Upgrade suggestions

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natpond

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I am currently running the rig in my sig (that rhymed). and am goign ot have about $1200 to drop on some upgrades... what woudl you suggest i upgrade?
The following are what i am considering the most heavily, but new suggestions are accepted:
another gig of RAM
new Graphics card
new processor (dual core mayhaps)
new speakers (i currently have the ORIGINAL Pro-media 5.1 system, which is not aging all that well)

suggestions on WHAT to upgrade, adn what to upgrade TO are what im looking for.

Thanks,
Nat
 
It really depends on what you're doing with your computer and how much money you want to spend.

Gaming - new video card
Development - dual core

If you cant decide, invest in a flatscreen or two :D
 
well i do some gaming and some development. I do mainly divx encoding and photoshop, with a little 3DSMAX.

on the topic of flat screens... i just got a 2405FPW :D so im set for those.

again, my budget is 1200, and im looking for what i can upgrade on my computer witht hat, so if its only the graphics, then so be it, if i can upgrade everything, well then thats great.
 
Wow you really need to upgrade that bad? If you do I would go with a 7800gtx pci-e and a dual core AMD cpu if you can get thm for your $1200, shouldn't be a problem tho at least somebody here has them for sale.
 
computerdude said:
Wow you really need to upgrade that bad? If you do I would go with a 7800gtx pci-e and a dual core AMD cpu if you can get thm for your $1200, shouldn't be a problem tho at least somebody here has them for sale.
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And would that seller be you Computerdude?

There is a FS/FT forum here as you well know, where sales are conducted.

Don't come trolling for buyers in this forum.

Papa-Ming
 
get a DFI sli mobo, a X2 3800+, and a 7800GTX.

Should run you 170+400+500 =$1070.

How much is a 1GB stick of the ram you currently have?

And are you going to sell your old parts? B/c they are still very much current.

O, and nice monitor!

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Alternatively you could keep your 3000+ (It's a winnie I assume?) and get 2 7800GTX's. You don't really NEED SLI with a 7800GTX yet, so you might want to wait so that you can get an X2 now and then upgrade to SLI when the time comes.
 
why the DFI board? my current one is brand new (about a month old) and supports SLi
 
Sorry, I forgot. You don't need a different one.

Just decide one 1 or 2 7800GTXs, and either stick with your proc or get a 3800+ X2.

There's always 2 GB of RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146190
^1GB Mushkin sticks $102

Although, I would put graphics cards and processors before RAM since you already have 1GB.

And maybe a PSU:
http://www.case-mod.com/store/seaso...-500-watt-atx-power-supply-p-1579.html?src=fr
^Seasonic S12-500 $105

disclaimer: I can't see your sig right now b/c I'm posting (duh), and I'm too lazy to go back and I forgot what you aleady have, so your psu might already be sufficient.

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A second opinion: you might wait to wait a year and get a socket M2 AMD proc and DDR2. Of course, if you regularly get upgrade fever w/ the cash to supply it (I think so, seeing that 2405 in your sig.... *drool*), in a year you would easily have the money to do this even if you just bought a 3800+ X2. Of course, any pci-e 7800GTXs that you buy now would be transferrable, but there is also supposedly nVidia's next gen card coming out within a year or so, the "G80," which will be a completely new process, and 90nm I hope. (Maybe unified too, whichever is better at the time.) Your choice.
 
yeah, its relatively new, Fortran 500W or some such... should be sufficient regardless. So basically what im thinkign is a 4400+ X2 (want the higher cache), and a 7800 GTX for now, and whats left over ill put towards the X-Fi when it comes out.
Thanks,
Nat
 
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