whats holding this pc back the most?

iBot · 27 Nov 2006 at 00:48

DFI Ultra-D
Winchester 3200+
Geil Value 3200 cas 2.5 1gig
Enermax 485w Noisetaker
Radeon X800XL
250gig hdd

And do you think its worth upgrading or should i go the conroe route?

benjo · 27 Nov 2006 at 00:50

I would say the X800XL then the Winchester

alexslane · 27 Nov 2006 at 01:05

Yep I would Agree With That !

All The Best
Alex

iBot · 27 Nov 2006 at 09:15

so upgrade? or change the mobo and go conroe?

snowdog · 27 Nov 2006 at 09:23

Personally in your case i'd just buy a x2, core 2 duo is very expensive ( not really the actual cpu, but *** damn ddr-2 and mainboards are) and you need new ram, mobo etc...
X2 is a perfectly capable cpu and should be gone for when you already have all the parts ( mobo, ram etc..)

In your case i'd recommend an x2 3800( or higher cpu, depends on your budget), and overclock it
additional 1 gigabyte of ram
And if you really want it, a 1900xt...

Will handle anything still...

achitophel · 27 Nov 2006 at 09:30

snowdog said:
Personally in your case i'd just buy a x2, core 2 duo is very expensive ( not really the actual cpu, but *** damn ddr-2 and mainboards are) and you need new ram, mobo etc...
X2 is a perfectly capable cpu and should be gone for when you already have all the parts ( mobo, ram etc..)

In your case i'd recommend an x2 3800( or higher cpu, depends on your budget), and overclock it
additional 1 gigabyte of ram
And if you really want it, a 1900xt...

Will handle anything still...

Would agree with that - the upgrade to C2D is a big jump, but given that you have to replace literally everything, I'd wait until the 4x4 AMD offering is out before deciding on which to go for.

steve258 · 27 Nov 2006 at 09:56

If all you do is games then I'd say oc that winnie and just get a X1950pro / XT and a 2gb kit.

VeNT · 27 Nov 2006 at 11:21

dump it all and get somthing uber with dual 8800s and quad core processor.

Zefan · 27 Nov 2006 at 11:23

I'd say your 1gb ram, then your graphics, then a looooooooooong way behind the winchester.

People seem to be missing the fact that you could still play fear on that graphics card on highest but the lack of ram would make it unplayable. Same for many games recently.

steve258 said:
If all you do is games then I'd say oc that winnie and just get a X1950pro / XT and a 2gb kit.

Probably the best option.

Alexrose1uk · 27 Nov 2006 at 12:23

As above...RAM, GPU, CPU. Try playing Quake 4 high settings, Ultra textures with 1GB ram. Bloody unplayable due to the file swapping

(Went from Geil Golden Value 1GB to what I have in sig right now, and omg it makes a difference on games with +1GB memory usage)

ReeceKB · 27 Nov 2006 at 14:55

VeNT said:
dump it all and get somthing uber with dual 8800s and quad core processor.

o_O

Servo · 27 Nov 2006 at 15:21

You could always get the asrock board, use your memory and get a nice pcie graphic's card and a e6300. I believe the x800 range don't work with the board.