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Major upgrading question

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dod_gamer

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Ok guys, I am here to ask a few questions, requireing some thought, so I hope you all can help me out profoundly.

I currently have the following setup:

Epox 8rda3+
Barton 2500+
SLK-900
3x Corsair XMS pc2700 c2 512mb (1.5Gb total)
Radeon 9700pro aiw
Wd 36GB raptor 10k rpm - c:
WD 160gb IDE 7200rpm - all my other drives
Sound blaster Audigy - refurbished from Fry's, still works great
Logitech Z-560 400wt 4.1 speakers, just purchased on overstock.com for $79 and will get these in the mail soon


I am wondering and thinking about the future of my gaming, I currently own a clan, I own many servers, and want to be up to speed when hl2 comes out, because my clan plays CS, DOD, CZ so basically halflife mods.

Now here are my questions:
1. Will my current setup be sufficent for the HL2 phase
2. If #1 is a no, will a prescott 2.8 p4 800 mhz fsb be a handy and great-n-boost upgrade from my 1.8ghz Barton 2500+ 333mhz fsb
3. Or should I just wait til intel 64bits come out and buy the amd because they will be cheaper then
4. Is my SB Audigy a good enough card for the speakers I am about to recieve in the mail, or is an upgrade to a Audigy2 Zs really in store, and if so, what makes the card that much better?

I hope you guys can certainly help me out in any way possible, on any of these topics, thanks in advance!!!
 
I think it should be sufficient. Why not try overclocking the Barton. Is it a desktop of mobile CPU?

1.5mb total ram...u mean 1.5Gb :D
 
ycchan said:
I think it should be sufficient. Why not try overclocking the Barton. Is it a desktop of mobile CPU?

1.5mb total ram...u mean 1.5Gb :D
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gah i hate when i make stupid mistakes!

anyways, I have tried to oc the cpu, and well, i cant get about 180fsb with my ram, what should I do?
 
Higher speed ram will help on newer games..Especially if you're overclocking your proc anyway
 
ok, the ram speeds are the least of my worries, I know faster is better on that, but I have yet to see a difference in 2700c2 and 3200c2, so if anyone can help me with the questions, please do
 
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