200
Audigy 2 zs
This will be primarily a gaming PC, and I want to play games such as FEAR and COD2 at nice settings, as well as the hardware intensive games that will be coming out in the next 2 or so years. I'm not huge into overclocking, but I will most likely want to overclock a bit once this system starts to show its age however many years down the road. Now, there are 2 options I am considering, based on how much I can spend (But I am definately open to any other suggestions).
1) Get the Asrock mobo, with a more expensive cpu such as an X2 4200+. Use my AGP 9800XT for the next 6 or so months and then get whatever is the best ~300 dollar PCI-E video card.
2) Get the eVGA 7800GT/ SLI mobo combo deal (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130238). Get a cheaper cpu such as a 3500+ or 3700+. Then, in about a year or year and a half, get a second 7800GT for SLI.
Also, with either of these options, I would in addition be getting a new PSU and some better quality ram.
So, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
P4 3.0 ghz
Asus P4C-800
9800XT
gig of the cheaper crucial pc3200
Audigy 2 zs
This will be primarily a gaming PC, and I want to play games such as FEAR and COD2 at nice settings, as well as the hardware intensive games that will be coming out in the next 2 or so years. I'm not huge into overclocking, but I will most likely want to overclock a bit once this system starts to show its age however many years down the road. Now, there are 2 options I am considering, based on how much I can spend (But I am definately open to any other suggestions).
1) Get the Asrock mobo, with a more expensive cpu such as an X2 4200+. Use my AGP 9800XT for the next 6 or so months and then get whatever is the best ~300 dollar PCI-E video card.
2) Get the eVGA 7800GT/ SLI mobo combo deal (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130238). Get a cheaper cpu such as a 3500+ or 3700+. Then, in about a year or year and a half, get a second 7800GT for SLI.
Also, with either of these options, I would in addition be getting a new PSU and some better quality ram.
So, any feedback would be greatly appreciated.