upgrade my rig with £60

-iceblade^ · 27 Oct 2008 at 22:25

so, i have about 60 i'm recieving tomorrow from the sale of my 8800GT and i am wondering what i can do to improve my rig with it... anyone want to help me choose? note that i cannot add 2x more sticks of ram to my PC as my motherboard does not seem to want to POST with it installed.

This is my spec

E2160 @ 3ghz
MSI Neo2 FR mobo
512mb Sapphire HD4850
2x1gb GeIL Black Dragon ram
Yuraku 22" monitor
Coolermaster Elite 330
Onboard sound
Vista Home Premium x64 and Linux Mint 5 (dual boot)

I like to game. should i just buy games instead?

fobose · 27 Oct 2008 at 22:29

Sell the 2x1GB and buy 2x2GB OCZ stuff for £37, and a new game

Frositay · 27 Oct 2008 at 22:37

Sell the E2160 and get a E5200.

-iceblade^ · 27 Oct 2008 at 22:50

i'm saving up to go for a Quad.

what if i add in 40 of my own and make the budget 100

beefybarn · 27 Oct 2008 at 23:06

Could go for a decent gaming mouse or keyboard if you havnt got one yet.

Lumeycom · 27 Oct 2008 at 23:07

Do you really need to upgrade? I'd be putting that £60 in the bank and saving it

-iceblade^ · 27 Oct 2008 at 23:11

I've got a Razer Krait and i don't think i need a better keyboard tbh

well, i'm thinking this is the only cash i'll get to spend on my PC for a while so i want to make the most of it... Otherwise it'll just get blown on other stuff with less lasting value...

Blackbadger · 27 Oct 2008 at 23:15

Do you really need to upgrade? I'd be putting that £60 in the bank and saving it

Surely keeping cash under the mattress is the new way to save, its easily accessible and a lot more secure...

Joking aside, your setup is pretty good, some nice software/games to complement it would be my choice.