I'm starting to think about my yearly upgrade, and was wondering what the wise OCUK forums have to say about it.
I was hoping to make it last until the AMD Quads and nVidia 9800's appear around November (apparently), but I've got a new 22" monitor and my X1900XT isn't really coping at its native 1680x1050 resolution.
My current rig is:
- 4800+ @ stock.
- X1900XT.
- XMS DDR PC3200 2x1GB Corsair RAM.
- A8R-MVP Motherboard.
- Akasa 480W PSU.
It's alright for things like CSS and BF2, I'm just concerned about how it copes on say Flight Sim X, which even brings a top of the range system to it's knee.
If you all thought it was the right time to upgrade, or whether I should hold out a little longer, or buy a stop-gap upgrade to keep me going for a few months, I'd love to hear your opinions.
My budget is around £1000 for what could essentially be basically a new PC, excluding case and hard drives.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
I was hoping to make it last until the AMD Quads and nVidia 9800's appear around November (apparently), but I've got a new 22" monitor and my X1900XT isn't really coping at its native 1680x1050 resolution.
My current rig is:
- 4800+ @ stock.
- X1900XT.
- XMS DDR PC3200 2x1GB Corsair RAM.
- A8R-MVP Motherboard.
- Akasa 480W PSU.
It's alright for things like CSS and BF2, I'm just concerned about how it copes on say Flight Sim X, which even brings a top of the range system to it's knee.
If you all thought it was the right time to upgrade, or whether I should hold out a little longer, or buy a stop-gap upgrade to keep me going for a few months, I'd love to hear your opinions.
My budget is around £1000 for what could essentially be basically a new PC, excluding case and hard drives.
Any suggestions/recommendations?
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