What to upgrade?

if your gonna be using win xp.. then upgrade the cpu.. or stay at the current cpu get a great hsf like the ultra 120 extreme and oc it. and get more hdd space :D

eh put this more clear.

scratch the cpu.
get a ultra exteme 120
buy another hdd
or
buy the cpu
buy the ultra extreme 120
sell your e6400
and buy another hard drive :D

there we go.

windows xp wont use 4gb so its point less.
 
I got a Cool IT Eliminator so I should have cooling covered.
 
hmm well then upgrade the cpu i guess.. with that coolit you should be able to just oc the e6400 and hit the e6750 speeds..
 
Just saw the rest of your post. Didn't know XP couldn't use 4GB so I guess that choice is covered. I won't be getting any more HDDs atm b/c i'm at 6 already lol.
 
was thinking about that...sorry for the double but I hate editing in a conversation

btw, I ran at 2.8 stable for a long time w/o giving higher FSB a try, just hoping I may go farther w/ a higher base clock
 
dK`_unlimited said:
windows xp wont use 4gb so its point less.
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XP 64bit will use 4g just fine...

With the hardware you have listed, you might consider moving to 64bit Vista and going with 4g's of memory... if your interested in DX10 anyhow... and either way, if you have 64bit XP, I would go with the memory upgrade myself...

And really, why the focus on hard drive space? No mention of existing storage was made in the OP... I mean, he may already have more space than he knows what to do with... and regardless, it won't make any difference performance wise....
 
I'm avoiding Vista for as long as possible. I hate having to pay to beta test every new MS OS.
 
Quoll said:
I'm avoiding Vista for as long as possible. I hate having to pay to beta test every new MS OS.
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That's fine... all I was saying is if your interested in DX10, your going to need Vista.. and really 64bit XP is a great OS... and any 64bit OS will handle 4g's and more... 32bit OS's are limited to a max of 4g total, including video... just wanted to clear that up as well...regardless of the OS, I would upgrade to a 64bit platform and go with 4g's of memory... just my advice, that's all...
 
Thanks for the info. Guess its time to see if I MS has a 64 bit MCE.
 
There is no 64bit MCE. Though Vista Home Premium does have all of XP MCE's features and does come with 64bit versions.
 
Just saw that on their site. Looks like I won't be buying more memory any year soon...cool.
 
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