Uprade Decision

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Hi all,
I feel an upgrade coming on but i'm not sure i should go all the way or just essentials bearing in mind i use it as a medium powered games machine.

Current System / possible uprgrade *Not sure
XP2500 BARTON *
RADEON 9500PRO / Geforce 6600gt
512MB(2700) / 1024mb(3200)
MSI K7N2 MOTHERBOARD *
SONIC FURY SOUND CARD / Audigy zs
80GIG MAXTOR 8MB / 160mb maxtor to run alongside

What i want to know is whether or not it is worth(Financially) upgrading the processor and board to incorporate an Athlon 64 and PCI Express, will i see much of a difference in the games and 3d marks as it will cost me twice as much.

Thanks
 
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I wouldn't go for the XP2500 ... what's your price range ?!?!

You may as well get 64bit ... may aswell be future proof ... for up and coming applications :)

I would get PCI express for the same factor (future proof) lol i have AGP atm ... stick with that i would say for now ... unless you have enough money that is ... you won't see THAT much difference i don't think unless you got a GFX x 2 ...

Give us some expenditure costs that might help abit :) lol

Things i would DEFFO upgrade to ...
RAM :) BIG improvement lol
Sound card - unless you really want to ?!?! Motherboard one should be fine ... unless your really into like sound quality of games etc.
HDD - yes i would say :)
GFX - Yes deffo if you can afford it :) lol
 
Thanks, my budget is around £300 and that would upgrade everything mentioned bar motherboard & processor, it would cost nearer £600 for the others & not sure i would get much extra speed in games by doing so.
 
kk lol That helps more :)

Well i would go for the RAM first ... THEN CPU :) lol

Get 1GB RAM first that will make a big improvement ...

Get AMD 64bit CPU socket 939 aswell :)

CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3200BIBOX) (CP-097-AM)

Motherboard - Abit AV8 (Socket 939) Motherboard (MB-052-AB)

Ram - Crucial 512MB DDR PC3200 CAS3 (CT6464Z40B) (MY-024-CR)

(These are rough guides btw)

That should cost you around £300 lol

Then save your money for a GFX :)
 
im with belloni on the CPU an Athlon 64 3200 will make a big improvement, but i'd go with an Asus A8V and 2x256mb sticks of geil value that comes in at around £250
 
Thanx Me_2001 ...

Look around for different motherboards.

That was just a rough idea for one :)

Crucial or Geil memory value you choose mate :) I have Crucial lol
 
the abit board is good but i'd prefer a bigger name brand plus it costs about the same, the corsair is good but a bit slower than the geil, plus you might aswell take advantage of the dual channel capability on the motherboard
 
Yeah i spose lol :)

Up to you Kennydo ... :) Go with Me_2001 lol

Mine were just rough ideas ... you can look further more into it ... or ask us too :)

Please let us know how you get on :)
 
That's what i thought lol

Oh well we each have our own opinions of top brands i guess ! lol :)

Never mind eh ! :P
 
1nteger said:
I would have put Abit alongside Asus and Gigabyte in the top name mobo brands:confused:
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they are a well known make but i didn't think they were that good, i suppose they must be if there still in business
 
I see nothing wrong with Belloni or Me_2001 suggestions :)
 
Me__2001 said:
they are a well known make but i didn't think they were that good, i suppose they must be if there still in business
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Abit are one of two or three top level mobo makers - those that shift the biggest numbers of mobos, so the chipset manufacturers give them loads of early test systems and make sure their boards work well. Then you get the second level manufacturers that include DFI, for example, who don't sell as many, but often deliver more specialist boards with more tweaks and upgrades on the basic chipset. That's why the DFI LanParty series is more expensive but considered to be probably the most stable 64bit overclocking boards you can buy, plus it's got a modified soundcard built in so it sounds a lot better than the basic one that's on, Asus and Gigabyte boards, and the LanParty board layout is very diffrent from the reference design - better suited to improved airflow and cable management in many cases. MSI also have a very good 64bit mobo with perhaps even better sound, but not quite as overclockable as the LanParty.

You pays your money and takes your choice as they say.:D
 
i never knew that they were such a big company, i'll look into their boards fo my new PC
 
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