Upgrading

Fuzz · 01-06-2006, 08:03 PM

I need some help spending my money. I cant decide what to upgrade. I have $500 to spend on my computer. My specs are in my sig. What should I get?

agashka · 01-07-2006, 07:43 AM

Holy Cr** man! those specs are areally good , me if i would be you , i would seel my 6800GT and get1 7800GTX then collect more money for an extra one , thats just an idea... Get 4GB of ram maybe? could help if you do something else then gaming... if your 3800+ isnt dual core , then one...

**Lax** · 01-07-2006, 09:10 AM

Drop the raptors and buy a 400Gb SATA or 2x 200. You could also save it and buy another machine in general.

bigsaucybob · 01-07-2006, 01:19 PM

u culd sell ur processor and buy a dual core. or u culd get rid of both ur raptors and get one of the new western digital 150gb raptor drives. and then have probably 300ish left over for something else.

Fuzz · 01-08-2006, 02:16 AM

Im really thinking about starting a new system. But im really stuck on whether to put the money into my old one (one in my sig) or start another one.

agashka · 01-08-2006, 02:41 AM

Meh , get a laptop a good one or a P3 just for the Fu** of it.

34erd · 01-08-2006, 02:56 AM

New PSU and a different set of RAM just for fun IDK lol tahts already really good.

ReturnToEmpire · 01-08-2006, 04:29 AM

hmm i would keep saving? do u notice your comp stressin itself at all to keep up with you ? when ur gaming? or when ur multitasking like crazy running all kinds o programs like all adobe stuff and watching a porn flick? cuz u should only upgrade what u have to to keep it up with your speed of use. besides your 17, you should be saving up to put a turbo in your car.

[-0MEGA-] · 01-08-2006, 04:33 AM

I agree with Empire, you dont need to buy stuff fro your computer, im sure yours plays games highest settings with no lag now. But if you did want to get something, i would do what cromewell said and drop the raptors, and i would pick up 2x 320GB SATAII 16MB hard drives and RAID them, much more storage and better performance.

Fuzz · 01-08-2006, 05:03 PM

Thanks guys!

01-06-2006, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	Upgrading I need some help spending my money. I cant decide what to upgrade. I have $500 to spend on my computer. My specs are in my sig. What should I get? __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

01-07-2006, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,279	Drop the raptors and buy a 400Gb SATA or 2x 200. You could also save it and buy another machine in general. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future.

01-07-2006, 01:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	u culd sell ur processor and buy a dual core. or u culd get rid of both ur raptors and get one of the new western digital 150gb raptor drives. and then have probably 300ish left over for something else. __________________ Equipt NOW

01-08-2006, 02:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	Im really thinking about starting a new system. But im really stuck on whether to put the money into my old one (one in my sig) or start another one. __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

01-08-2006, 02:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
34erd Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 15 Posts: 2,842	New PSU and a different set of RAM just for fun IDK lol tahts already really good. __________________ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI DR Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1 Gig OCZ VX DDR500 DDR BFG GeForce 7800GT 160 Gig SATA HDD CD-RW DVD-ROM Antec NeoPower 480 Thermaltake Tsunami

01-07-2006, 07:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
agashka Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Brunswick / Canada Age: 18 Posts: 43	Holy Cr** man! those specs are areally good , me if i would be you , i would seel my 6800GT and get1 7800GTX then collect more money for an extra one , thats just an idea... Get 4GB of ram maybe? could help if you do something else then gaming... if your 3800+ isnt dual core , then one...

01-08-2006, 02:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
agashka Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Brunswick / Canada Age: 18 Posts: 43	Meh , get a laptop a good one or a P3 just for the Fu** of it.

01-08-2006, 04:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	I agree with Empire, you dont need to buy stuff fro your computer, im sure yours plays games highest settings with no lag now. But if you did want to get something, i would do what cromewell said and drop the raptors, and i would pick up 2x 320GB SATAII 16MB hard drives and RAID them, much more storage and better performance. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

01-08-2006, 05:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
Fuzz Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ohio Age: 20 Posts: 502	Thanks guys! __________________ AMD 64 3800+ DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLI-DR mobo 2 Gb of GEIL PC3200 2 * 36.7Gb 10,000rpm WD raptor 2 * nVidia 6800gt (SLI) Thermaltake Purepower 680 watt PSU w/mirror finish NEC CD/DVD Burner 3dMark '05 = 9003 3dMark '06 = 2178 Google knows all!

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