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gus1234

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I think it's time to spend some cash on a final upgrade for my aging agp system:

3200+ @ 2.45
xp-90 (54c at full load)
2x512 ocz el plat rev 2 @ 1:1
6800gt
msi neo2 plat
ocz 450w modstream
74gb raptor
18" lcd at 1280x1024
*3dm'05 ~5300
*3dm'03 ~12300
*super pi 1m 37sec

This thing runs doom3 and hl2 fine but struggles a little with FEAR. I'm thinking of getting stalker and later bioshock and crysis and want to run those at 1280x1024 on medium-high with frame rates in the 50's. Building a new comp is out for a number of reasons, namely because I already have enough perfectly good comps (2) and don't need a third.

I'm out of the loop so to speak so any advice would be great.
 
how much do you want to spend, because i tihnk the best place to put your money is in 1more GB of ram A new CPU and A new videocard.
 
If you upgrade the mobo you might as well upgrade the ram as well since the new am2 boards run ddr2 ram which is way faster than your ddr. So, I guess you are looking at cpu ram mobo video card and probably a new psu since most top end cards need 450 W psu.

Check these out;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103760

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231084

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130074

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171014

Total price for ass kicking comp.........................................$611

Now you will be rocking! But its pretty much a new computer! but you can sell some of your older stuff :D
 
More RAM and an X1950PRO should do wonders to push the performance up. Without needing to upgrade to PCI-E. In fact, Gecube has revealed a new X1950XT AGP card at CeBIT 2007 and have said that they will be releasing AGP DX10 cards too.
 
Rage_3k_Moiz said:
More RAM and an X1950PRO should do wonders to push the performance up. Without needing to upgrade to PCI-E. In fact, Gecube has revealed a new X1950XT AGP card at CeBIT 2007 and have said that they will be releasing AGP DX10 cards too.
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I agree with this guy in your situation. Your current CPU can feed radeon 1950pro's or XT just fine. Maybe get another gig of ram
 
yeah, its always good holding out as long as you can unless you're just dying to upgrade. DDR2 RAM prices have fallen A TON.
 
You can probably also get a new cooler for cheap and OC the 3200+ to keep the new card from bottlenecking too much.
 
The thought of buying more DDR ram really chops my hide.

1.DDR has no future.
2. I would need 2x1gb sticks (to keep dual channel and for overclocking, right?) so therefore my existing 2x512 sticks (ocz el platinum rev 2- which I paid 280 fricken dollars for) go to waste.

How much ram does a game like stalker use anyway? I only run games at 1280x1024. Windows takes up, what, 240 mb? That leaves me with ~780 mb available. That's not enough? What happens when this system is running memory at the limit? Would I lose frame rates?

I'd like to just get x1950pro as suggested and maybe a better cpu and be able to accomplish what I want- but if I have to buy more ddr I'm just going to gut the system and go pci-e, etc.
 
Sell ur 512MBx2 kit if you can and pay a bit more to get a 1GBx2 kit. I think you'll find takers for that kit on eBay and the like.
 
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