buying parts tommorow need help

[dannyboy0492]

Hi im upgrading my computer and i have found the parts what i want and would like some expert adivce to see if i am making a right choice
do u think i will be able to play this game with good settings?

My current specs:

intel celeron (r) 2.8ghz upgrading to> amd athlon 64 3800+ x2 dual core

512mb ram upgrading to> 2gb ram

80gb upgrading to> 330gb

128mb radeon 9250 upgrading to> 256mb geforce 7600gt

sis intergrated chipset ugrading to> kn1 sli a939 amd motherboard

Thanks

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

Who makes the mobo, and what kind of psu, ram, hd are you planning on using?

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

Athlon 64 3800 x2 DUAL CORE Processor

ECS KN1 SLI A939 AMD MOTHERBOARD

Hitachi Deskstar Internal Hard Drive 250GB 7200 rpm

3 x PNY PC3200 512MB DDR MEMORY 400mhz

PNY GEFORCE 7 7600 GT 256MB PCI-EXPRESS GRAPHICS CARD

these are the parts im getting

thanks

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

Ok, change that mobo to this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131524

and the ram to this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231039

hd to this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003

What kind of psu you do have?

Edit: If this is too expensive for you let me know and I can change some things around.

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

i cant get them parts i can only get parts from www.pcworld.co.uk

and i dont know what psu i have but i might be getting one tommorow someone is checking my computer who is putting the parts and he said he needs to look at my computer to see if i need one

how i check which one i have?

Thanks

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

Open up your case, there should be a large box that you plug the power cabe from the wall into. Usually top rear of the case. There should be a sticker on it that says all of the specs.

Edit: Wow that sites selection is pathetic. Would you mind ordering from overclockers.co.uk?

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

i cant i havent got my pc its at my dads i am on my other pc here

but if i need one i will get a 500w one

do u think the other parts are any good? will i get good performance?

Thanks

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

I really don't think ecs makes good boards, but thats just me. Try to get a wd or maxtor drive with a 16mb cache, and get a 2x1gb kit of ram, not 4x512mb. The graphics card is good, so no problem there. So, you can't order your parts from anywhere else, not even overclockers.co.uk?

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

no i can only get from www.pcworld.co.uk im getting 4x512mb ram because they are half price only £20 each and the 250gb hd is only £50 so with everthing in it comes to just over £500

thanks

will i be able to set the settings to high on the game with the 7600gt?

and is it worth getting a second one to make sli in a couple of months?

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

First off all, getting 4x512mb is very, very bad idea. Amd procs hate having all 4 slots populated, and you'll get a nice performance hit. Just spend the extra money on a 2x1gb kit. You'll be glad ya did.

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

ok then i will how much performance increase will i get?

would i be able to keep my 512mb ram in and add 2 x 1gb to make it 2.5gb ram?

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

ok then i will how much performance increase will i get?

I don't know the exact numbers, but you get at least a 5-10% gain when using 2 sticks instead of 4. And no, I'd sell your extra 512mb stick.

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

ok thanks i will only cost me about an extra £10 for 2 x 1gb ram sticks

is that processor good? i was going to get a 3500+ but i changed it to
3800+ x22 dual core

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

Yeah, thats a great proc. The only thing I'm worried about is the psu, when you are able to please post its specs.

[dannyboy0492]

Re: buying parts tommorow need help

is it a good game bf2 i never even been on it yet i tryed it on my computer but really slow even on low graphics and resolution