Upgrade priority

Leedslad · 25 Feb 2010 at 01:52

Noticed the stickies but honestly I'm not sure how my current pc ranks so I don't know where to be looking,

Current set up

Case - Antec 900
Proc - Core2 E6700
Mboard - EVGA 680i
GFX - HD4800
Mem - 4gb DDR2 dual channel OCZ
HD - 320GB Seagate Barracuda IDE 16MB + 1tb external for storeage
Op - Win7 x64
Good psu and all set for monitors etc...

Evening guys. Can you take a look at my current set up and tell me where I should be upgarding. PC is used 70/30 work/gaming. Work wise I use postgres for active database. Gaming wise BF2BC would be my aim. All bought new in 2007 and gfx upgraded around June last year.

I'm thinking GFX card is still ok for gaming but if you think i would benefit from a new one let me know. Really not sure out of hd, ram, mobo and proc if/what needs upgrading. Looking for a nice balance of cost vs performance so I'll be set for next 18+ months.

Shooting for around £450ish max spend. If you can either tell me what needs swapping or suggest what to swap it with I would be muchos grateful.

** ninja bonus** Pc kicks out a fair bit of heat and warms the room after a while so wouldn't mind extra cooling if costs permit.

Leedslad · 25 Feb 2010 at 02:06

hd4890. The solid states stable?? crashes or locks of any time would cost me money ( work part is online poker

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Leedslad · 25 Feb 2010 at 15:21

Got a 4890 1gb. As its still in beta I think performance for BFBC2 should be upgraded with optimization patches come release or shortly after. Don't know for sure as I've not played the demo. I run dual montiors at 1900 but only plan to game on 1.

Hard drive sounds like a good idea but its a bit pricey for the SSD at the moment. Link posted was a lower end SSD. Is it worth buying a new Sata drive with SSD just coming out? How much of a diff will it make?

Mobo/mem/core still looking ok and not in need of a major overhaul? Not sure which way to go....

Leedslad · 26 Feb 2010 at 16:13

where do you get good second hand components these days?

In fact I have a few to sell too (8800 GTS) so would be happy to hear your thoughts

Leedslad · 4 Mar 2010 at 04:04

Once last ninja bump. Can you guys give me a ball park for what my proc, mobo and ram is worth if I flog it 2nd hand??

Proc - Core2 E6700
Mboard - EVGA 680i
Mem - 4gb DDR2 dual channel OCZ