Upgrade time! (spec me)

[Jasebta]

Specs atm:
E6300 (not clocked much, no aftermarket cooler + mixed RAM)
3GB RAM (2x1GB Geil ULL, 2x512GB OCZ)
P965-DS3
8800GT 512mb
X-fi Xtreme Gamer
Antec 900
160GB Seagate 7200.10, 320GB WD HD.
Hiper Type-M 580W

I do game with this at 1920x1200 so I'm looking for a general upgrade at ~£300-400 max (preferably as low as possible)

I'm thinking to buy this bundle and upgrade to a 4890 when I get a little more money. Good idea, or shall I go straight to the 4890 and buy a better cooler & RAM and OC the E6300?
Might be a good time to up the PSU too, it hasn't blown yet but I'm not sure how well it'd cope with more powerful kit.

 

[owenbglos]

hmm lots of choices mate are u the sort of person that spends a few hundread here and there on his pc or upgrades it as and when if u answer ill spec u something depending on the conditions

 

[jak731]

how about a you get a PhenomII system and the 4890?
Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - Inc. Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X £159.99
(£139.12) £159.99
(£139.12)
AMD Phenom II X3 Tri Core 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £120.74
(£104.99) £120.74
(£104.99)
Gigabyte GA-M720-US3 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.49
(£49.99) £57.49
(£49.99)
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 8500C5 1066MHz Dual Channel (KHX8500D2K2/4G) £39.99
(£34.77) £39.99
(£34.77)
Sub Total : £328.87
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £50.76
Total : £389.13

you may even be able to reuse your old RAM if you really want

 

[Jasebta]

I spend a few hundred here and there to upgrade (last upgrade was RAM + 8800GT).

jak731, would that AM3 processor be okay in the AM2+ motherboard you specced?

 

[jak731]

yes, AM2+ works with AM3 cpus

 

[Jasebta]

Alright, I'll go with that path ignoring the 4890 for now, I'll see how I cope without it and go for a smaller upgrade.