Dell Precision Gaming Upgrades

[DevilBoy916]

Hiya Gang

I have a Dell Precision 670 workstation, which I am trying to beef up to be a gaming PC.

It currently has :

Xeon 3ghz processor.
2GB Ram
Support for PCI-Ex16 Graphics card, up to 150Watts.
650Watt power supply.

I am looking to get an 8800GTS 640mb card, so i'm a bit more future proofed, for playing crysis, and bioshock.
I allso want to get another 3hgz Xeon processor, as they are going for a resonable price now.

The current processor I have is a Nocona core processor, so its quite old (maybe 5 years). So I am guessing that although it is a Xeon, its not going to be as good as current processors.
I think I can upgrade to a 2.8ghz Duel Core processor (Is that right?), which should make it a bit better for gaming.

My question is this. Is it worth me spending a bit on the processor, as well as GPU, to get it up to gaming standards. Or am I better of starting again, and building a fresh PC.

Cheers!
DB

 

[DevilBoy916]

Yeah it is. The PSU is a weird dell one. The MOBO is a wierd Dell one.

I'm just thinking though, This upgrade would probably cost me around £350. And I'd have a fairly decent gaming PC.

A new build would cost me in the region of £800. bit of a difference!

p.s. What is "double post" ?

 

[DevilBoy916]

So if I was to start again, I'd be looking at around £700 I guess.

Get a quad core processor I think.

What does g0 stand for by the way (i.e. q6600 g0)?

 

[DevilBoy916]

Now that sounds like the perfect solution.

If I could save cash on the MOBO/PSU/CASE/RAM, that'd be a much more painless solution!

How do I check which processors will go with this MOBO?
The Dell site is a little less than helpfull when it comes to proper tech specs!

DB

 

[DevilBoy916]

Its a dell precision 670.
Is that enough?

 

[DevilBoy916]

Hmmm.

The more I hear about this, the more I'm thinking that this MOBO wont hold the processor that I want it to (i.e. for gaming).
Starting again is looking more and more like a better plan.