what to upgrade with $530?

[Melon_Hunter]

im selling my ps3 or 420. i have 115 in my pocket. so that makes $535 i believe lol. im looking to play maxed out on bf2. 16xAA and 16xAF with at least 70fps constant and nothing lower unless im gettin artyed lol. right now my specs are...

cpu-AMD 4200 64 X2 2.2ghz (socket Am2) zalman 9500led cooler

video card- BFG 7600gt. gets about 60fps with filters off at 1024x### or what ever that resolution is.

mobo- MSI k9n4 sli-f

sound card-creative xtremegamer x-fi

ram-corsiar valuselect 3gb ddr2 533mhz

case-thermaltake armor VA8000bws stock fans

PSU- Apex 500watt

keyboard-logitech g15 gaming keyboard (blue)

mouse-razer copperhead (red)

what should i upgrade?

[Scourge00]

you should upgrade your gfx card, i live in australia and got a 8600 GT which can play it everything maxed witout much loss of fps for about $170 AUS dollars not sure how much it is ova ther depending wher u live,

Plus not only is this pretty cheap, its r rlly good gfx card, aint the best out ther but sure as hell good for games like crysis and others, but aint that good to run max on 'em

Thats my opinion

[.Gunfire]

just get a 8800GT for about $230USD

[Kreepy Kitteh =^o.O^=]

yeah an 8800GT

[Melon_Hunter]

would this be a good choice? man that card is a beauty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127329

[Kreepy Kitteh =^o.O^=]

this one is better..its up to u though :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150261

[Scourge00]

Yer go for it, but if u wannna get the new ATI radeon card, its gunna start to get a bit pricey

but HELL! its very good... http://game.amd.com/us-en/unlock_radeonhd3870x2.aspx

PS: dont listen to me... i neva give good advice

[Teh_Diplomat]

When upgrading always consider what part is the most important and start your base from there.


Thus in your situation a $90-100 MoBo is fundamental to ensuring you're "futureproofed".

GA-P35-DS3L -> $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059

E4500 @ 2.2Ghz -> $124 - Reaches 3.1Ghz with a simple and painless overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115031

8800GT 512mb -> $239: Easily the best current card on the market considering price to performance. This is also the XFX brand which has a 2X lifetime warranty, meaning when you sell it, the buyer is also covered.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252

Also note: Your PSU, Soundcard, and RAM are all compatible with the upgrades listed above.

[Melon_Hunter]

thank you diplomat. but if i overclock that cpu to 3.0ghz, would it be the same exact thing as a e6600 at 3.0ghz?

[peeth]

No it would not, you wouldn't notice much of a performance difference but the E6600 has a larger(double) L2 cache than the E4500. Only benchmarks would show any real difference in my opinion.

[Sniper1432]

I'd get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103191

And this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130327

I pretty much have the same set up and it plays BF2 maxed 16XAA, 8xAA at a 1400X1050 resolution.

[[MyIS]Dan]

And this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130327

Why get the old one? The G92 would be better.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127325

[camper.]

When upgrading always consider what part is the most important and start your base from there.


Thus in your situation a $90-100 MoBo is fundamental to ensuring you're "futureproofed".

GA-P35-DS3L -> $90 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128059

E4500 @ 2.2Ghz -> $124 - Reaches 3.1Ghz with a simple and painless overclock.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115031

8800GT 512mb -> $239: Easily the best current card on the market considering price to performance. This is also the XFX brand which has a 2X lifetime warranty, meaning when you sell it, the buyer is also covered.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150252

Also note: Your PSU, Soundcard, and RAM are all compatible with the upgrades listed above.

Thread winner, cha-ching.

This is by far the best choice. Let's make this clear - EVERY 8800GT is the same, regardless of manufacturer/sticker slappers, and some slight clock rate changes (and voltage regulators and the like). Get the $230 one, unless you're retarded or otherwise too special to use Rivatuner.

Here you get three items - a CPU that will rape your previous one and all other pitiful AMD offerings (Phailure aside), a GPU that will do as prev. and well, a motherboard that will do as prev - it's a win-win situation.

Very strange PC build anyway, you cheaped out on the CPU and graphics card yet bought some pretty expensive **** otherwise.

[signa]

but if he changes mobo's from an AM2 to a LGA775, wont he need new ram too? (sry, im not up on my amd stuff).

[=98=]

No, they are both DDR2.