Upgrade needed?

blivingston · 04-11-08, 11:01 AM

Hey all, ive been a little out of the loop, was over clocking a few years ago with water cooling, but was kind of broke, anways long story short im not broke any more and i was wondering what you think i should upgrade on my current rig? here are the specs:
Motherboard - ASUS P5NSLI
RAM - 3GB DDR2
Video Card - ATI All-in-wonder 1900
CPU - Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz
PSU - 550W

other peripherals, such as cd drives etc im not too worried about, just the main stuff up there, thanks for the advice in advance

Th3 F4ll3n P1mp · 04-11-08, 11:18 AM

New vid card (8800 gts 512?) New cpu (q6600 q9450 or q9550) not sure about mobo but 780i is good, and drop in another gig of ram. How old is that rig?

Th3 F4ll3n P1mp · 04-11-08, 11:19 AM

Oh and hx620 is a good option.

masakabassist · 04-11-08, 11:27 AM

@Fallen: I think you have forgotten to take into account what OS he/she is using. If it is a 32bit operating system I believe it can only address 3GB of RAM so adding an extra gig would do sweet FA.

@OP: What will you be using the rig for? I.E Gaming, Word Processing...

LilBuddy · 04-11-08, 11:41 AM

I'd go with an E8400 or Q6600 and a P35 board like the Abit IP35-E, Abit IP35-Pro, or Gigabyte P35-DS3L. If you are really into gaming I'd get an 8800GTS but if you are not so into it get a 9600GT.

blivingston · 04-11-08, 01:38 PM

Hey, i think i built it just over 2 years ago, and im mostly looking for gaming on it, im almost 100% sure i need a new video card, what else would you recommend?

ScottinIndy · 04-11-08, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by blivingston

Hey, i think i built it just over 2 years ago, and im mostly looking for gaming on it, im almost 100% sure i need a new video card, what else would you recommend?

You going to be running Xp, Vista, Linux? What brand and model is your current PSU, Finally, What's your budget?

LilBuddy · 04-11-08, 03:25 PM

Like I said...

9600GT - $130
8800GT - $150
8800GTS - $200

All are good, just depends on the budget.

04-11-08, 11:01 AM	Thread Starter #1
blivingston New Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Upgrade needed? Hey all, ive been a little out of the loop, was over clocking a few years ago with water cooling, but was kind of broke, anways long story short im not broke any more and i was wondering what you think i should upgrade on my current rig? here are the specs: Motherboard - ASUS P5NSLI RAM - 3GB DDR2 Video Card - ATI All-in-wonder 1900 CPU - Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz PSU - 550W other peripherals, such as cd drives etc im not too worried about, just the main stuff up there, thanks for the advice in advance
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04-11-08, 11:18 AM	#2
Th3 F4ll3n P1mp Disabled Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 127.0.0.1	New vid card (8800 gts 512?) New cpu (q6600 q9450 or q9550) not sure about mobo but 780i is good, and drop in another gig of ram. How old is that rig?
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04-11-08, 11:19 AM	#3
Th3 F4ll3n P1mp Disabled Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 127.0.0.1	Oh and hx620 is a good option.
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04-11-08, 11:27 AM	#4
masakabassist Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Wales!!	@Fallen: I think you have forgotten to take into account what OS he/she is using. If it is a 32bit operating system I believe it can only address 3GB of RAM so adding an extra gig would do sweet FA. @OP: What will you be using the rig for? I.E Gaming, Word Processing... __________________ Dual Booting Ubuntu and XP Asus M2N32 WS Pro :drool: AMD X2 4200 (OC'd 2856MHz @ 1.4V) 2GB Corsair PC5300 RAM (4X512MB) XFX 8800GTS 320Mb FSP 500W Bluestorm II PSU 160GB WD SATAII Hard Drive F@H masakabassist Heat: masakabassist
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04-11-08, 11:41 AM	#5
LilBuddy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Irving, Tx	I'd go with an E8400 or Q6600 and a P35 board like the Abit IP35-E, Abit IP35-Pro, or Gigabyte P35-DS3L. If you are really into gaming I'd get an 8800GTS but if you are not so into it get a 9600GT. __________________ Intel E8400 @ 4005 (445x9 @ 1.37v) - Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix PC8500 - 2x36gb Raptor in RAID 0 - 640gb WD Black - EVGA 8800GT (730/1700/2060) - Antec 900 - Seasonic M12 700W AMD 3600+ Brisbane - Abit NF-M2 Nview P4 2.8C @ 3094 - ECS PT880 NEO MB - ATI 9800 Pro AMD 1700+ @ 2272 - Epox 8RGA+ AMD T-Bird 1400 @ 1650
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04-11-08, 01:38 PM	Thread Starter #6
blivingston New Member Join Date: Apr 2008	Hey, i think i built it just over 2 years ago, and im mostly looking for gaming on it, im almost 100% sure i need a new video card, what else would you recommend?
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04-11-08, 03:25 PM	#8
LilBuddy Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Irving, Tx	Like I said... 9600GT - $130 8800GT - $150 8800GTS - $200 All are good, just depends on the budget. __________________ Intel E8400 @ 4005 (445x9 @ 1.37v) - Gigabyte EP45-UD3P - 2x1gb Crucial Ballistix PC8500 - 2x36gb Raptor in RAID 0 - 640gb WD Black - EVGA 8800GT (730/1700/2060) - Antec 900 - Seasonic M12 700W AMD 3600+ Brisbane - Abit NF-M2 Nview P4 2.8C @ 3094 - ECS PT880 NEO MB - ATI 9800 Pro AMD 1700+ @ 2272 - Epox 8RGA+ AMD T-Bird 1400 @ 1650
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