Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:04:57 Post Subject: Upgrade or new system?
Ok its winter and i want a nice little something for myself so i have decided to upgrade almost everything on my current pc, or do a totally new build.
Here is what i have now:
Amd athlon 64 3000+ 1.8ghz overcooked to 2.6 ghz.
ASUS A8N SLI DLEX motherboard.
1 GB corsair xms DRR400 Ram
120GB Maxtor hard drive.
XFX 6800 xt 256 MB *X2 in sli*
600 watt x-finite psu
Extreme sound 5.1 sound card.
Corsair nautilus 500 water cooling unit.
I will be keeping the following Components:
Motherboard
Power supply
Water cooling unit
My cd-rom and dvd-rom
And fan controller.
That comes to around $1000 Dollars before shipping.
I want the computer to handle crysis on high settings with at least 35 fps , not all the bells and whistles .
It will be used for alot of storage, hence the half t-Byte of space, the raptor will only have windows and most games and applications on it. I want this to last me for about 2 years till a future re-build.
And suggestions or ideas? thanks. _________________ ASUS A8N SLI DELX
AMD SKT 939 1.8GHZ O'C @ 2.6GHZ
XFX 6800XT 256MB X2 SLI
CORSAIR 1 GB XMS RAM
MAXTOR DIAMOND MAX 9 120 GB MASTER
ULTRA X-FINITY 600W PSU
DIAMONd XT SOUND 5.1
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 500 WATER COOLING
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Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:30:27 Post Subject:
if you want cheap you could get some more life outta your system with an upgrade to dual core, 2gb ddr, and one new video card. if you look for used opteron 175-185 (approx $85-$150) (my opty 185 is just as fast as my e6600) and 2gb ddr (approx $85-$150), and a new dx10 video card ($250-$600) that would last until the AMD quads are around for awhile. (and the video card most likely can be used at the next upgrade (SLI for example). So doing that you would be around $420 to $900 (if you get an insane video card).
There are 150gb raptors for 150 on ebay new, so i might do that instead of the 74 gb, and ill hold off on the other 500 for a while, and up the cpu and ram. _________________ ASUS A8N SLI DELX
AMD SKT 939 1.8GHZ O'C @ 2.6GHZ
XFX 6800XT 256MB X2 SLI
CORSAIR 1 GB XMS RAM
MAXTOR DIAMOND MAX 9 120 GB MASTER
ULTRA X-FINITY 600W PSU
DIAMONd XT SOUND 5.1
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 500 WATER COOLING
Joined: 19 Oct 2005 Posts: 2120 Location: New Jersey
Posted: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:14:43 Post Subject:
I gotta agree with Doc with the Raptors. I have 3x36gb in raid-0...they are faster in seeking, but burst speed is still slower, and you have the noise. 3k more RPM IS noticeably different. Plus they are pretty expensive.
I realy want the hard drives to be top notch. i want very little loading times as possible. but still keeping the budget low. _________________ ASUS A8N SLI DELX
AMD SKT 939 1.8GHZ O'C @ 2.6GHZ
XFX 6800XT 256MB X2 SLI
CORSAIR 1 GB XMS RAM
MAXTOR DIAMOND MAX 9 120 GB MASTER
ULTRA X-FINITY 600W PSU
DIAMONd XT SOUND 5.1
CORSAIR NAUTILUS 500 WATER COOLING
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