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AngelEyes

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My system is on its last legs... I need to upgrade but I'm broke.

these are the specs:

AMD xp +2500 barton OC to 2.1ghz +2800 in OS detect
1.5gb ddr 2700 (crucial cas2.5)
asus a7n8x dlx
gforce 6800 vanilla 128mb agp
ide HD 80gb 3 partitions os and some games
sata one 7200rpm 120gb 2 partitions, one games other storage

i tried to load os on to sata apparently this mb doesnt support that?!?!?

I need a new cpu first, but that leads me into a bunch of decisions because ill need a mobo as well, and pci-e or whatever might be in order but then ill need to change vids.

I just want to game, at a resonable frame rate. In bf2 this rig is ok, not great. anything more then that on the system ill be out of the game :eek:(

any thoughts on how to go about an upgrade?

pls excuse the spelling and grammer I am a lzy mf!
 
hey i have like 400 dollars to upgrade please somebody that knows what I should get help me out. i checked out the system guide for low end but I wanted to hear from the people that have faced this upgrade...
 
Well with $400, dual-core seems slightly out of your range, so...

Athlon 64 3000+ Venice - $150
DFI LANParty NF3 250GB - $100
XP-90 + Panaflo M1A - $40

If you can OC that to around 2.4-2.6GHz, you'll see a huge boost in gaming. And also, try unlocking your 6800 ;)
 
Bona Fide said:
Well with $400, dual-core seems slightly out of your range, so...

Athlon 64 3000+ Venice - $150
DFI LANParty NF3 250GB - $100
XP-90 + Panaflo M1A - $40

If you can OC that to around 2.4-2.6GHz, you'll see a huge boost in gaming. And also, try unlocking your 6800 ;)
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sounds good, but get a opteron 144 and overclock to 3ghz!
 
pandora's box said:
sounds good, but get a opteron 144 and overclock to 3ghz!
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Heh, forgot all about those OpterOWNs :p

Yeah see if you can get a 144 and OC it to hell!
 
wow thanks!

Ill check our the opty, and what mobo would u suggest for that?

hmmm, ok opteron 144 is only 1.8ghz and its $211 (lowest on pricewatch), for slightly lower price I could get an athlon 64 +3500 (754 socket). Which one of those is better? 2 different sockets I see so diff mobos for each...hrmmm id rather go right to a 939 mobo if i can so I can get an FX later if i have that kind of money.

I want to go pci-e and sell my agp 6800. But that would mean a new mobo cpu and vid for under $550 (assuming i can get $150 for my XFX 6800 128mb).

so im thinking

mobo $110
cpu $180
vid $240

T $530

It seems like im not so much upgrading as switching over to new socket/graphics standerds :( how much of an upgrade is the AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz Venice 90nm socket 939 (found on newegg for $190) over an athlon xp +2500 OC'd to 2.1ghz? seems like alot on paper but non in cycle speed, I'm wondering what it will mean in gaming terms as Ive not used a 64 yet.
 
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