My latest upgrades!

[-0MEGA-] · 10-01-2006, 03:29 PM

I decided to bite the bullet and finally build a nice gaming rig, but I just wanted to add a few upgrades.

I upgraded from a:
Sempron 2500+ to a Core 2 Duo E6300
Socket 754 micro-ATX to a LGA775 ATX
768MB DDR400 to 1GB DDR400
60GB IDE to a 160GB SATAII

The total cost to upgrade this was $285. The reason I bought the ASRock motherboard was so I could use my existing DDR RAM, and my current AGP video card. When the quad-cores and DX10 come out, I will upgrade the motherboard, RAM, and video card. The x850XT PE is still a very strong card, so I decided to keep it. My parts should be here in a few days.

m0nk3ys1ms · 10-01-2006, 04:43 PM

Go Geoff! You don't have a ghetto computer anymore

Nightrain · 10-01-2006, 08:31 PM

ya nice upgrade for less than 300 bucks. that procesor should help you out quite a bit.

Calibretto · 10-01-2006, 09:12 PM

Very nice! Looks like a solid setup. Are you planning to sell any of the old stuff?

diduknowthat · 10-01-2006, 09:15 PM

Now you don't have to run CSS at the same fps at min and max graphics anymore

Grey410 · 10-01-2006, 09:42 PM

Makes me wanna upgrade one of my old extra systems. If only I just had $245 to waste.....oh crap.... I'm...not...gonna....do.....it.....can't.....justi fy....crap....ARRRG!!!!
LOL. Read my quote in the sig......

Burgerbob · 10-01-2006, 09:44 PM

How is the DDR400 going to work with the Core 2? just a question.

Grey410 · 10-01-2006, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgerbob

How is the DDR400 going to work with the Core 2? just a question.

On this one board it's designed to work. There are a couple reviews on it.

Burgerbob · 10-01-2006, 10:12 PM

Talk about a bottleneck though, that doesnt really make any sense.

holyjunk · 10-02-2006, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgerbob

Talk about a bottleneck though, that doesnt really make any sense.

Ddd2 is not particularly a huge gain from ddr. It is not going to bottleneck his system.

10-01-2006, 03:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,897	My latest upgrades! I decided to bite the bullet and finally build a nice gaming rig, but I just wanted to add a few upgrades. I upgraded from a: Sempron 2500+ to a Core 2 Duo E6300 Socket 754 micro-ATX to a LGA775 ATX 768MB DDR400 to 1GB DDR400 60GB IDE to a 160GB SATAII The total cost to upgrade this was $285. The reason I bought the ASRock motherboard was so I could use my existing DDR RAM, and my current AGP video card. When the quad-cores and DX10 come out, I will upgrade the motherboard, RAM, and video card. The x850XT PE is still a very strong card, so I decided to keep it. My parts should be here in a few days. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM965 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // Dual 512MB GDDR3 8600M GT's SLI 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 3GB DDR2 667 DC 750GB SATA 3.0Gbps w/32MB // 400GB (2x 200GB) 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21366 // 7394

10-01-2006, 08:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nightrain Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In my PC...it's warm in here Age: 21 Posts: 288	ya nice upgrade for less than 300 bucks. that procesor should help you out quite a bit. __________________ My New Rig : Intel e6300 @3.325Ghz (475Mhz FSB) Gigabyte P35-DS3R 2 x 1Gb Corsair DDR2-800@950 EVGA 8800GTS superclocked 320Mb 160gb 7200rpm WD Sata drive Swiftech H2O Ultra +MCW30 chipset block 650w BFG PSU 3dMark06:11,264

10-01-2006, 09:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Calibretto Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 19 Posts: 2,041	Very nice! Looks like a solid setup. Are you planning to sell any of the old stuff? __________________ Desktop: Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G Mobo \| Intel C2Q Q6600 @ 2.40GHz \| OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR2 800 \| PNY GeForce 8800GT - 3DMark Score: 11721 Laptop: HP DV6700TSE \| Intel C2D T5750 2.0GHz \| 3GB DDR2 667 \| 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS - 3DMark Score: Coming Soon Winner of Photo Comp: Computer Peripherals CoD4 [CF]Clan Member - [CF]Calibretto

10-01-2006, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,281	Now you don't have to run CSS at the same fps at min and max graphics anymore __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

10-01-2006, 09:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grey410 Platinum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 28 Posts: 712	Sweeet Makes me wanna upgrade one of my old extra systems. If only I just had $245 to waste.....oh crap.... I'm...not...gonna....do.....it.....can't.....justi fy....crap....ARRRG!!!! LOL. Read my quote in the sig...... __________________ COD4 rocks until you lose your profile and have to start over. Still lovin my 37" monitor. New house is crazy nice. Hope everyone is doing good. A lot of friends will come and go but a few will be there the whole time.

10-01-2006, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
m0nk3ys1ms Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanover, IN Age: 16 Posts: 4,360	Go Geoff! You don't have a ghetto computer anymore

10-01-2006, 09:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	How is the DDR400 going to work with the Core 2? just a question. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

10-01-2006, 10:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	Talk about a bottleneck though, that doesnt really make any sense. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

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