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Hi,
I'm thinking of upgrading my PC now that the Core 2 Duo processors are out. My current pc has an Athlon 64 3200, 2gb ram, and an AGP graphics card, so theres not going to be a lot I can reuse....
Anyhoo, I figure from various reviews that the E6600 is the processor to go for, and I use virtual PC quite a bit, so 2GB of ram is a must. I've no idea whats going on with motherboards for these, so any suggestions would be great.
I like playing games, so a good graphics card is needed, and I've got three monitors so I need a primary graphics card with two DVI outputs - I've got a crappy PCI card to run the third screen, but would an SLI rig be better for this kind of thing, or a waste of money? The main monitor is 1280x1024, so thats the maximum game resolution I will need.
I need a bigger hard disk too - is the 150gb raptor with a second slower storage drive the one to go for, or are the new perpendicular thingy seagate drives a better buy?
I'm looking to spend about 800 pounds, but might be able to stretch to 1000 if it will significantly improve performance...
I'm thinking of upgrading my PC now that the Core 2 Duo processors are out. My current pc has an Athlon 64 3200, 2gb ram, and an AGP graphics card, so theres not going to be a lot I can reuse....
Anyhoo, I figure from various reviews that the E6600 is the processor to go for, and I use virtual PC quite a bit, so 2GB of ram is a must. I've no idea whats going on with motherboards for these, so any suggestions would be great.
I like playing games, so a good graphics card is needed, and I've got three monitors so I need a primary graphics card with two DVI outputs - I've got a crappy PCI card to run the third screen, but would an SLI rig be better for this kind of thing, or a waste of money? The main monitor is 1280x1024, so thats the maximum game resolution I will need.
I need a bigger hard disk too - is the 150gb raptor with a second slower storage drive the one to go for, or are the new perpendicular thingy seagate drives a better buy?
I'm looking to spend about 800 pounds, but might be able to stretch to 1000 if it will significantly improve performance...