Recommend computer upgrades?

[drewbagel423]

Hey guys my computer's gonna be 3 years old this october and i think its time for an upgrade, heres what i have now:
Asus P4P800
P4 2.4GHz Northwood
Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB DDR
Corsair 512MB DDR 400
40GB Ultra ATA100 HD

I'm not super duper computer savy so i dont really know what all the abbreviations mean, and i know my hd and ram need a shot in the arm, but what would you guys recommend to play bf2 with the graphics up fairly high and maintain a reasonable budget?

TIA!

[schaef2k]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

A new PC

[davelisowski]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

A new PC

:laugh: Yup.

But if you can only upgrade... get more RAM. 1.5-2GB worth.
Next step would be a new video card.
I use pricewatch.com to check for the lowest prices, and newegg.com isn't bad either.

Oh, and for the hard drive, 40GB is tiny. Make sure you have enough room because you don't want it full while gaming.

[drewbagel423]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

A new PC

why get a whole new pc when the cd & dvd drives, case, and power supply are all fine, the mobo and processor seem fine

why spend $1000 if its not needed?

Next step would be a new video card.

can anyone recommend anything?

[schaef2k]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

A new PC

I'm being sarcastic but I'm serious. The problem your going to have is you will be stuck with an AGP X8 video card.

IMO you either upgrade the RAM to 1.5-2 gb as suggested and find the best AGP X8 video card that you can get off ebay and live with low/medium graphics (smooth play though)

Or

Take the money that you would spend on these parts and put them toward a new system. IMO this will be better in the long run.

[ondskapen]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

if this comp will for good BF2 playing

so yo umust add more RAM 1gb or more, and about graphic card you should take x1600pro, 6600gt or x800gto for agp ofcourse.


but better you should buy a new comp.



tell how much money do you have for thic upgrade?

[schaef2k]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

why get a whole new pc when the cd & dvd drives, case, and power supply are all fine, the mobo and processor seem fine

why spend $1000 if its not needed?



can anyone recommend anything?

The Mobo is the problem, it's AGP X8 graphics slot and an Intel 2.4 is ok but not great.

I would take the case, HD, PSU, CPU and get a new Mobo, RAM and video card. But that would involve you building it yourself.

[drewbagel423]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

i appreciate all the input guys! just as a note, the only time the computer really gets tested is playing bf2... i use it mostly for going online

I'm being sarcastic but I'm serious. The problem your going to have is you will be stuck with an AGP X8 video card.

so what is preferred?

The Mobo is the problem, it's AGP X8 graphics slot and an Intel 2.4 is ok but not great.

I would take the case, HD, PSU, CPU and get a new Mobo, RAM and video card. But that would involve you building it yourself.

that shouldn't be a problem, i built my current computer 3 years ago, i read enough then to get me by, the problem is now i don't know what's good anymore, especially since there's so much out there and so many different specs to keep track of

so what kind of mobo and processor should i be looking into? i've heard AMD is better than intel for games but i dunno how true that is

as far as a budget, i was really looking to go as cheap as possible, since like i said i only play bf2 and not very seriously

[ondskapen]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

now is core 2 duo it better than athlon x2, but ax2 is cheaper now couse amd cuted prices, but its still worse than core2duo

but to have core2duo you must buy more expensive mobo than for amd(939 or am2), so choose is your

[davelisowski]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

Most MOBOs will have PCI-express now instead of AGP 8x. The more expensive ones will have SLI abilities (no need for that, IMO). Basically, if you want to upgrade your MOBO, you will have to upgrade everything else that goes on it as well - GPU, RAM, CPU.

[schaef2k]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

i appreciate all the input guys! just as a note, the only time the computer really gets tested is playing bf2... i use it mostly for going online



so what is preferred?



that shouldn't be a problem, i built my current computer 3 years ago, i read enough then to get me by, the problem is now i don't know what's good anymore, especially since there's so much out there and so many different specs to keep track of

so what kind of mobo and processor should i be looking into? i've heard AMD is better than intel for games but i dunno how true that is

as far as a budget, i was really looking to go as cheap as possible, since like i said i only play bf2 and not very seriously

Well in that case....

To save money, don't go top of the line. AMD chips are the way to go right now AMD X2 64 - 3800s are pretty cheep right now. Find a good mobo to match that and something like a nvidia 7800gt (PCIe) should be good bang for the buck. Get 2 gigs of RAM and reuse the rest of your old rig and it should play everything on high graphics very smooth.

I have AMD X2 64 3500, ASUS A8n32-SLI mobo, 2 gigs RAM, 7800gt and everything runs perfect on all high settings.

[zhpkiller]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

Those specs are fine for running BF2. The first thing you want to do is upgrade to 2G of ram, then look for a video upgrade. That'll carry you over a long ways.

[=[MI5]=RJW]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

Graphics card 6600 256MB and 512mb more ram will run nicely!

[ondskapen]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

schaef2k

how it is possible that you have amd x2 64 3500? this prossesor doesnt exist


i know that you have a64 3500

[drewbagel423]

Re: Recommend computer upgrades?

Those specs are fine for running BF2. The first thing you want to do is upgrade to 2G of ram, then look for a video upgrade. That'll carry you over a long ways.

what about the whole AGP x8/PCI express thing???