Upgrade advice.

[ryandi24]

Hello, well im looking at spending about 200-600 pound upgradeing my computer, Im trying to get my computer gameing fit for COD4.

current stats:
Processor:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3700+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.4GHz
Memory:
958MB RAM
Hard Drive:
200 GB
Video Card:
Radeon X1800 Series
Monitor:
Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card:
Realtek AC97 Audio
Speakers/Headphones:
Razer Barracuda
Keyboard:
USB Root Hub
Mouse:
Razer Copperhead
Mouse Surface:
Razer Mantis Control Pad
Operating System:
Windows XP Home Edition

i would like to upgrade my monitor as its only a 17" and its a huge box , but i would just like some peoples opinions on what to upgrade for max preformance when playing cod4, thanks a lot.

ryan

 

[DavidB]

Erm......well you could do with more RAM, a better graphics card and a new monitor.
Maybe something like :

OcUK Value L2442W 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Glossy Black £194.99
(£229.11) £194.99
(£229.11)

Gainward BLISS GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (4718462008996) £184.99
(£217.36) £184.99
(£217.36)

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
Ofcourse after all that it will be your CPU holding you back.....which you could upgrade depending on your motherboard.

You also could do with posting details of your PSU, so we can say if it will power all the above ok.

 

[BENdage]

You could try this. Keep your current optical drive to cut costs a little, if you can stretch to it you should get a better cpu cooler, the tuniq tower is on this week only at the mo

 

[ryandi24]

Im not entirely sure what PSU i have i cant find the box im sure its 600 or 650w and the make is aspire, and thanks a lot for the posts guys very much appriciated! and is it defo worth getting vista?