best value upgrade

tindale · 6 Jul 2006 at 20:28

Hello all, I've got the spec below, and want to know, pound for pound, what the best upgrade would be:

Athlon 64 3700+
Asrock Dual Sata2 mobo
2 x 1gb OCUK ram (pc3200)
AGP Ati X850 XT PE
1 x IDE and 1 x Sata HDD (nothing special here).
17" Hercules pro TFT
on board sound

go on then guys, where would you splash the cash?

tindale · 7 Jul 2006 at 09:56

In answer to the questions, the machine is mostly used for gaming, so I was thinking about graphics cards but don't know how the new generation compare to what I've got.

My mobo does indeed take PCI-E cards, but I'd need to upgrade from my 480W trueblue PSU, as its not ATX 2.

And as for what I want it to do better, there's no sensible answer, I just want it to be better

tindale · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:07

Whats the performance difference like from X850XT PE to X1800XT? Since they changed the numbering I've not paid enough attention :confused:

tindale · 7 Jul 2006 at 11:32

Thanks, time for the credit card. Sounds like the bay is the place to sell then, but I'm always keen to put stuff on here where possible.

tindale · 7 Jul 2006 at 12:48

Thats the other option, but I'm not sure I'll be able to afford both. God, its so confusing, all I want is everything, without spending any money on it. Its so unfair.....

Anyhow, will I need to get an ATX2 PSU to be able to run a PCI-e graphics card?

tindale · 7 Jul 2006 at 13:28

thanks everyone, having just looked at what some of these are going for on the bay I think I could make a profit here, and afford that new TFT after all

I'm surprised my PSU has a PCI-e connector as its a couple of years old, but pleasantly so. Lets go spend some money.....