Originally I was going to go for a new system but having a look through the manual of my motherboard I see that I can still upgrade sufficiently for what I want the PC for.
Been looking at new graphics cards and am still set on my original choice for what I would have been using in the new build.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-216-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
Thing is I have never had a card this size before and looking at my mainboard the card would cover the battery - is this a problem? Also as it supports Crossfire I was thinking of going for another one later this year.
My motherboard is an Asus P5KPL/1600
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=cdTU6DnRnZWCYVhR
I know the board is getting on a bit now but by fitting the card above and upgrading the CPU to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 (currently have Duo E7400) it should still handle the games around today and will get to a new system once my board is no longer capable of upgrading.
Been looking at new graphics cards and am still set on my original choice for what I would have been using in the new build.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-216-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=
Thing is I have never had a card this size before and looking at my mainboard the card would cover the battery - is this a problem? Also as it supports Crossfire I was thinking of going for another one later this year.
My motherboard is an Asus P5KPL/1600
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=cdTU6DnRnZWCYVhR
I know the board is getting on a bit now but by fitting the card above and upgrading the CPU to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 (currently have Duo E7400) it should still handle the games around today and will get to a new system once my board is no longer capable of upgrading.
