pc upgrade or not to pc upgrade?

liquidmonkey · 04-12-2006, 08:48 PM

Hi everyone!!
My PC is now 1.5 years old and that time where I ask…should I sell it and get some cash or do some minor upgrades to get me through another year? I like to play lots of games and do a bit of Photoshop, movie editing, multitask and have a dual display.

Current Specs

Athlon XP 2600+
1.25 Gig of DDR400 PC 3200
MB – Asus A7N8X-E (socket A CPU which I don’t think I can buy anymore?)
Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT (awesome vid card!!)
2 SATA HD’s
2 IDE Only HD’s

thanks in advance for your replies.

ChrisHarris · 04-12-2006, 08:49 PM

Upgrading your ram is always nice. Not too expensive if you shop around for a couple weeks. Ram prices fluctaute a lot.

I have 2048mb of DDR400. Wish I could afford 4 1gb sticks.

m0nk3ys1ms · 04-12-2006, 09:16 PM

your computers only a year and a half old, so you can easily find new parts for it. you should be alright for another two or three years, or until new games want super system requirements. 1.25gigs of ram is alot of ram, even though it may not seem like much when you look at some of the systems the guys on here have. i think you should be ok for the time coming.

wasisnt · 04-13-2006, 12:16 AM

It doesnt look like you need to update to me. Everything looks good. I guess you can get the latest processor but may have to get a new motherboard too.

**ceewi1** · 04-13-2006, 08:52 AM

If you're unsatisfied with the performance as it is, i'd sell it rather than try to upgrade, as upgrading would require replacing just about everything anyway.

You'd need to be prepared to spend a fair amount of money to make a new system worth it, though.

haynea4f · 04-13-2006, 10:20 AM

New CPU, new vid card, new mobo, keep everything else. Of course the CPU and vid card usually do the most damage when it comes to price. But you can reduce the cost by getting the new stuff, then selling the old stuff.

04-12-2006, 08:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
liquidmonkey Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 53	pc upgrade or not to pc upgrade? Hi everyone!! My PC is now 1.5 years old and that time where I ask…should I sell it and get some cash or do some minor upgrades to get me through another year? I like to play lots of games and do a bit of Photoshop, movie editing, multitask and have a dual display. Current Specs Athlon XP 2600+ 1.25 Gig of DDR400 PC 3200 MB – Asus A7N8X-E (socket A CPU which I don’t think I can buy anymore?) Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT (awesome vid card!!) 2 SATA HD’s 2 IDE Only HD’s thanks in advance for your replies.

04-12-2006, 08:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
ChrisHarris Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 123	Upgrading your ram is always nice. Not too expensive if you shop around for a couple weeks. Ram prices fluctaute a lot. I have 2048mb of DDR400. Wish I could afford 4 1gb sticks. __________________ Gigabyte 8IPE1000-G Pro 800mhz FSB w/HTT P4 3.0ghz Prescott 800mhz FSB w/HTT 2GB Infineon DDR400 3-3-3-8 XFX nVidia 7800GS AGP 8x Seagate Barracuda 80GB SATA X 2 Seagate Barracuda 250GB IDE ThermalTake Tower 112

04-12-2006, 09:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanover, IN Age: 16 Posts: 4,279	your computers only a year and a half old, so you can easily find new parts for it. you should be alright for another two or three years, or until new games want super system requirements. 1.25gigs of ram is alot of ram, even though it may not seem like much when you look at some of the systems the guys on here have. i think you should be ok for the time coming. __________________ Soon to be new rig: CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 w/ AC Freezer 7 Pro Mobo: DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL GPU: ASUS Radeon HD4850 512MB RAM: 4GB G.SKILL DDR2-800 PSU: Rosewill 550W HDD: 250GB Seagate (16MB Cache) Monitor: 27" LCD Sound: Logitech X-530 (5.1) OS: Vista Ultimate x64

04-13-2006, 12:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
wasisnt Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 121	It doesnt look like you need to update to me. Everything looks good. I guess you can get the latest processor but may have to get a new motherboard too. __________________ PC Help and Tips

04-13-2006, 08:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,123	If you're unsatisfied with the performance as it is, i'd sell it rather than try to upgrade, as upgrading would require replacing just about everything anyway. You'd need to be prepared to spend a fair amount of money to make a new system worth it, though. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: XFX 7900GT RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 1TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

04-13-2006, 10:20 AM	#6 (permalink)
haynea4f Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 127	New CPU, new vid card, new mobo, keep everything else. Of course the CPU and vid card usually do the most damage when it comes to price. But you can reduce the cost by getting the new stuff, then selling the old stuff. __________________ _____________________________________________ -- ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939 -- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Dual Core Processor -- ASPIRE X-CRUISE case -- ASUS EN7900GTX 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 -- CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400 (PC 3200) -- Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200 RPM SATA150 -- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 -- Rosewill RP550-2 ATX 2.01 550W Power Supply -- STILL DECIDING ON DUAL MONITORS--ANY SUGGESTIONS?

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