what upgrade for me

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I will probably be wanting a nehalem in about 8 months but i would like to upgreade my existing setup. I have never built a pc before, i bought from a local shop.


I have:

AMD Opteron 165 at stock settings
MSI K8 neo platinum ( i think )
2 GB DDR memory, not sure what speed
EVGA 7800 GTX 256 MB

The vid card is what im guessing i should upgrade. Because i failed the Can I Run It test on that website that i cant remember for GTA 4 and a few other games i think i might play.

All due to vid card not being suffecient. i was also looking at recommended specs not min.


My monitor is 19'' viewsonic lcd thats about 5 yrs old. not sure of the res. think it is 1024x768.

So im willing to spend upwards of 150 if you think it would be worthwile. I wont even consider crisis until i get the nehalem.

then when i do ill give this rig to my kids.

thanks a bunch

*forgot to say my power supply is 550 watt. its probably a cheap one. not like corsair or anything.
 
Well, nehalem might not be the best for price/performance when it comes out but if your decision can't be swayed, go for it.

Anyway, for that price, you can get a 4850 AR for less than 150. You'd probably have to upgrade your power supply, cuz I don't know if it'd have the correct pins for the newer video cards.

Definitely don't waste your money on another 7800 GTX. It's time is done. If you want to get "old" technology, go for at least an 8800GT in SLI. But I think a 4850 is your best bet if you're doing a complete system overhaul.
 
yeah, i think i just want to upgrade the vid card only.

so 8800GT in sli is an option. thank you
 
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