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Old 09-11-2005, 09:35 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default some upgrade..What to get ? [HELP]

i am thinking of buying some more Ram i have 1GB of ddr333 i am thinking of buying some more maybe ddr266 .. (for better ocing) ....
OR i am thinking of w8ting to get some more money and get a better graphic card .. i have a 5700le now ...
OR i found a guy selling HIS intel p4 3.0Ghz for about 200euros ... and i think that maybe a good upgrade from my 2.8Ghz ....
OR.....smth you recommend ..... from the other 3 or smth else ....
HELP PLZ...
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Old 09-11-2005, 03:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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i would upgrade your video card
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Old 09-11-2005, 04:29 PM   #3 (permalink)
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for 200€ u would get more performace improvement buying a video card then buying the processor.
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Old 09-13-2005, 01:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
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yes, that video card is gunna give u the greatest advantage if u play any games at all.
the 2.8 and 1gb ram are both fine right now and should work for a good while
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Old 09-13-2005, 12:12 PM   #5 (permalink)
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So after what u say... i will go with the graphic card upgrade ... what do u recommend ?
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actually, on newegg there isnt really a price difference between DDR266 and DDR400.

For the video card, if you want to go ATI, id get the X800 or better, or for nVidia, the 6600GT or better.
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Old 09-13-2005, 11:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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save the money more than a gig on that system is unnecessary, get a new video card
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i am thinking of buying some more maybe ddr266 .. (for better ocing) ....
wth? hows the logic work there?

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i found a guy selling HIS intel p4 3.0Ghz for about 200euros ... and i think that maybe a good upgrade from my 2.8Ghz ....
Ok you want to spend 200Euros for a 200MHz upgrade....

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OR.....smth you recommend ..... from the other 3 or smth else ....
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For the video card, if you want to go ATI, id get the X800 or better, or for nVidia, the 6600GT or better.
Why the class-offset betwen ATi and nVidia?
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