what to upgrade?

[bigfoot4616]

my current specs

amd athlon64 3700+
asus A8N-sli se
2x 1gb ram
7800gt o/c to 460/1100

just after a bit of a boost untill the backend of this year without to much of an outlay, mainly for gaming

option 1
o/c my current CPU- would a better cooler/fan help?
get another 7800gt second hand and go sli

option 2
get an opteron 170
stay with a single graphics card


under load i'm getting GPU temps into the high 70's so i'm planning on getting a decent cooler. i looked at the zalman vf-900 but if i go sli i'll need 2 of them, are the cheaper coolers any good?

cheers

 

[bigfoot4616]

pastymuncher

yes 2 slots so plenty of room

thing is if i go for the opteron170 i wont be touching the graphics setup, would i get more o/c my current CPU and improving the graphics?


A2Z
stock, 2.2

 

[bigfoot4616]

yes its SD core.
i'm thinking towards keeping it and learning how to overclock now.
i'll have a search for a decent cooler now, i've read my wavemaster case carn't fit some of the bigger ones in it.

still not sure on the graphics yet. the X1950Pro is a bit more than i want to spend and 7800gt's are getting cheaper second hand now. the Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 (Rev. 3) you mentioned earlier are also cheap as well.