Can you double check my upgrade for me?

BennyC · 26 Sep 2006 at 20:19

Could someone just please confirm all this will work together hunky dorey? Thanks

Benny

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)

Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-128-IN)

Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2-6400C4 TwinX (2x1GB) (MY-108-CS)

Grand total a gut wrenching £700.20

best be ******* worth it! lol

BennyC · 26 Sep 2006 at 20:22

why? ive been told the cards perform more or less the same, well the 1900 is about 2fps better, and ill be loosing 2mb of cache, n gfx isnt mega important for me as i only play bf2. Rest of it is all compatible yargon?

BennyC · 26 Sep 2006 at 20:39

Ahh rite kl, i would go the 1900gt but its guna cost me too much im already £100 over budget atm with a 6600 conroe replacing the 6300, lol im sure ill cope with the x1800xt if not ill buy an after market cooler

wouldnt believe i started on a £5/600 budget! lol

BennyC · 26 Sep 2006 at 20:56

hmm, is it reaaaaally worth it? can you lay down the benefits for me?

BennyC · 26 Sep 2006 at 21:00

yeh i can get the artic cooling x2 for £15 the clock speeds on gpu and memory are higher on the x1800xt

BennyC · 26 Sep 2006 at 21:36

they seemed to be fairley even matched, with the 1800 being the tiniest bit better over all, altho *** 1900 was far better on some titles, i only play bf2 and watch movies so i think the 1800 is for me, im £100 over budget as it is, lol

Thanks for your time.

BennyC · 27 Sep 2006 at 15:39

ye i only game at 1280x1024 or 1360x768, so im deffers sticking with the 1800.

As for ths cpu is the 6600 as its a conroe not better for gaming? plus it has a a cache twice the size of the 6300?

BennyC · 27 Sep 2006 at 16:07

6300 it is! lol Im debating weath or not to stick with my 1800 or go for the 1900 now, ive heard its quieter, but im aware the x1800 is slightley better in certain games, also is it worth me putting this £15 difference towards a better cooler for the e6300?

BennyC · 27 Sep 2006 at 16:29

I only really play BF2, and if a game is realised similar to it i'd play that too.

I plan to have stock cooling on the Graphics card at first to see how it performs and if it needs aftermarket. Mite have stock on my e6300, chances are ill buy an aftermarket for that too, not sure which tho... have a nuther post asking advice on that in the gfx section.