Possible upgrades?

Benc · 11 Jul 2007 at 13:51

Built this thing a while ago know and i was just wondering if there are any possible upgrades or system bottlenecks?

Mobo: asus a8n-e
g/c: winfast 7800 gt
psu: hiper 580
cpu: amd 64 3700+
hdd: 160 gig and 2 gig of ram

cheers

Tee Hee Johnson · 11 Jul 2007 at 13:55

i think you colud do a cheap wee dual core upgrade...

i changed from a 3700+ (939) to a 3800+ x2 and what a difference!!

System feels quicker, video encoding, etc!

Defo worth it in my eyes... think my 3800+ (939) chip oem was only 55 quid

Benc · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:06

is the 4200+ x2 overkill for the rest of the system? seems cheapish to me and doesn't reqire a new mobo etc

melbourne720 · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:10

IMHO

order of priority:-

1. CPU (X2 as suggested)
2. PSU (to enable 3)
3. GPU

Then completely new CPU/Mobo/RAM...

Benc · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:17

so you um suggest i change everything or just the first 3? also 3800 or 4200 x2?

melbourne720 · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:24

Just the first 3, but after that it is probably new rig time.

I'd go for the 4200, it's not a lot more than the 3800. Big jump to the 4400 though.

Benc · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:25

which gfx and psu out of interest?

geezy · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:45

id go with a modular seasonic, and an 8800gts 320.

Hamoodii · 11 Jul 2007 at 14:48

save your pennies and get a C2Duo system, you can build one for next to nothing these days:

E2140=Around 50 pounds
P35 motherboard=Around 80-90
RAM=Some Ballistix of G.Skill for around 60ish (new

)
VGA=8800GTS 320MB

melbourne720 · 11 Jul 2007 at 15:57

geezy said:
id go with a modular seasonic, and an 8800gts 320.

2nd'd