Monkey6915 Posted December 2, 2003 Posted December 2, 2003 Hey, as you guys may notice its christmas time and im wondering what i should do with say 200 dollars? I got the case/mods. So far this is what i got to put into the case. Amd xp2100+(pally) Biostar M7vip kt333 Generic 512 pc2100 GeforceFx 5200 128 8x WD 40gb 5200rpm I mainly surf the net/game/watch movies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
O(V)eGA_l2el) Posted December 2, 2003 Posted December 2, 2003 Upgrade memory to PC2700 and HD to 7200rpms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobalt Posted December 2, 2003 Posted December 2, 2003 I'd go for small stuff, NB cooler iceberQ4 pro, lighted fans(led or UV CC) UV sleeving,that kind of stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYoKoNA Posted December 2, 2003 Posted December 2, 2003 everything VEGA said and toss the video card out for an ATI. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 everything VEGA said and toss the video card out for an ATI. Yeah, the single biggest thing you can do to increase performance is get a new video card. You can get a 9700np on pricewatch for $194, then flash it to a pro like I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey6915 Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 video will be ok son. im not that big into gaming. I got all the mods. I just need more performance. I was thinking maybe a Asus a7n8x-deluxe. and a 7200rpm hard drive. THen save up for pc3500 ram 2x256 (dual channel). The cpu is ok other then tha fact that it runs fairly hot. (41c idle on evercool pos). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 try a maxtor diamond with ata133 and the 8mb cache its what im using and blows the wd special eddition (my fathers) out of the water. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey6915 Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 I know where to get a mobo but where should i get the maxtor hard drive. Oh yeah with the mobo my video card will go from 4x agp to 8x so that will help a little plus combined with a hard drive and later ram it will kickass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Man Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 If you do stick with the NVIDIA card go with a GeForce 4 4200 instead... they out preform most of the FX's... serious... they messed up something in DX9... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propane Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 your system is fine... ask for the money and save up to get a new system later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slugbug3311 Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 Well if I were you id get the 7200rpm hdd and maybe a good hsf and OC, and maybe a new video card son....(Whats SON all about?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neural Interface Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 Upgrade the HD to 7200RPM maybe a little bigger too, abd go for the A7N8X, it will be better in the long run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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