Spec me

Andromeda1983 · 5 Jun 2006 at 11:55

I want to upgrade my current setup...

AMD 3000+ SCK939 1.8GHZ CPU - GET RID
GIGABYTE NFORCE 3 250GB MOTHERBOARD - KEEP
1GB RAM (SINGLE CHANNEL MODE) - POSSIBLE KEEP
6800GT 256MB AGP - KEEP
SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS - KEEP
RAPTOR 10K 74GB - KEEP

I have a maximum of £500 to spend....

A mixture of a 19inch TFT and new CPU if possible. My old 21 inch cornerstone p1500 CRT monitor is showing its age. Plus I think my cpu is the limiting factor on my games performance as well..

Stelly · 5 Jun 2006 at 11:56

what make is the RAM??

Stelly

Andromeda1983 · 5 Jun 2006 at 12:06

its unbranded pc3200

semi-pro waster · 5 Jun 2006 at 12:22

Does your motheboard support dual core or can it be flashed to support it? If so then you could get an X2 3800 and Arctic Freezer 64 for ~£200 leaving £300 or so to spend on a decent monitor and whatever else you feel like.

Andromeda1983 · 5 Jun 2006 at 12:28

Yeah it supports dual core...........

Stelly · 5 Jun 2006 at 12:43

Are you looking at overclocking?

Stelly

hp7909 · 5 Jun 2006 at 12:47

WRONG, processor is really suffering because of RAM & any new processor will also! Dual-Channel is one of the key things that make A64's fly!

Andromeda1983 said:
AMD 3000+ SCK939 1.8GHZ CPU - KEEP & MAYBE OVERCLOCK
GIGABYTE NFORCE 3 250GB MOTHERBOARD - GET RID OFF
1GB RAM (SINGLE CHANNEL MODE) - GET RID OFF V.QUICKLY! REAL BOTTLENECK
6800GT 256MB AGP - KEEP
SOUNDBLASTER AUDIGY 2 ZS - KEEP
RAPTOR 10K 74GB - KEEP

Then get:

Asrock 939Dual-SATA2 (Socket 939 & Upgradable to AM2) AGP & PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-002-AK) £36.95
G.Skill 2GB DDR ZX PC3200 (2x1GB) CAS2 Dual Channel Kit (F1-3200PHU2-2GBZX) (MY-007-GS) £124.95
Subtotal £161.90
VAT £28.34
Total £190.24

Leaves you £309.76 (more if you sell the left-overs) to spend on a very good TFT (not my area but, maybe you should also post in the Monitors Forum) :cool: