What should I upgrade?

S

Strategy

Limp Gawd
Joined
Jun 10, 2004
Messages
295
ok, I've been out of the hardware loop for about a year. My bday is coming up so I have about 300 or so to spend but I can't figure out what to get.

Here are some of my ideas:

Pick up a velociraptor and faster ram for a better overclock.

A gtx260 or 4870, not sure how much better these are compared to my OCd 8800gt.

Q9550?

Anyone have any suggestions, current rig is in my sig.
 
VRaptor is a waste of money, IMO. You get little performance boost out of it over the WD6400AAKS.

4GB of G.Skill DDR2-1000 is only $70, and it would theoretically let you reach 4.5Ghz, assuming your chip and board can reach that high.

If all you do is game, a Q9550 wouldn't be worth it, either.
 
Hmm that sounds good for the RAM, how does the gtx260 compare to the 8800GT?
 
The GTX 260 would be a good option if you game at a 1680x1050 or greater resolution; otherwise, just stick with the 8800GT.
 
Yeah I game at 1680x1050 currently.

Looks like I'll pick up the ram and the vid card, thanks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top