what upgrade for $400

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hi,

i would like to upgrade the computer in my sig and i have about $400 us. should i get a new cpu/mobo? if so what should i aim for? i play about 10 hours of games a week and the rest is pretty intensive multitasking.

cheers
 
there was a pretty relevant thread about cpu scaling a few weeks ago with modern processors, can't find it though.

short answer: no
 
Why did you buy 8GB of RAM? 32-bit versions of Windows (XP and/or Vista) can't even support 4GB of RAM.
 
vista x64, bought that with it. the ram was on a half price deal so i was basically paying for 4gb.
 
That was a waste. Tirades is right, you're gonna need a 64bit OS like Vista 64bit in order to use that 8GB of RAM. Also, what are you doing that warrants 8GB of RAM? Games don't need that much RAM. 4GB yes, 8GB is serious overkill.

You only waited an hour after asking and then bought it. Man.
 
do a lot of vmware, up to 5 machines at a time for testing. today was the last day on the offer. i payed about 20 pounds more for 8gb then i would have done for 4. i have ordered vista x64 oem with the ram thats not a problem
 
Oh all right then. Then the 8GB of RAM was reasonable then.

My bad.
 
no problem, it was either the ram or a shitty cd2 and mobo. i thought the ram would be worth it in the long run :p
 
VMware... that makes sense... though I was going to suggest an X2 5000+ Black Edition processor, a 4GB (2x2GB) set of G.Skill DDR2 800 RAM, and a 64-bit OEM copy of Vista Home Premium... sorry I didn't mention it sooner....
 
Did you mean £400??? cuz 8GB + Vista Home Premium 64-bit comes out to around £328. But if you mean $400, then thats roughly £200. :confused:

/me thought u were in UK.
 
i am in the uk and i got vista ultimate x64 and 8gb of ram for around 240 pounds :p
 
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