Upgrade

.:MBK:. · 19 Aug 2007 at 23:34

Currently i have:

AMD x2 3800
2gig PC3200 (4x512)
Asus A8N-E
ATi HD2900XT
Corsair HX620

Basically i think its time to sort out the mobo, cpu and ram for something a little more modern game friendly, as, well, either im doing something wrong, or the 2900 is suffering due to the rest of the kit

Thinking of spending ~£400-£450 to bring the rest of it up to speed (cpu, ram, mobo), and maybe consider a sound card in that aswell

So, wheres my money best spent?

ih8modem · 20 Aug 2007 at 00:16

Core 2 CPU e6850 is a screamer, P35 motherboard (most of them are good) , decent RAM. If you only use 2GB, get 2 x 1 GB modules.

Is your PSU up to the task, otherwise a new modular PSU.

RAM is around 100-140 quid, CPU is 180 and the boards range from budget 80 to premium 190.

.:MBK:. · 20 Aug 2007 at 00:19

im sure most people her can assure you a 620W corsair is more than up to task

semi-pro waster · 20 Aug 2007 at 07:28

If you wanted you can go quad-core and 4gb Ram within the budget as well as fitting in a good CPU cooler.

OcUK 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-5300C5 667MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Vista Approved Kit £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £151.99
(£178.59) £151.99
(£178.59)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
Tuniq Tower 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Sub Total : £354.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £63.68
Total : £427.58

ih8modem · 20 Aug 2007 at 08:15

.:MBK:. said:
im sure most people her can assure you a 620W corsair is more than up to task

Lol , indeed it is! My apologies, it was late. :cool:

.:MBK:. · 20 Aug 2007 at 17:51

would i be better off investing in quad core, or a new dual core, like the 6850?

semi-pro waster · 20 Aug 2007 at 18:00

.:MBK:. said:
would i be better off investing in quad core, or a new dual core, like the 6850?

Depends what your uses are really. I'd probably go with the quad core and overclock but then that is as much down to wanting to skip dual core entirely as any real need.

truebluecfc · 20 Aug 2007 at 18:04

.:MBK:. said:
would i be better off investing in quad core, or a new dual core, like the 6850?

It's a no brainer for me, definitely the Q6600. If you want a Dual Core get a E2160, it will easy enough overclock to E6850 speeds and for the price of a Q6600 you cant go wrong