Time for a little upgrade

[Mitch123]

Thinking of upgrading my pc
heres my gaming rig.(well thats what x-fire says)
Manufacturer:
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Hard Drive: 200 GB Total
Video Card: MSI MS-StarForce GeForce 6600 (NVIDIA GeForce 6600)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Sound Card: SoundMAX HD Audio O
Speakers/Headphones:
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface: wood
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)

Thinking of getting more ram and new card.
Any of these cards suitable for me?

[Hellsent 2.0]

Definitely the 8800gt...Nearly as good as the GTS and nearly half the price

And get an extra gig of RAM

[Stormy{CAN}]

Your current card AGP or PCI-E?

[-DeD-]

Make sure you have a decent PSU if you go for the 8800 card. You might need a new Mother Board if your 6600 is agp card. It won't have a PcIE slot on it for the newer card.

[Mitch123]

it is a pci express slot

[(TM)KillJoy]

you can find that BFG 8800GTS 320 for about $310 ...pricegrabber.com, don't settle for less (if all you will ever play is BF2, nevermind)

[wtrtwnguy]

If the processor is a P4 3.2GHz (Prescott or Northwood), then a 8800 is overkill. I would suggest a 8600GT or GTS. You will not benefit from a faster card if your CPU bottlenecks the system. An extra gig of ram is a must.

[Mitch123]

How do i check my psu? And also its not jsut bf2 what i want to play i also wanna get crysis and cod4

[wtrtwnguy]

Open the side panel and look on the sticker that should be on the PSU. It will have the max amperage listed for each power rail. The +12V rail(s) matter the most and should have a combined output of at least 20A for mid-range cards (8600 etc). Considerably more for high end ones.

You'll be fine playing CoD4. Runs fine on my PC. Now Crysis, I doubt you'll get much fun out of it on a Pentium 4...

[ConscriptVirus]

just to be sure, you have PCI-EXpress x16 right? and not AGP .

[Mitch123]

yes it is pci