What can I upgrade??

danielmp007 · 16 Feb 2009 at 16:56

Current spec

I have my E4300 @ 3.47 ghz so I dont want to change my CPU or motherboard.

2gb OCZ ram,
not sure of my power supply but it is 550w,
LG dvd/rw ect...(not blu-ray)
8800gt 512mb
antec 920 (Decent case really).

Just want to bit it a little better.

Maybe 4gb ram and maybe a blu-ray player.

Got wista 64 bit too...

Egon · 16 Feb 2009 at 17:00

You game much? Could update the GFX !

freddie64 · 16 Feb 2009 at 17:02

Extra 2gb of ram is a good starting point, especially with Vista 64bit.

Ben M · 16 Feb 2009 at 17:10

it depends on what you use it for.

The obvious things are RAM and graphics.

latercomer2 · 16 Feb 2009 at 17:11

Ram is dirt cheap at the moment too, well worth getting some more.

danielmp007 · 17 Feb 2009 at 12:57

was thinking about the 4870 but not sure how i could jusify £180 to the missus on a gfx card.

Could anybody spec me 4gb of ram

danielmp007 · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:01

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800Mhz/PC2-6400 GOLD XTC Memory Kit CL5(5-5-5-18)

or

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC6400 Titanium Memory CL4(4-4-4-15)

Which 1 is better? not sure what the (4-4-4-15) ect means at the end?

latercomer2 · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:30

They are the timing specs of the memory and show the latency of the memory. Lower is better.

Try reading this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency

danielmp007 · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:33

Ok so the titanium 1 is better but is it worth the extra £10 and will I notice the difference between any of the above 2?

Clum · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:34

I think the graphics card will be the biggest performance update you could do. If you dont want to spend £180 then go for a 4850 instead. what res do you game at?

danielmp007 · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:40

Clum said:
I think the graphics card will be the biggest performance update you could do. If you dont want to spend £180 then go for a 4850 instead. what res do you game at?

1680 x 1050, and always get well over 100 fps which is ok at the moment.

think it will be RAM and gfx. Maybe an Sli motherboard as well :/

Kennysevenfold · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:41

budget.?

danielmp007 · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:49

Kennysevenfold said:
budget.?

Nothing specific, but just looking what i can do in 2 weeks on pay day.

Gonna get 4gb RAM, Ocz gold 800mhz ddr2

I would like a new gfx card though :/

danielmp007 · 17 Feb 2009 at 13:51

Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray BD-ROM SATA Black Internal

Found that at less than £50 as well which I think is good for blu-ray?

LG Electronics Blu-Ray & HD-DVD-Rom Combo 16x

Or this at £65

Hmmm so many choices

Kennysevenfold · 17 Feb 2009 at 14:45

danielmp007 said:
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray BD-ROM SATA Black Internal

Found that at less than £50 as well which I think is good for blu-ray?

LG Electronics Blu-Ray & HD-DVD-Rom Combo 16x

Or this at £65

Hmmm so many choices

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

XFX Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (HD-485X-YDFC) £114.99
(£99.99) £114.99
(£99.99)

Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray Reader Serial-ATA Drive - Retail £55.19
(£47.99) £55.19
(£47.99)

OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £39.09
(£33.99) £39.09
(£33.99) Sub Total : £181.97 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL @ Home Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.49 VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £28.57 Total : £219.03