Got £200, what should I upgrade here...

[hp7909]

Like title says. But before you begin, £50 goes towards another hard disk. Seriously running out of disk space.

1. 3000+ winnie @ stock (reason why, see 3)
2. 1GB DDR PC3200 @ 2.5-3-3-8
3. A8V Deluxe (Rev 1.02)
4. ATI 9800PRO
5. Tagan TG330-U01

Budget's £200 and can't sell any of the above - will be used as hand-me-down.

 

[hp7909]

I'd say 2GB of Geil Value RAM, and a 6600GT, but that comes in @ £205 so leaves no money for your HDD!

You think a whole new set of RAM would do? Why not add another 1GB (512x2)? Besides what are the benfits? Right now, from Windows Task Manager: Available Physical Memory's 514MB and PF Usage's 409MB. & the system's very responsive.

Bit skeptical upgrading the graphics card right now. Might be tempted in the near future to take the PCI Express plunge, & that also calls for a PSU upgrade (apart from Motherboard)

 

[hp7909]

cheers sgoaty
my only worry is the PSU. Its a Tagan but only 330W

 

[hp7909]

wattage isnt that important, as long as the amperage is high.

• +3.3V 28A
• +5V 28A
• +12V 18A
• -5V 0.8A
• -12v 1.0A
• -5Vsb 2.5A

Good or bad?

 

[hp7909]

Eh, did i mention that i don't play any 'modern' games Just occasional HL-2 & GTA San Andreas. The rest are EA Games like FIFA & NFS Underground 2
Do quite a-bit of video encoding, though So, yes you guessed my next question: Would a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ be good in my system?

 

[hp7909]

It would be a good upgrade, but more memory would make it very happy to...video encoding loves ram TBH.

The X2 3800+ is just right on the budget
Also, would I need to buy a new heatsink, currently have a Coolermaster Vortex Dream

 

[hp7909]

mate i used to have that mobo and i could overclock it fine to about 2.6 on a 300+ amd 64 winnie.

Revision 1.02 The one without a PCI/AGP lock? The highest i've ever gotten out of it with the 3000+ is 2GHz. Higher than that the system wouldn't boot and several times i've corrupted the hard disk, & once had to restore from backup.