£100 performance boost

shaffaaf27

shaffaaf27

shaffaaf27

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ok i have a:

  • p4 3.06GHz prescott
  • 2.25GB DDR1
  • p915 chipset mobo
  • 7800GT pci-e
  • tagan u15 430W

now i have £100 to spend on an upgrade.

i already have a E2140, 2x1GB corsair XMS2 C4 pc6400, but no mobo (the p915 wont run it from what i have read)

so do i spend £100 on a p5k-e wifi and a freezer 7 pro for my new rig

or on a 9600GT for my old.

what would give me a more everyday boost, along with gaming.

currently i have a 5:4 17" 1280x1024 monitor, and i can run COD4 maxXxed out at full AF and 4xAA (max i can select) avging 30FPS.
 
yeah, well it was my cheap setup coming through, but with two £40 DOA mobos :( i have £80 for new mobo, and i found £20 lying around.

the 7800GT artifacts in the first few seconds of a game, just white/grey blotches everywhere, and then nothing after that. i even put the fan speed to 100% (mad loud) and a 120mm fan on it, and reseated the G70 core and the ram with AS5, but the artifacting still occurs, but as its only for a few seconds i dont mind much. and seeing as i got it for £15, id say its a bargin :)

ok, im gonna splash out on the mobo when i get my money back (it says refunded, but not appeared on my bank yet) from OcUK for the DOA P35C-DS3R

then i would have spent £150 to get a p5k-e e2140 corsair DDR2 2GB 7800GT and a ACF7P

i think thats pretty good, no?
 
craig_kennedy83 said:
Yeah sounds like a good plan :D Shame about the Graphics tho, but if you can live with it, its all good then!

I liked how we were on the same wee mission... always seen you on the threads i looked at :P

My Cheap C2D rig adventure is coming to an end soon too... managed to land a e2180 for £36 yesterday... :D Well chuffed
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hehe, nothing says you cant have an expensive hobby, but not a big wallet:D

WOW i got my E2140 for £34 in recorded 1st class. what a deal on the E2180. but then again my one has run at 3.45GHz:eek:

whats the rest of your cheapo mission? :p (as was mine)

and OcUK refunded to my account today, so im just a few clicks away from my first ever brand new components. rest have been second hand :D
 
very very very nice system.

how did you get the p182 for 45. thats a superb price for such a good case.

i hope your p5n-e is stable and works :)

mine didnt :(
 
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