upgrade ( 430 pounds max)

[marcus_667]

hello im new to this forum but ive used ocuk for a while now and i am currently looking on what to do on upgrading my system i currently have ,

sempron 2600+ @ 2.5 ghz
1 gig generic ram
abit kv8 pro
hiper 480 watt psu
lian li pc 7 plus
radeon 9800 xt
an 80 gig and a 40 gig ( ide hard drive )
lite on dvd rw

and im wondering what to do i would like a pci e mobo and card but i also want a dual core but im stumped on what to do but anything on pci e should beat my 9800 xt at the moment , and do ati vcards work on n force 4 motherboards (sorry for the daft question), im just wondering what the hell to get or what to do if you can help me out id would be very much appreciated

 

[MeatLoaf]

If you replace just the mobo, cpu and gfx the you could get this

MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£182.95 £182.95
GX-034-OK OcUK GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-034-OK)
£109.95 £109.95
Subtotal £362.85
VAT £63.50
Total £426.35

That gives you dual core and a fairly decent gfx card. If you went single core then youd get this, this would be my choice, gives very good performance, i know as this is the exact setup i have.

MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
GX-069-LT Leadtek GeForce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-069-LT)
£164.95 £164.95
CP-121-AM AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego 90nm (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3700BNBOX) (CP-121-AM)
£125.95 £125.95
Subtotal £360.85
VAT £63.15
Total £424.00

 

[ACESHIGH]

Yep update mobo, cpu and gfx, for a far quicker rig...


AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM)
£193.82

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£15.22

Gigabyte K8NMF-9 nForce4 Micro ATX (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-041-GI)
£49.29

PowerColor ATI Radeon X850 XT 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-037-PC)
£152.69

Total = £411.02

You get a good dual core CPU, with a great cooler, that will allow for some nice overclocking!
Good, stable mobo.
Quicker graphics than the 6800GS, & not much slower than the 7800GT.

 

[ACESHIGH]

and do ati vcards work on n force 4 motherboards

Yes, there is no problems with running ATI graphics & Nforce mobo.

 

[marcus_667]

If you replace just the mobo, cpu and gfx the you could get this

MB-101-AS Asus A8N-SLi SE nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-101-AS)
£69.95 £69.95
CP-134-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA3800BVBOX) (CP-134-AM)
£182.95 £182.95
GX-034-OK OcUK GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-034-OK)
£109.95 £109.95
Subtotal £362.85
VAT £63.50
Total £426.35

That gives you dual core and a fairly decent gfx card. If you went single core then youd get this, this would be my choice, gives very good performance, i know as this is the exact setup i have.

thats what im looking for im just looking into a few things and im going to order in a few days someones offered me 180 pounds for my old cpu mobo and gfx so im going to take that and maybe get a better gpu im not sure i would prefer ati cards as i've had n vidia and the drivers seemed to be a pain in the backside ill see how it fans out in a week or so tops and let you guys know , thanks a lot