what should i upgrade ???

G_me · 09-09-2005, 10:24 AM

I was thinking of getting 512mb ram so that I will have 1gig (in all)

or getting 160GB SATA II hard drive

I would like to know what will improve my compute more because I could only choose 1 (becaus of a low budget)

my computer is a :
cpu : AMD Athlon 64 (3500+) - 512 Cache [939 PIN]-Venice Core
mobo : GA-K8N Ultra-9
ram : samsung DDR 512MB 400MHZ
graphics card : Diamond Viper X800XL 256MB PCIe
case : Sunbeam Acrylic
hard drive : 40gb wd (from my old computer)
DVD RW : NEC 3520 X 16 +/- DUAL LAYER
windows: xp 64bit

**Archangel** · 09-09-2005, 10:40 AM

id get the Harddisk first

because you can run everything with 512 /mb RAM. but without space to install something,..

Filip · 09-09-2005, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archangel

id get the Harddisk first

because you can run everything with 512 /mb RAM. but without space to install something,..

i agree with archangel, but when you have enough money go for a SLI mobo and another X800XL

G_me · 09-09-2005, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by filip-matijevic

i agree with archangel, but when you have enough money go for a SLI mobo and another X800XL

SLI doesnt work with x800

bigsaucybob · 09-09-2005, 12:23 PM

dont u mean crossfire?

MatrixEVO · 09-09-2005, 04:21 PM

Definately get the HDD first, you will need the space, then when u get a little more money, get the extra RAM, it isn't much.

tomprice43 · 09-09-2005, 05:18 PM

get the hard drive, you will probably need the extra storage as well, and o yeh, an x800 will not work with SLI, maybe Crossfire, but SLI is strickly for NVidea

Filip · 09-09-2005, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G_me

SLI doesnt work with x800

oh... well my bad didn't know that

Camper · 09-09-2005, 08:19 PM

You are going to need a crossfire edition mobo and a crossfire edition X800 to run crossfire.

Milan666 · 09-09-2005, 09:45 PM

can someone tell me what is SLI and CROSSFIRE.

09-09-2005, 10:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
G_me Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 42	what should i upgrade ??? I was thinking of getting 512mb ram so that I will have 1gig (in all) or getting 160GB SATA II hard drive I would like to know what will improve my compute more because I could only choose 1 (becaus of a low budget) my computer is a : cpu : AMD Athlon 64 (3500+) - 512 Cache [939 PIN]-Venice Core mobo : GA-K8N Ultra-9 ram : samsung DDR 512MB 400MHZ graphics card : Diamond Viper X800XL 256MB PCIe case : Sunbeam Acrylic hard drive : 40gb wd (from my old computer) DVD RW : NEC 3520 X 16 +/- DUAL LAYER windows: xp 64bit __________________ cpu : AMD Athlon 64 (3500+) - 512 Venice Core mobo : GA-K8N Ultra-9 ram : samsung DDR 512MB 400MHZ graphics card : Diamond Viper X800XL 256MB PCIe case : Sunbeam Acrylic

09-09-2005, 10:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,060	id get the Harddisk first because you can run everything with 512 /mb RAM. but without space to install something,.. __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

09-09-2005, 12:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	dont u mean crossfire? __________________ Equipt NOW

09-09-2005, 04:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 1,365	Definately get the HDD first, you will need the space, then when u get a little more money, get the extra RAM, it isn't much. __________________ Git-R-Done!!!

09-09-2005, 08:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 22 Posts: 1,227	You are going to need a crossfire edition mobo and a crossfire edition X800 to run crossfire. __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM Nvidia 8600 GT 500GB HD

09-09-2005, 05:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
tomprice43 Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 182	get the hard drive, you will probably need the extra storage as well, and o yeh, an x800 will not work with SLI, maybe Crossfire, but SLI is strickly for NVidea

09-09-2005, 09:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
Milan666 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5	can someone tell me what is SLI and CROSSFIRE.

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