Help: What should I upgrade?

[Tomale]

Here is my current computer config. I want to upgrade it to be able to play games like Far Cry and Doom III. My budget is $500 +/- $100. What should I upgrade?

CPU : AMD Athlon Processor 1200 MHz
Bus Speed : 133 MHz
Motherboard : ASUSTeK A7V133
System : System System Name
BIOS : Award ASUS A7V-133 ACPI BIOS Revision 1001C
Memory : 512 MB
Sound : SB Live! Wave Device
Video : ALL-IN-WONDER 9600XT

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Definately the memory, get 512 more MB for $40. Or, even better get 1GB more for $80.
Get an X800XL AGP for $250. You might need a new powersupply for $70. Get an XP90 + Panaflo L1A (about $50) and overclock that bad boy.

$80 + $250 + $70 + $50 = $450 = Happy owner.

 

[Tomale]

Thanks, I was thinking of getting a new processor and motherboard but this may work. I'll research a on overclocking the Athlon 1.2.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

What kind of ram does your system take? PC133? I don't know if it would be a good idea to invest more money in PC133 ram... (or do i have this wrong?)

A quick alternative:

A64 3000+ $150
budget NF4 motherboard $80
gig of pc3200 $80
6600gt or X800 for under $200
xclio 450watt psu $50

 

[Tomale]

Yes it's PC133. A proc and mb upgrade was my first thought. Since I have no experience with overclocking, maybe this upgrade path will be smoother.

 

[Bucks]

A quick alternative:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice$146
CHAINTECH VNF4/Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard $90
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) $82
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card $182
ENERMAX EG425P-VE SFMA 2.0 ATX12V 420W Power Supply $50


$550


*fixed

 

[Hacp]

Kingston has PC3200 512 sticks of ram for 20 dollars at circuit city after rebates! Venice plus a cheap nf4 mobo(biostar at the egg) is like 230 dollars. A half decent power supply will cost you 60-70 dollars.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171005
A 6600GT will cost you 160 dollars. Just in your 500 budget limit.

 

[Tomale]

Thanks to you all guys. A64 3000+, NF4 mb, a 420+ watt ps and a 6600GT seems to be a good deal.

I'll read some reviews and make up my mind soon. You should all become financial advisors.

 

[newbiepcuser]

Originally posted by: Tomale
Thanks to you all guys. A64 3000+, NF4 mb, a 420+ watt ps and a 6600GT seems to be a good deal.

I'll read some reviews and make up my mind soon. You should all become financial advisors.

I'm pretty sure you will have to upgrade your powersupply with that setup.