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Right, I've got £750 to spend on upgrades for my computer, although I'd rather not spend all of it.
My current spec:
Obviously the processor, motherboard and graphics card will all need to be upgraded, probably memory as well, but a new sound card would also be nice as well (and PSU if absolutely necessary, but I'd rather avoid).
Everything else—case, hard drives, monitor, etc. I already have, so no need to worry about them.
I'm currently thinking:
The two things I'm a bit shaky on are memory and motherboards though (mainly memory) so some guidance on that would be appreciated.
Also, is it worth going for a mid-range 8800 (640MB probably) rather than a very good X1950XT?
Cheers!
My current spec:
- AMD Athlon 3200+ (socket A
) - 1GB GeIL Value
- 6800GT 256MB (AGP)
- Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe motherboard
- Akasa 460W PSU
- SB Live! 5.1 sound card (ancient!)
Obviously the processor, motherboard and graphics card will all need to be upgraded, probably memory as well, but a new sound card would also be nice as well (and PSU if absolutely necessary, but I'd rather avoid).
Everything else—case, hard drives, monitor, etc. I already have, so no need to worry about them.
I'm currently thinking:
- Core 2 DUO E6400
- Abit AB9
- Club3D X1950XT 512MB (GDDR3) (won't link as it's a different website)
- Corsair XMS2-5400 (2GB)
- Unsure about sound card (would want at least 5.1)
The two things I'm a bit shaky on are memory and motherboards though (mainly memory) so some guidance on that would be appreciated.
Also, is it worth going for a mid-range 8800 (640MB probably) rather than a very good X1950XT?
Cheers!
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