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So here i am with *some* money! ;) CC needs some exercise so i am currently on:

3.2ghz P4 @ 4.13ghz (socket 478) on watercooling
6800GT AGP
2GB value ram

i have about £300 to upgrade GPU + CPU + MOBO to something better however here are the factors:
> my watercooling wont support conroe (its worth £200 so i dont know whether i could sell this for conroe or keep for 939 build)
> I need PCI -E this time!
> want something thats gonna be up to date for a while (quake wars, spore and good old CSS)
> Something i can upgrade in the future? (better cpu etc)
> if possible, a cpu my watercooling can support (939, 775 - not sure on conroe!)

cheers guys!!

or do i save and wait till september (conroe price drops?)
 
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its a Koolance Exos 2 system if that helps?

very pricey to change blocks for GPU , HDDs etc so not sure if it will either :
> be economically suitable to buy new block
> if they even release one

i do know it supports 775, 478, 939.... is conroe the same size as 775? cause the kit comes with all the socket attachments so maybe it could fit a conroe?

Have a peek at this old blog from ages ago if the pictures help?
CLICK ME
 
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ok mate, might just hold on to my cash, how much would a build with conroe be? with lets say an X1800xt, 2GB ddr2, mobo + chip (E6600)? by lets say september, thing is by then wont directx9 card become slightly overlooked due to direct x 10?
 
i got MM access! i was hoping to pick up some 939 for less hassle, to be honest, the CPUs going on 939 builds should be fine for mefor another year? would you say i would notice difference between my current socket 478 3.2 prescott and lets say , an AMD san diego 4000+ ? or even an X23800+ , 4400+?

cause i think conroe is going to be a little bit too expensive
 
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