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Mp4

Mp4

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My current system:

Cooler Master CM Stacker + Cross Flow Fan
Enermax Infiniti 650W EIN650AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
ASUS A8R32 MVP DELUXE CROSSFIRE READY SOCKET 939
AMD 64 Dual Core 4800+
2GIG OCZ Platinum RAM
ATI Radeon - X1900 + X1900XTX (Crossfire)
Dell 2405fpw 24" monitor


W&D 500 GIG SATA
Saitek keyboard
Logitech G5 Mouse

WinXp Home (sp2)

after having problems since the thunderstorm last wednesday, i've decided to upgrade as its going to cost over £200 anyway.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17905631

i want to try and use my GFX cards at least , im not botherd about the ram , or pcu etc as it will be in the bundle
 
The problem is that the system you have there is great, and I wouldn't change much of it myself.

It isn't a processor problem, or else there would be no startup at all. Sounds to me like a power supply or motherboard problem...

You'll need to determine what you need first, and what is/isn't damaged. Then we can obviously check what you need to buy to replace.
 
I've been doing slow small upgrades to my machine, and one of mine was the Case/PSU, I went for the Sonata III, and love it. Best case I've ever had. Also looking at an upgrade to a phenom, mobo and ram for about your budget. Amazing the price of ram, no idea which is best, would probably just pick a brand name.
 
Just looking for

Processor / Motherboard (Asus) / Ram upgrade.

And which i can use my Crossfire GFX cards
 
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So can anyone recomend me anything ?

been trying to find 939 socket processor AMD athlion 64 Dual Core x2 4800 , but faling to find some + AM2 processors seem £100 cheaper
 
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Yeah, you won't really find any Socket 939 processors to upgrade to, as it's practically obsolete now..Hence why I haven't upgraded, cause say for your current processor, you'll pay twice as much as a current 775 processor.

That's why AM2 processors are cheaper than 939 anyway, as they don't make 939 cpu's anymore as far as I know.

Whats happened to your current system then? Suddenly flakey and not working?

If your upgrading, everyone will tell you to goto Intel to be honest, as they are better money for performance wise in 'most' aspects :)

I presume your Cards are PCI-e as well?
 
for £300 why not get

wolfdale 8500 @ £130
asus maximus extreme @£140 if you want x38 for full on crossfire
asus p5q @£82 if you want P45 and ok crossfire

then get something like a geil black dragon 2X2GB kit @ £50

sell your old ram cpu and mainboard and put the cas towards better gear

with your current cards i would reccomend going p45 and selling both of your cards to get a 4850/4870
 
P5Q Pro so you can use Crossfire, Q6600 (the only worth upgrade, going with another dual core wouldn't be worth it otherwise), and 2x2GB GeIL Black Dragon PC6400.

Going with an Xx8 board will be expensive, and you aren't going to say any major performance increase. Graphics cards don't take up a whole 8x PCI-E slot, let alone a 16x.

Mind you, I would recommend selling your cards as rjkoneill said. You can probably get £55 for them each, and get one 4850 which will be faster.
 
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Yeah, you won't really find any Socket 939 processors to upgrade to, as it's practically obsolete now..Hence why I haven't upgraded, cause say for your current processor, you'll pay twice as much as a current 775 processor.

That's why AM2 processors are cheaper than 939 anyway, as they don't make 939 cpu's anymore as far as I know.

Whats happened to your current system then? Suddenly flakey and not working?

If your upgrading, everyone will tell you to goto Intel to be honest, as they are better money for performance wise in 'most' aspects :)

I presume your Cards are PCI-e as well?
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As far as i can tell my current system either the motherboard or processor has gone , all i get is power to the fans and no POST! i do have a seprate topic on this.
Why Intel? i've almost always had AMD



Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.30GHZ (1466FSB) - Retail < if i get this is it worth upgrading the heatsink??



P5Q Pro so you can use Crossfire, Q6600 (the only worth upgrade, going with another dual core wouldn't be worth it otherwise), and 2x2GB GeIL Black Dragon PC6400.
^^ is this the best setup atm??

is it worth me getting
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-069-GL and save the 2GIG for a rainy day? :E

and which 4850 brand os best?

& can my psu hack this ??
Enermax Infiniti 720w ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
 
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Unless your doing video encoding you dont need a quad.

I would get

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Or get an Asus P5E Mobo as the X38 will be better for your crossfire and change the CPU to E8400 coming in at just under £320 with free shipping.
 
+ As i will be on XP i wont be using 4GIG of ram either, unless i save it! which might be pointless this moment in time.

Imo , want the best upgrade i can get for £350 (max) :P So i might as well go quad as its uber anyway no? more power etc.

also im liking the look of the Asus maximus extreme

so much to choose from , dunno where to go :/


can my psu hack this ??
Enermax Infiniti 720w ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
 
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^ Ok thats good :P

Asus maximus extreme
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.30GHZ (1466FSB) - Retail
2x2GB GeIL Black Dragon PC6400

^ is this the best i can get? too many options imo ..lol i keep chopping and changing things , making me to dam confused now

Anyone recomend a CPU cooler (FAN)

the one i wanted is out of stock :(
 
^ Right ? So whats wrong with that then ?:P soz , ive not paid any attention to the mobo / cpu / gfx thing for over 2 years

all i know is i want a quad core , and loads of room for gfx / ram / upgrade in a few months or so.
 
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