What To Upgrade...? If Anything?

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I am in the mood for spending some money :p.

Above is my set up which I bought back at the end on Jan just when the Wolfdales came out. I also have a 1TB drive which is not on the list their.

Now everything is at stock speeds nothing has being overclocked are anything.

Its just I feel like spending some money on my computer. I know the most obvious thing would be Graphics Card but I am just wondering your guys thoughts!?

Thanks :)

Edit - Also I was thinking on maybe getting a Q9550 for xmas but would I really see a difference?
 
jak731 said:
what do you use your pc for?

i would say 3rd party cpu cooler and more ram, then start overclocking
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I do some light gaming but high end games like far cry etc. I use my PC everyday for day to day tasks so its not like I would be wasting any money.

I was thinkin 3rd Party coolers to be honest though I aint so sure on overclocking bit afarid on doing it. :rolleyes:
 
Oh I thought you were a Nvidia man judging by the existing card

4870 then

CPU cooler, Thermalright ultra (if you can lap it) or Tuniq tower. The latter is big though so you need a biggish case.
 
Grimley said:
Oh I thought you were a Nvidia man judging by the existing card

4870 then

CPU cooler, Thermalright ultra (if you can lap it) or Tuniq tower. The latter is big though so you need a biggish case.
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Nah mate :p It was just at the time from what I remember this card was the best bang for the buck :). And even today it still stands up great to the latest games :). Though we all know the more FPS the better :p

I have an Antec P182 Case as well. 2 fans which where already in their and the stock CPU cooler and Graphics Cooler. It probs could be a bit cooler to be honest =/
 
1st thing would be get another 2 gig of RAM. The only thing after that would be a graphics card but it all depends how much you game and what kind of money you want to spend. Might be better sticking with the card you have
 
mame said:
1st thing would be get another 2 gig of RAM. The only thing after that would be a graphics card but it all depends how much you game and what kind of money you want to spend. Might be better sticking with the card you have
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Did you see he has 4GB overall? I wouldn't think another two would make a difference.

I reckon an upgrade to a 4870 ought to do it. Or perhaps an CF board and a 4870 or two.....
 
Would Thermalright Ultra or Tuniq tower fit in my Antec 182?

And instead off buying two 4870s and a new motherboard would it just not be easier buying a 4870X2? Are is their performance issues?
 
alexhull24 said:
Did you see he has 4GB overall? I wouldn't think another two would make a difference.

I reckon an upgrade to a 4870 ought to do it. Or perhaps an CF board and a 4870 or two.....
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oops. didn't notice that it was 2x that item in the basket:p
 
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With that cooler and the noctua fan, your E8400 will fly. You would see a huge difference with the 4870 over your GTS.
 
You need a USB missile launcher upgrade or possibly a cup warmer.

Seriously how about a TV / satellite tuner, lots of fun turning the PC into a PVR and getting it to work from S3 standby
 
If you mean to improve your PC's gaming ability for the pitiful amount of gaming software available then you want a new video card first (4870X2 or better), then a faster CPU.

If you want to boost your overall PC experience, get a larger, high quality IPS TFT screen.
 
Just a couple off questions...

1. Best CPU Cooler for the Antec P182 case?

2. What is the best tv tuner going? And I have a virgin media box in the same room as my computer would I be able to connect this up to my PC?.

Thanks
 
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