Upgrade Time!

topgun06 · 2 Jan 2008 at 15:12

PC starting to feel a bit sluggish so im after an upgrade. Formatted not so long ago and im looking at a max of £200. Looking at new cpu/mobo. wondering what performance increase I would get with any suggestions. Current spec as follows:

e6600 C2D at 3100Mhz
Asus P5N-E SLi
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT
GeIL 2GB PC2-6400C4
600w PSU

Thanks to any comments

topgun06 · 2 Jan 2008 at 22:56

ffallic said:
To be honest, that system shouldn't be sluggish.... only thing I might upgrade at this point would be the Mobo.

Though you list "600W PSU" - what PSU is it exactly?

Oh, and what OS you running?

I know, it shouldn't be sluggish.

Its a Seasonic S12 600W PSU and I'm running XP.

The weak link in the spec seems to be the Mobo. It was part of a upgrade on a tight-ish budget.

topgun06 · 3 Jan 2008 at 00:42

Hitachi Deskstar 164GB

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-027-HI&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=59

That one i think.

topgun06 · 3 Jan 2008 at 00:59

Whats the difference i would see between this e6600 and a Q6600 for example?

topgun06 · 3 Jan 2008 at 20:34

Something that has just popped into my head... TV Tuner. Any recommendations what features should i expect?

topgun06 · 3 Jan 2008 at 22:30

Ill have a look

topgun06 · 4 Jan 2008 at 01:37

I know very little about these tuner cards. What channels should i expect to get. Do i NEED freeview, if not, then what is available to me?