Worth upgrading??

kemistry · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:32

Currently i have

3700 SD
MSI Neo2 Plat
1gb
6800 ultra (AGP

)

Is it worth upgrading? Ive lost track of hardware these days so i have absolutely no clue whats good and whats not

Ideally id just be after a new chip, mobo, ram (2gb) and graphics

What could i get, and would it be worth it, for around 500/600 pounds?

Cheers

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:37

Firstly, will your PSU be up to the job of powering a better graphics card? Post details, please.

hardc0re_tid · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:38

1. has it stopped doing what you wanted it to do
2. do you need/want to uprgade

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:41

tbh, then get Vista when you can afford it. And yes, it's very very worth it.

kemistry · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:42

Sorry i forgot to mention, i have a Qtec psu (oh dear) and i mainly use it for gaming, most new games dont tend to run too well

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:44

See my post above. Will also overclock very nicely with something akin to http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-017-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

kemistry · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:48

Is that processor powerful enough?? I see theres a new nvidia chipset thing, would it be worth getting one of those?

Apologies for my lack of knowledge!

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:50

Yes, the E6300 is a great CPU.

If by the graphics you mean DX10, the 8800GTS is DX10 compatible but you will also need Vista to run DX10 games (not that there are any out yet anyway). Even with XP tho, it's still very much the best card around in that price range.

You'll see a tremendous boost in all round performace with what I suggested.

kemistry · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:52

No i mean the nvidia 650 motherboards, are they any good?

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 14:56

965P is more than fine and has all the features you will need. The DS3 and E6300 are a great match.

kemistry · 22 Mar 2007 at 15:21

cool cheers, reckon im gonna go with it but get the E6600 this week only deal thing

thanks!

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 15:22

With an E6600 I'd go for the Asus P5B mobo tbh.

kemistry · 22 Mar 2007 at 15:26

oh ok

masslac · 22 Mar 2007 at 15:28

Enjoy the upgrade. That's gonna be one pwnage rig.

Toyota_Mr2 · 22 Mar 2007 at 16:01

Ah I remember the 6800 Ultra well.

I remember reading about them for months and ATi's alternatives x800xt

Never got one in the end

had to settle with my 9800XT

:rolleyes: