Decent Upgrade?

Swifty55 · 4 Mar 2006 at 21:36

What you guys reckon to the spec?

Only downside is my ADM64 3200+, which im gunna overclock to the fullest. Then upgrade later.

Would all this be fine?

iraiguana · 4 Mar 2006 at 21:56

looks good, and the 3200's easily hit 2.5 if not higher, so shouldnt be too bad.

ACESHIGH · 4 Mar 2006 at 22:08

Rest is fine, but
Get this graphics card instead though... (faster than a 7800GTX)...
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO) £229.07*Including VAT

this is a much faster card for a little extra only, well worth it though.

This Week Only Price !

Swifty55 · 4 Mar 2006 at 22:10

£400 is my limit, or i would have

Explicit · 4 Mar 2006 at 22:37

Swifty55 said:
£400 is my limit, or i would have

Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£72.79
Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£229.07
Antec SLK3800BUK Black Quiet Midi Tower Case - 400W SmartPower PSU (CA-048-AN)
£64.57
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£17.04
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)
£6.46

Total inc VAT: £389.93

I highly recommend following ACE's advice and taking the X1800XT. It will demolish the 7800GT from every angle possible. It's the rival for the 7800GTX.

Swifty55 · 4 Mar 2006 at 23:08

So the X1800XT is a miles better card than the 7800GT, im a newb at upgrading.

Explicit · 4 Mar 2006 at 23:18

Swifty55 said:
So the X1800XT is a miles better card than the 7800GT, im a newb at upgrading.

The X1800XT 256MB is in a totally different league to the 7800GT. There's just no comparison between the two, the X1800XT is superior in every way possible.

Swifty55 · 4 Mar 2006 at 23:33

arg, this is doing my head in. so everyone recomends the X1800XT, then i shall get it. :/

Explicit · 4 Mar 2006 at 23:43

Trust us all on this one, it will be £229 well spent. And the grin on your face will be over a mile long when it chews and spits out everything you throw at it.