What should I do?

truCido

truCido

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I'm looking at maybe upgrading a few things on my pc as its over a year old now so could probably do with some tweaking. One thing I definately want to do is upgrade the RAM (I've only got what I've got because I had a lot of problems with RAM when I first got everything and this stuff worked so I stuck with it) however I dont know what to upgrade to? I want at least 2GB, but what would be best for me? Also is it worth upgrading anything else?

Current System

Gigabyte 965P-DS4
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4Ghz
Gainward GeForce 7950GT 512Mb (overclocked very slightly)
Corsair CM2X5126400C4 DDR2 1GB
Tagan 600W PSU
Freezer Pro 7 Cooler
 
Well it depends entirely upon what you use your pc for. If it's just for browsing the internet then I can't really see you needing to upgrade at all.

If you do any photo or video editing, you'd do well to upgrade your RAM to at least 2gb (4gb is better but you need a 64bit OS) and as it's so cheap now I can't see a reason why you shouldn't anyway :p and then upgrading your processor to a q6600 or q9300/9450(although you'd need to upgrade your motherboard as well for the q9*** series processors).

And if you primarily game then upgrade RAM to 2gb and graphics card to an 8800gt or something similar.

of course, all this depends upon your budget aswell :p :)
 
I would keep what you have, and just upgrade the graphic's card, like the others have suggested.
 
I would go for 4GB (2x2 or 4x1, doesnt matter really). If on tighter budget just get 2GB though.

8800GT, if want to spend less go for the HD3850 PRO 512.

Finally, get a cooler like the Tuniq Tower and overclock your CPU, it should be able to reach 3.2GHz

Edit: Just seen that you already have a cooler, sorry. You ever tried to overclock the CPU?
 
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Trunks9486 said:
I would go for 4GB (2x2 or 4x1, doesnt matter really). If on tighter budget just get 2GB though.

8800GT, if want to spend less go for the HD3850 PRO 512.

Finally, get a cooler like the Tuniq Tower and overclock your CPU, it should be able to reach 3.2GHz

Edit: Just seen that you already have a cooler, sorry. You ever tried to overclock the CPU?
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I might have to go for 4GB then :) Think i'll get 4x1.

Never tried overclocking the CPU however I have been reading This post on overclocking. I might have to up it slightly :)
 
Its not hard... there are some great posts here as well. Your motherboard is great for overclocking and there are huge threads on it as well. The cooler aint too great but it should handle overclocking i guess, just watch your temperature, make sure you research into general voltage levels that are required for your desired speed as well.

Any tip/advice just let me know!
 
cool well the RAM should be waiting or me when I get home from work today (or in the post office..)

Some tips / advice would be great, can read guides all day long but its always better hear it from someone!
 
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