$500 to spend, need upgrade recommendations

[Krk3561]

Current System Stats:
CPU: Intel P4 2.4B
Motherboard: Abit IC7
Memory: 1GB of Kingston HyperX PC3500
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda IV 80 GB
PSU: Antec 350W (SL350)

 

[BW86]

Athlon 64 2800+
$142

Chaintech VNF3-250
$79

XFX 6800GT
Well it was $333 a couple of days ago and with 10% off and $15 off electronics for new customers it came down to $285 -- just wait a few days and see if it goes down again.

Total without shipping = $506

 

[epsilon9090]

Perfect, I would recomend that too, but really if you got a 9800 pro you would see a huge performance boost too.

 

[ponyo]

What do you do with your computer? Looks fine to me as is. I wouldn't upgrade anything unless you needed it.

 

[SneakyStuff]

Originally posted by: Naustica
What do you do with your computer? Looks fine to me as is. I wouldn't upgrade anything unless you needed it.

 

[Krk3561]

I do alot of gaming, and I want to have a computer that can handle Doom3, HL2, and other next-gen games at decent resolutions and settings.

 

[pirred908]

Originally posted by: BW86
Athlon 64 2800+
$142

Chaintech VNF3-250
$79

XFX 6800GT
Well it was $333 a couple of days ago and with 10% off and $15 off electronics for new customers it came down to $285 -- just wait a few days and see if it goes down again.

Total without shipping = $506

 

[Krk3561]

anyone else have any suggestions?

 

[jhu]

why don't you wait until hl2 actually comes out before upgrading?

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: BW86
Athlon 64 2800+
$142

Chaintech VNF3-250
$79

XFX 6800GT
Well it was $333 a couple of days ago and with 10% off and $15 off electronics for new customers it came down to $285 -- just wait a few days and see if it goes down again.

Total without shipping = $506

 

[heartsurgeon]

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