Im getting bored of my Video Card

DrCuddles said:
No, i have to admit, not the highes setting, but the defaults for my PC are high
So, no funny business you :) i hand picked this piece of crap and it was kick ass at the time :D
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actually the 6800 was. better yet? my X800GTO rocked out loud!!!... then a week after i got it, the 7900's came out... :(


hey guess what??? i just figured out that this thread is 11 pages, so my comment was utterly useless! (not that it woulda been useful anyways, except as a conversation point)
 
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Im not bumping this thread!!!

I have finalllllly payed my parents back after 5 hard months of labour in doing so! i can fianlly save up and upgrade my PC!!!
This spec looks mint :) but can it be improved for the same budget?

I am sick of running Shadowrun on lowest settings and it still jumping!!! time to take action!

Thanks for all your help the first time round guys time for plan B
 
Ok, so im upgrading my PC, its official! if you guys remember a little while back i had a mega long thread about me upgrading my PC and we settled on this:

DrCuddles said:
Novatech GeForce 8800GTS 320MB HDCP Enabled Dual DVI PCI Express (500MHz Core Clock) (1600MHz Memory Clock) (1200MHz Shader Clock) - £190.59

Hiper Type R Modular 530W, Sli Cert, Black, APFC - £57.58

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2 x 2.4Ghz 4Mb Cache 1066 FSB Dual Core Processor - £151.57

ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra Socket 775 SATA 8 channel audio ATX - £39.68

Thats £190.59 + £57.58 + £151.57 + £39.68 = £439.42

Part 1: Im going to go for the Mobo and the CPU first so thats £151.57 + £39.68 = £191.25

Part 2: Then the rest £190.59 + £57.58 = £248.17

So could save up and get Part 1 then have a faster PC, save up and get Part 2 and have better Gfx!!!
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So now im looking at the prices and thinking, i could get better for around the same price, any suggestions?
The prices above are the prices stated at the time, these have all gone down now, i dont mind keeping this bundle, will it last me?!?!?!?

Is it worth me getting

Intel Quad Core Q6600 4 x 2.40Ghz 8Mb Cache 1066 FSB Quad Core Processor

This is much better and only a little bit more expensive :D

It seems the Powerpack i wanted has disappeared aswell :( So i have picked a new one to add onto my list :P

So overall (with updated prices :P) I think i will be going with this:

]Novatech GeForce 8800GTS 320MB HDCP Enabled Dual DVI PCI Express (500MHz Core Clock) (1600MHz Memory Clock) (1200MHz Shader Clock) - £175.07

Hiper 530Watt BLACK ATX Power Supply - £46.94

Intel Quad Core Q6600 4 x 2.40Ghz 8Mb Cache 1066 FSB Quad Core Processor - £171.55

ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA PT880 Ultra Socket 775 SATA 8 channel audio ATX - £37.97

Thats £175.07 + £46.94 + £171.55 + £37.97 = £431.53

Part 1: Im going to go for the Mobo and the CPU first so thats £171.55 + £37.97 = £209.52

Part 2: Then the rest (GFX)£175.07 + (Power)£46.94 = £222.01

So could save up and get Part 1 then have a faster PC, save up and get Part 2 and have better Gfx!!!

Now, the motherboard doesnt seem like it could take a quad...?
So that would mean i would need new RAM? if that is the case then i would go back to my original plan :)
And is the new Power Pack a suitable replacement for my previous choice?

Thanks!!!! For all your help so far :) Not much further now and this thread can curl up and lay dorment for all eternity!
 
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Kornowski said:
I don't know, but I wouldn't get that motherboard, looks at the Gigabyte in my sig, it's a fantastic board!
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?GIG-965PS3
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It does look a good board, but wont support my old RAM, which i will ditch probably in the desperate struggle to get a new PC!

So, now im getting rid of my old RAM and going to buy new DDR2 probably :) (Dont get started on the whole impulse buyer thing angain Dan :P)
And i will go with that board that you suggested Dan!

Kornowski said:
Also, PSU (power supply unit) not power pack :P
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I know what PSU stands for lol, probably new that before i could walk knowing my history of living with PCs :P
 
Yeah, I only have a 32bit OS, so I was thinking of getting another 2 x 512MB and having 3GB running in dual channel :P

Yeah, It's really good RAM, Highly recomended dude!
 
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