Processor, Memory or GPU ?

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Rishy

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Money is a factor here, so dont say get the most expensive one :p I can basically get the memory immediately...or the CPU or GPU in a few weeks....Which would be the most worthwhile upgrade ?

Between a dual core, 7900GTX 512MB or 2GB GSkills ?

Basically if i get the GSkills now, itll negate the upgrade option for the next few months...

Am i making sense :confused:

TIA...current rig is my sig
 
Cool...

But do you think we'd see prices drop a fair bit when the M2 is released ?
 
I question why you are going to get 2x1gig of gskill when you already have 2x512 of corsair in there. throw another 2x512 of corsair in there for 2 gig in 4 slots and save yourself the money.
moving from a 7800gt to a 7900gtx is what I would call a meaningless upgrade. wait another generation.

dual core > another gig of ram > video card last.
or
another gig of ram > dual core > video card last.
 
i would go with the new video card. the ram is another alternative, but i dont think your current processer is holding you back. at all. go with the vigia card :D
 
upgrade the processor to dual core, after that memory be the cheapest to upgrade since your gpu is good.
 
This may be a dumb question, but why wouldn't you just get another 7800GT for your SLI mobo. Wouldn't that be better than replacing the 7800gt with a 7900gtx?

 
Tutelary said:
I question why you are going to get 2x1gig of gskill when you already have 2x512 of corsair in there. throw another 2x512 of corsair in there for 2 gig in 4 slots and save yourself the money. .
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cos ive read around...and there have been few cases of people having the same board as me having problems with all the slots filled up... :(

ValeX said:
Sure ya would....hell, might as well wait until the M2 gets outdated and then buy a S754 for a few nickels right?
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lol...i know and see your point...but the M2 has to come out latest by mid year now...so basically im setting ~ June/July as my cut off month.

Shmuckety said:
This may be a dumb question, but why wouldn't you just get another 7800GT for your SLI mobo. Wouldn't that be better than replacing the 7800gt with a 7900gtx?
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Cos firstly, performance would be the same if not better with a 7900GTX, secondly, i save on power, thirdly, i save on space and lastly i have the upgrade path of an SLI GTX set up if DX10 cards take forever... :)
 
Rishy said:
cos ive read around...and there have been few cases of people having the same board as me having problems with all the slots filled up... :(
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well...that sucks. I'd still do video card last in any case. The games coming down the pipe arent coming so soon that you absolutely need to upgrade from what you currently have. To do so would be a waste.

Dual cores and 2 gig are both quite sexy in and of themselves, and mucho sexy in combination :)
 
if dual core...

perhaps only the 3800 and 4200 will be within reach..if that...so is it worth getting the 4200 over the 3800 ? whats the diff anyway ? both same clock speeds...
 
Maybe the cache is different? /me shrugs.

I'd go for dual-core as well. Seems like the 7900s will be here a while, you've got a decent setup as it is.
 
what do you guys think if i went ahead and got the RAM first...thennnn...wait until the M2 and Conroe come out(in whichever order :p )...by then prices of the dual core chips would have dropped tremendously...im hoping some extra dough is coming my way in June...so who knows...maybe the FX 60... :D
 
I'd reccommend the ram first.

For most games, your 3200+ would perform just as good as a X2 3800+ since none of the games out there right now show much of an improvement with a duel core processor.

Your 7800GT should run most of the games out there at 1280x1024 with resonable quality settings. Wait for the prices on the 7900's to drop a little.
 
oddly enough...ive run COD 2 at maxed out settings with my current rig...ran fine except during huge explosions right in front of my face :)
 
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