$750¹ to upgrade, what to get?

[KillaKilla]

BTW this is Killa's brother

my current specs are:

Celeron 1.7Ghz @1.8
1GB PC100 SDRAM
Geforce 2 ULTRA 64MB
Western Digital 80GB Special Edition.
Ahanix Black Knight (in the mail)

I also have a pile of old fans (80mm, 92mm, and 120mm) that I am not able to use due to lack of fan mounts.

I have alotted $750 to upgrading (I'm willing to go over by a few bucks)
I want to be able to play HL² and Dööm 3. I also do a very small ammount of photo editting, but anything that can do HL² can do that...

 

[Sureshot324]

I'd wait until the new video cards from ati and nvidia come out, should only be a couple weeks now.

 

[SithSolo1]

yeah you should wait but I think something like:

Athlon 64 2800-3000+
Athlon 64 mobo(I haven't read enough about them to tell you which one)
1 GB PC3200
ATi Radeon 9800Pro

wouldn't be too far out of line with what most will probably tell you.

 

[nick1985]

priced out at newegg...

case W/PSU---$35
lite on bruner---$31
dynatron all copper HSF(used 3 times, PWNS)---$10
floppy---$6
40 gig seagate 7200---$60
gig of Geil 3200---$180
shuttle AN35N-Ultra---$64
athlon 2400 mobile---$78
saphire 9800pro---$210

===$674

+ 40 for shipping or so...

that puts you at a little over 700


you can use the rest of the money for a nicer case or a bigger hard drive, or a DVD drive.... whatever you prefer.

good luck! :beer:

 

[SithSolo1]

I was under the impression that he had a case on the way.
I also assume he has a PSU and some form of optical drive.
Also his HD is fine for now.

If you don't have a PSU get an Antec, Enermax, or a Sparkle.
As for an Optical drive, I'd recommend going with a Lite-On like Nick said.

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: SithSolo1
I was under the impression that he had a case on the way.
I also assume he has a PSU and some form of optical drive.
Also his HD is fine for now.

If you don't have a PSU get an Antec, Enermax, or a Sparkle.
As for an Optical drive, I'd recommend going with a Lite-On like Nick said.

well if he already has items on my list (i didnt see those when i read his post ) then i would just upgrade everything else on my list, possibly even bump up to an athlon 64

 

[KillaKilla]

Nick, in 1985 wrote:
well if he already has items on my list (i didnt see those when i read his post) then i would just upgrade everything else on my list, possibly even bump up to an athlon 64

I already have:
Celeron 1.7Ghz @1.8
1GB PC100 SDRAM
Geforce 2 ULTRA 64MB
Western Digital 80GB Special Edition.
16X/48X DVD-ROM
MadDog(antec) 48x/16x/48x CD-RW
250MB Zip drive
3.5" floppy
5.25" floppy (for nostalgia, everyone asks why it's there upon noticing it, it isn't hooked up though...)
300 watt PSU modded* to have an 80mm and 92mm
Ahanix Black Knight (in the mail) with no PSU

*I did it with a vice, a hammer, a hacksaw, and a chisel. After seeing the monster I had created, I bought a dremel...

Originally posted by: Shure Shot
I'd wait until the new video cards from ati and nvidia come out, should only be a couple weeks now.

That's what I plan on doing. How low will the 9800Pro go directly after the new releases, do you think? I definetally can't afford them (R420 and NV40) though...

 

[nick1985]

Western Digital 80GB Special Edition.
16X/48X DVD-ROM
MadDog(antec) 48x/16x/48x CD-RW
250MB Zip drive
3.5" floppy
5.25" floppy (for nostalgia, everyone asks why it's there upon noticing it, it isn't hooked up though...)
300 watt PSU modded* to have an 80mm and 92mm
Ahanix Black Knight (in the mail) with no PSU



keep those items.


buy an A64, a gig of mushkin 3500 level I, a nice kt800 mobo, and a 9800 pro.


your set!

 

[KillaKilla]

that ancient, non-brand 300W PSU can support all that?

EDIT: for a PSU is thisdecent enough?

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: KillaKilla
that ancient, non-brand 300W PSU can support all that?

i didnt know it was ancient....


then buy a new PSU...you have more than enough cash.

 

[KillaKilla]

Originally posted by: nick1985

Originally posted by: KillaKilla
that ancient, non-brand 300W PSU can support all that?

i didnt know it was ancient....


then buy a new PSU...you have more than enough cash.

is 4 years ancient?