- Joined
- Apr 25, 2003
- Location
- Huntington Beach, CA
OK! It's tax return time, and this is the only time of year I really get to upgrade my PC (however, it's usually a decent upgrade)
Here's what I've got currently:
P4 2.4B B0 @ 2.7 / 1.5v
512mb DDR333 Mushkin Basic (2x256)
Gigabyte 81K100 Motherboard
ATi Radeon 9100 (stock speed, overclocking didn't make crap difference, why strain it)
Audigy2
Antec Truepower 450w PS
Antec case (Windows, 6 fans including 1 on the side, don't remember exact model)
WD 40GB 7200rpm 2mb HD x 2 (Not in Raid, no MB support)
And here are the items I'm thinking about getting:
P4 2.4C processor - $179.99 @ Newegg.com Link
OCZ Dual Channel Optimized DDR PC-3500 High Performance. The Ultimate High End Memory 256MBX2 - $150.00(x2) @ Newegg.com Link
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB - $403.00 @ Newegg.com (Maybe 256mb, depends on if anyone even thinks it would be useful to have 256mb between now and next year) Link
WD WESTERN DIGITAL 200GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE - $205.00 @ Newegg.com Link
ABIT IC7-G, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 800MHz Canterwood ATX Motherboard - $226.00 @ Newegg.com Link
OR
ASUS Motherboard for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Processors, 800Mhz FSB Model# P4C800 DELUXE Retail w/ ASUS AI Features - $191.91 @ Newegg.com Link
This case -> http://www.dangerden.com/mall/cases/verge.asp <- Including all 3 blocks and extras - $538.65 (about)
OR
A Maze3 Power Kit w/ the Chipset / Video blocks in my current case (looks exactly like the Verge one above) - About $330 Link
OR
A Vapochill / Prometeia style CPU cooler case (hinging on whether I can find them for sale anywhere) with a water cooling solution for the Chipset / GPU - $600ish?
Little torn on which cooling solution to go with, although I really like the Verge case, looks nice.
Anyway, I'm mainly just looking for opinions on whether I've selected decent upgrade parts (if not, what's a better solution), whether I'm shopping at the right place for price (I've got quite a bit to spend, but who wouldn't save a little $ if they could?), and which of the motherboard / cooling solutions I should go with.
I'd like to have something I can really O/C without stressing it TOO much, and that will be able to play the coming crop of games WELL (HL2, DoomIII, SWG, etc etc). I'd even consider an AMD solution of some kind if y'all thought it would be better for gaming / OCing.
Anyway, any help is greatly appreciated, I don't wanna buy this stuff and shortly down the road find out I could have gotten a better quality component except that I goofed on my selections
Thanks all
Here's what I've got currently:
P4 2.4B B0 @ 2.7 / 1.5v
512mb DDR333 Mushkin Basic (2x256)
Gigabyte 81K100 Motherboard
ATi Radeon 9100 (stock speed, overclocking didn't make crap difference, why strain it)
Audigy2
Antec Truepower 450w PS
Antec case (Windows, 6 fans including 1 on the side, don't remember exact model)
WD 40GB 7200rpm 2mb HD x 2 (Not in Raid, no MB support)
And here are the items I'm thinking about getting:
P4 2.4C processor - $179.99 @ Newegg.com Link
OCZ Dual Channel Optimized DDR PC-3500 High Performance. The Ultimate High End Memory 256MBX2 - $150.00(x2) @ Newegg.com Link
POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9800 PRO 128MB - $403.00 @ Newegg.com (Maybe 256mb, depends on if anyone even thinks it would be useful to have 256mb between now and next year) Link
WD WESTERN DIGITAL 200GB 7200RPM EIDE HARD DRIVE - $205.00 @ Newegg.com Link
ABIT IC7-G, Intel 875P chipset for Socket 478 800MHz Canterwood ATX Motherboard - $226.00 @ Newegg.com Link
OR
ASUS Motherboard for Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron Processors, 800Mhz FSB Model# P4C800 DELUXE Retail w/ ASUS AI Features - $191.91 @ Newegg.com Link
This case -> http://www.dangerden.com/mall/cases/verge.asp <- Including all 3 blocks and extras - $538.65 (about)
OR
A Maze3 Power Kit w/ the Chipset / Video blocks in my current case (looks exactly like the Verge one above) - About $330 Link
OR
A Vapochill / Prometeia style CPU cooler case (hinging on whether I can find them for sale anywhere) with a water cooling solution for the Chipset / GPU - $600ish?
Little torn on which cooling solution to go with, although I really like the Verge case, looks nice.
Anyway, I'm mainly just looking for opinions on whether I've selected decent upgrade parts (if not, what's a better solution), whether I'm shopping at the right place for price (I've got quite a bit to spend, but who wouldn't save a little $ if they could?), and which of the motherboard / cooling solutions I should go with.
I'd like to have something I can really O/C without stressing it TOO much, and that will be able to play the coming crop of games WELL (HL2, DoomIII, SWG, etc etc). I'd even consider an AMD solution of some kind if y'all thought it would be better for gaming / OCing.
Anyway, any help is greatly appreciated, I don't wanna buy this stuff and shortly down the road find out I could have gotten a better quality component except that I goofed on my selections
Thanks all
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