Need advice.....

[Cicchetti]

I was wondering what i should get to improve my computer ...... I know its pretty good as is but i was jw if there is anything i should do that will make it run better

Thanks ........

[Eden]

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well its about 2.5 times better than mine and mine should last another year so its really up to you, if you have the money and want the latest stuff go for it.

[Blak_Phoenix]

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OK if you really want to waste money, or just upgrade there are a few thing you could dom and here they are...

Get 2x 512 MB 7800 GTX's or 7800 GTX 256MB version.
Get a AMD 64 4000+ 939 or the new Operoons that are about to be unavainable soon! lol
Change your RAM so it is no longer Miss matched, im not sure what extra performance that would give you and its prob not worth it but hey, its something you can do. lol.
Get a faster HD, like the new Raptor 150Gig 10,000rmp ones or just twin 74Gb/twin 32Gb ones and run them in RAID 0 for best performance.

[Cicchetti]

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i was thinking of getting a new rapter thanks for your help i have no idea at all

[Xicer]

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Wait on getting a new CPU. Socket AM2 is supposed to come out in April, so you can get a new processor and motherboard at that time. Socket AM2 is supposed to support DDR2 memory so you can change your RAM at that time. When you get that new CPU, make sure to get a dual-core one, since games are slowly starting to support it.

As for your hard drive, try changing to a SATA one. And like blak pheonix said, get two 10,000 RPM 150GB WD RAptors and put them in RAID0.

For your graphics card, you can get two 512MB 7800GTX's in SLI, or wait for the new cards to come out.

That's all, but your current rig should last you a couple years without change.

[Cicchetti]

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I havent read anything about that am2 socket hmm maybe i will check it out thanks

[BoloMarkXXX]

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Your processor, ram & vid card are good just get a Raptor HD SATA put Windows 64 bit edition duel boot Win 32 for work & Win 64 for games.

[Cicchetti]

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yeah maybe i will get that HD

[Blak_Phoenix]

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Their about $299 US apparently, for the new 150GB Raptors.

[Cicchetti]

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Yes i know thanks everyone for your help i have afew ideas now

[sackynut]

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your computer is awesome dude, no need to upgrade at the moment, not even for a while.

[Mazstermind]

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ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA8NW Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939
ABIT AN8-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 512MB) (1 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
ATI Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCIE Video Card


...How Much Did All That Cost You?

[whofriggincares]

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I suggest you get 2X1GB of memory. Mismatched pairs don't offer the same performance as matched pairs. Plus with only 2 sticks, you can run at 1T timings which helps performance too.

[Cicchetti]

Re: Need advice.....

ASPIRE X-Navigator ATXA8NW Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939
ABIT AN8-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 512MB) (1 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive
ATI Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCIE Video Card


...How Much Did All That Cost You?

well i got it awhile ago so it was up there lol

[Sir. S.A.S]

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just leave it and wait when technology moves on and u need to upgrade