yatstv Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 well we have to werk with what we got nowadays. and for aome people its budget build time... weeeee. anyway. im runing atm.. 939 4000+ 1 core msi neo 2 platinum.... agp 1gig ocz dual chanel platinum a tearful msi 9550 gpu audigy 2zs generic 400W psu.. errr. 2x seagate baracuda 160gb well its done me a good job actualy for the past 3 yrs and now im fed up of not being able to play games.... sniff sniff.. so i have been looking at these items to upgrade so i can play the pop games atm.. cod4 bioshock etc etc... am2 4800 dual core MSI K9NBPM2-FID AM2 NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S mobo 2x1gig dual channel 800 ddr2 by either wintec or gskill 480W 12Vx2 hiper psu and an ASUS EAH3850/G/HTDI/256M Radeon HD 3850 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 pcie 2.0 ik know its not gonna max games but i think u will agree for $450 its a hell of an improvement on what i had. and as long as it will play these games nicely.. thats all that matters. but by the researching ive done.. it should play these games pretty well. all i do is gaming and music and im not sure if i should cross over to vista for dx10 though?? got cod4 today.. now i just sit n wait till my money comes in.... hmmmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2t Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 Yeah, not a bad upgrade for the money, though I would probably spend a little more and spring for a slightly better PSU. Not too sure how good the Hiper PSU's are. Someone else might have a better idea though as to the quality of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdingeling Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 What is your overall budget for this build? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verran Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 Meh. AM2 is OK, but for not much more money, you could get into an Intel C2D setup which would be a lot better. Keep the video card (good choice), keep the memory (or go with any of the other $50ish 2x1 kits), and get these instead: Intel Core2Duo 4500 Allendale DFI Infinity P965 Fortron 500W Power Supply That should be within $25-50 dollars of what you listed, and will be much better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattwalter85 Posted January 4, 2008 Posted January 4, 2008 I agree with Verran on this one. C2D is def. the way to go and get some adata sticks because they're cheap and have d9's which you'll want if you go intel. It's always worth it in the long run to get a good psu especially if you plan on overclocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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