Upgrading PC, need some advice,Plz!

Tatsiya · 24 Nov 2007 at 01:10

hey all, I wanna upgrading my system to play the <Hell gate: London>.
This is what iv specced up so far;
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2)

Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe AM2 Skt940 nForce 570SLI Dual PCI-E x16 Dual

Corsair 2048MB TwinX XMS2 6400 C4 DDR2 4-4-4-12 800Mhz Memory Kit

Asus Extreme 8600GT 256MB DDR3, Silent PCI-E, DVI, HDTV Out, Retail

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A33435)

Antec NSK 4480B Mini Tower Case (Black) - 380W Earth Watts PSU

Samsung SH-S182M Black DVD +/-R/RW RAM DL 18x Lightscribe

19" Acer TFT Monitor X191WA 5ms Widescreen Silver/black
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some guys said i need more power with the 8600GT Graphics Card.

Any other advice would be great.

thanks all.

steve258 · 24 Nov 2007 at 01:12

How much do you have to spend? Do you also need Keyboard/mouse/speakers?

Tatsiya · 24 Nov 2007 at 01:15

steve258 said:
How much do you have to spend? Do you also need Keyboard/mouse/speakers?

500 pounds without Keyboard/mouse/speakers.^^

steve258 · 24 Nov 2007 at 02:04

Something like this:

Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
£46.99 (£55.21)

Belinea 1925S1W 19" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black/Silver
£94.99 (£111.61)

OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
£25.99 (£30.54)

Samsung SH-S203NBEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM
£15.99 (£18.79)

Antec NSK 4480 Mini Tower Case (Silver) - 380W Earth Watts PSU
£45.99 (£54.04)

Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A33423)
£34.99 (£41.11)

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
£53.99 (£63.44)

HIS ATI Radeon HD 3850 Pro 256MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail
£94.99 (£111.61)

Sub Total : £413.92
Shipping : £12.95
VAT : £74.70
Total : £501.57

A better CPU and overclockable motherboard and ram. The 3850pro is a helluva lot faster than 8600GT! Although if you are serious about oc you will want a beefier psu and an aftermarket cooler as well.