Upgrade Suggestions for $300

[JumpingJackson]

I currently have:
Opteron 165 @ 2.7ghz
XFX 7900GT 256MB
2x 512MB OCZ Plat PC3200 (Too bad its the v1.1 that doesnt overclock very well)
ASrock939SLI32-Esata motherboard (Doesnt support SLI anymore)
1x 74GB WD Raptor 10k RPM
1x 250 WD HDD

I was thinking get a nforce4 and slap in another 7900GT for SLI?

 

[Apoxi]

another gig of ram. save your money and don't do SLI now. i would wait and upgrade to a better single card around march.

 

[gilga]

another gig of ram. save your money and don't do SLI now. i would wait and upgrade to a better single card around march.

agreed, with your irig you should hold off on any video card purchases and wait for the DX10 cards to come into full effect. I think another gig of ram would be a wise investment and depending on your case, a new one might be nice. The 8800GTX is long and im sure the ATI R600 will be long as well.

 

[HighwayAssassins]

Put the money in the bank and save up toward DX10. any other video card purchase right now would be foolish

 

[JaYp146]

What PSU are you using OP?

 

[engiNURD]

Actually, I'd stick with 1GB if I were you. DDR prices are too high right now (though, I'm not sure if they'll ever come back down, lol). No point in going SLI unless you have a 22"+ LCD that you'd like to game at with native res, lol. I seriously don't recommend sli otherwise. In all other circumstances, selling your old card and getting a newer card will be more cost effective.

A 7900GT is still very capable. For $300, I'd get an E6300 and an AsRock 775Dual-VSTA board, lol. Then, in about 6 months or so, upgrade to a DX10 card.
$182 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
$57 - ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Socket T (LGA 775) VIA PT880 PRO

Anandtech did several articles on this board:
http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2810
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2813
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2814

Totals out to $240 + tax and shipping

 

[tisb0b]

what res are you gaming at on your current monitor?

 

[AntiSocialMunky]

agreed, with your irig you should hold off on any video card purchases and wait for the DX10 cards to come into full effect. I think another gig of ram would be a wise investment and depending on your case, a new one might be nice. The 8800GTX is long and im sure the ATI R600 will be long as well.

If your case can fit a X1950 XTX, then your case will probably be able to fit a R600. Probably a good idea to get a good 500watt powersource if you don't have one.