I want to upgrade...specifically for more performance gains in games.

Azndude2190 · Jan 28, 2006

The title says it all...I'm not willing to spend alot of money(around 300ish?...400max)
My specs are in the sig.

Games I play:
bf2
cod2
css
dods
rtw

Update 1/30:

After calculating my budget now sits~$500(Hope I can sell my 6600GT and a old P3 system)

Went on zipzoomfly and I'm deciding to get these parts.

Corsair VS1GBKIT400 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory
eVGA e-GeForce 7800 GT PCI Express 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/HDTV-Out, Dual DVI & VIVO
Zalman CNPS7000-ALCU CPU Cooler
Vantec CCB-A1C IceBerq All-in-One VGA & Chipset Copper Cooling Kit

I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe with a broken chipset.(Been out for at least 5-6 months but to lazy to order a new one tell now)I need to replace it any reccomendations.I just picked the one above cuz it sounded good.

Total Comes too:$424.46...shipping free

What do you guys think?

i1o0i · Jan 28, 2006

Update the Video Card(7800gt) and 1 more gig RAM

Azndude2190 · Jan 28, 2006

This is what i'm thinking about:
Leadtek 6600GT pci-e-$129
Corsair Value 1GB Dual Channel DDR400 PC3200-$81
ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU-$50(I kinda want to start ocing my cpu more to get free performance gains)

UsandThem · Jan 28, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
This is what i'm thinking about:
Leadtek 6600GT pci-e-$129
Corsair Value 1GB Dual Channel DDR400 PC3200-$81
ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU-$50(I kinda want to start ocing my cpu more to get free performance gains)

What video card do you have now?

It shows you already have a 6600gt in your sig?

Azndude2190 · Jan 28, 2006

Originally posted by: UsandThem

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
This is what i'm thinking about:
Leadtek 6600GT pci-e-$129
Corsair Value 1GB Dual Channel DDR400 PC3200-$81
ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU-$50(I kinda want to start ocing my cpu more to get free performance gains)

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What video card do you have now?

It shows you already have a 6600gt in your sig?

Yeah i'm thinking of going SLI.Is it good?

I save the most money and in theory my performance doubles right?

UsandThem · Jan 28, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190

Originally posted by: UsandThem

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
This is what i'm thinking about:
Leadtek 6600GT pci-e-$129
Corsair Value 1GB Dual Channel DDR400 PC3200-$81
ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU-$50(I kinda want to start ocing my cpu more to get free performance gains)

Click to expand...

What video card do you have now?

It shows you already have a 6600gt in your sig?

Click to expand...

Yeah i'm thinking of going SLI.Is it good?

I save the most money and in theory my performance doubles right?

No, 6600gt's in SLI is a waste. Based on the games you play, get a 7800GT and enjoy.

bamacre · Jan 28, 2006

Agreed. 7800 GT and add 1GB of ram too if desired.

Azndude2190 · Jan 28, 2006

A evga 7800GT cost 289 at newegg alone...add the 81 from another gig of ram and 50 for a new heatsink the total will be 420.Do I really need another gig of ram?

UsandThem · Jan 28, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
Do I really need another gig of ram?

No, it is helpful for some games (BF2), but going from a 6600GT to a 7800GT will be like going from a Dodge Neon to a Dodge Viper.

You can always add more memory later.

Also, you can get the Zalman for much cheaper than $50.00

Broly · Jan 28, 2006

ROFL 6800 gt SLI piss horrible
It gets defeated be a 7800gt single

so be wise

OC'ing is useless compared to a 7800gt

UsandThem · Jan 28, 2006

Originally posted by: Broly
ROFL 6800 gt SLI piss horrible

OC'ing is useless compared to a 7800gt

He was considering 6600GT SLI.

Azndude2190 · Jan 28, 2006

So what i'm getting out of this is...just to buy the GT for now cuz the zalman and the ram wont do anything of significance compared to the 7800GT?That sounds good...I mainly play cod2 and I want to play on DX9 with decent framerates.

UsandThem · Jan 28, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
So what i'm getting out of this is...just to buy the GT for now cuz the zalman and the ram wont do anything of significance compared to the 7800GT?That sounds good...I mainly play cod2 and I want to play on DX9 with decent framerates.

:thumbsup:

Azndude2190 · Jan 28, 2006

Okay well just to make sure one final time...how much of a performance gain are we talking about from a 6600GT-7800GT?

Broly · Jan 28, 2006

alot
6 should have been nvidia's abortion but it was half way out.

stevty2889 · Jan 29, 2006

You will get a HUGE differance going from the 6600GT to 7800GT..I was using a 6600GT prior to upgrading to my 7800GT.

YOyoYOhowsDAjello · Jan 29, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
Okay well just to make sure one final time...how much of a performance gain are we talking about from a 6600GT-7800GT?

Go look up some benchmarks.

There's a video tab at the top of your screen.

EDIT: sorry, I'm a jerk.

Here http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2496

Sell your current 6600gt and pick up a 7800gt.

Sonikku · Jan 29, 2006

Get a X800GTO2 for $179 and unlock/overclock the hell out of it.

bamacre · Jan 29, 2006

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=322739

Free 2-day shipping and there's a $20 MIR as well.

Azndude2190 · Jan 29, 2006

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
Okay well just to make sure one final time...how much of a performance gain are we talking about from a 6600GT-7800GT?

Click to expand...

Go look up some benchmarks.

There's a video tab at the top of your screen.

EDIT: sorry, I'm a jerk.

Here http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2496

Sell your current 6600gt and pick up a 7800gt.

thx you

...sweet well I hope this 7800GT is worth it.

jimbob200521 · Jan 29, 2006

7800gt is the thing that will give you the biggest performance boost

YOyoYOhowsDAjello · Jan 29, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
Okay well just to make sure one final time...how much of a performance gain are we talking about from a 6600GT-7800GT?

Click to expand...

Go look up some benchmarks.

There's a video tab at the top of your screen.

EDIT: sorry, I'm a jerk.

Here http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2496

Sell your current 6600gt and pick up a 7800gt.

Click to expand...

thx you

...sweet well I hope this 7800GT is worth it.

What res do you play at btw?

Azndude2190 · Jan 29, 2006

I switch of on 1024x768 and 1280x1024 depends on the games I play...I play cod2 @ 1024x768 DX7

YOyoYOhowsDAjello · Jan 29, 2006

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
I switch of on 1024x768 and 1280x1024 depends on the games I play...I play cod2 @ 1024x768 DX7

You should be able to turn the settings up considerably with an upgrade like this.

Is 1280x1024 your max res?

Azndude2190 · Jan 29, 2006

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: Azndude2190
I switch of on 1024x768 and 1280x1024 depends on the games I play...I play cod2 @ 1024x768 DX7

Click to expand...

You should be able to turn the settings up considerably with an upgrade like this.

Is 1280x1024 your max res?

Yes...my monitor is a pretty old CRT(still good though)

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