which piece to "upgrade"

djs488 · 06-28-04, 03:28 PM

my friends building a reasonably inexpensive system, which right now is gonna have a 2.8c, AI7 mobo, 512ddr400, and radeon 9600pro. if he only had like 150 more bucks to spend which parts should he make better. 9800pro would be $77 more, 3.0c would be $41 more, and 1 gig ram would be $100 more. which should he upgrade; dont get confused, he hasnt bought the system yet, but hes got 150 more and he wants to improve somewhere. if you think its REALLY necessary he can go over. but i wanted ur opinion.

thanks

vietp13 · 06-28-04, 03:39 PM

i would suggest and amd but i might flamed but heh oh well why not jsut get 2600M and abit nf7-s or dfi inifinity ultra 512 ram and some other vid card like 9800pro or perhaps even more if budget allows him ? would be a lot cheaper with right adjustment it can be almost on par with intel, on my suggestion

djs488 · 06-28-04, 03:43 PM

haha, yes i was expecting an amd response, which is fine, but we are sticking with the intel. thats what he wants and i have no objections.

vietp13 · 06-28-04, 03:45 PM

ohs well i guess go with 9800pro if money permits then

djs488 · 06-28-04, 03:46 PM

basically im looking for either a suggestion of:

3.0c and 9800pro
1gig and 9800pro
3.0c and 1 gig

or perhaps, all three.

vietp13 · 06-28-04, 03:53 PM

now that you clarified it i say 1gb and 9800pro good combo why 3.0c because 2.8c can alwayws o/c too, but you cant get ram to magically become 1gb hehe

Viper2004 · 06-28-04, 03:57 PM

I say ram and the 9800 pro. It would only be 27 bucks more and getting a 3.0 instead of a 2.8 isnt a huge difference...

radium · 06-28-04, 07:53 PM

Same, you will hardly notice a speed difference. However with 512 instead of a gig...

djs488 · 06-28-04, 09:01 PM

k, thats what he got, thanks a lot guys.

jamesvbon · 06-30-04, 09:55 AM

how fast is the ram? would the 1 gig upgrade be dual channal or running standard? if its an option id maybe get faster ram(corsair XMS? or maybe even higher clock?) and then get the vid card if you still have money.

06-28-04, 03:28 PM	Thread Starter #1
djs488 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland	which piece to "upgrade" my friends building a reasonably inexpensive system, which right now is gonna have a 2.8c, AI7 mobo, 512ddr400, and radeon 9600pro. if he only had like 150 more bucks to spend which parts should he make better. 9800pro would be $77 more, 3.0c would be $41 more, and 1 gig ram would be $100 more. which should he upgrade; dont get confused, he hasnt bought the system yet, but hes got 150 more and he wants to improve somewhere. if you think its REALLY necessary he can go over. but i wanted ur opinion. thanks
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06-28-04, 03:39 PM	#2
vietp13 Member Join Date: Mar 2003	i would suggest and amd but i might flamed but heh oh well why not jsut get 2600M and abit nf7-s or dfi inifinity ultra 512 ram and some other vid card like 9800pro or perhaps even more if budget allows him ? would be a lot cheaper with right adjustment it can be almost on par with intel, on my suggestion
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06-28-04, 03:43 PM	Thread Starter #3
djs488 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland	haha, yes i was expecting an amd response, which is fine, but we are sticking with the intel. thats what he wants and i have no objections.
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06-28-04, 03:45 PM	#4
vietp13 Member Join Date: Mar 2003	ohs well i guess go with 9800pro if money permits then
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06-28-04, 03:46 PM	Thread Starter #5
djs488 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland	basically im looking for either a suggestion of: 3.0c and 9800pro 1gig and 9800pro 3.0c and 1 gig or perhaps, all three.
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06-28-04, 03:53 PM	#6
vietp13 Member Join Date: Mar 2003	now that you clarified it i say 1gb and 9800pro good combo why 3.0c because 2.8c can alwayws o/c too, but you cant get ram to magically become 1gb hehe
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06-28-04, 03:57 PM	#7
Viper2004 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: illinois	I say ram and the 9800 pro. It would only be 27 bucks more and getting a 3.0 instead of a 2.8 isnt a huge difference... __________________ Lian Li V1200b Plus II EVGA X58 SLI XE Intel I7 920 D0 EVGA GTX260 6gb OCZ Platinum Corsair 1000HX OCZ Vertex 60gb SSD WD Black 1TB Cooled by: HK 3.0 LT, MCR320/Gentle Typhoons, Typhoon 3 + D5, EK NB/SB 5, Tygon 3603, Distilled + Kill Coil
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06-28-04, 07:53 PM	#8
radium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rhode Island	Same, you will hardly notice a speed difference. However with 512 instead of a gig... __________________ E8400 @ stock ATI HD4850 @ stock OCZ Platinum 2x2GB 5-5-5-15 P182 case 150 Raptor OS/Games 250 Seagate storage Asus P5Q pro Waiting on the vid cooler to come in before OC's ^_^
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06-28-04, 09:01 PM	Thread Starter #9
djs488 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland	k, thats what he got, thanks a lot guys.
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06-30-04, 09:55 AM	#10
jamesvbon Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Houston	how fast is the ram? would the 1 gig upgrade be dual channal or running standard? if its an option id maybe get faster ram(corsair XMS? or maybe even higher clock?) and then get the vid card if you still have money.
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