If you had $450

[greyhammer]

 

[greyhammer]

Sorry, what upgrades would you go for I'm thinking about a 9700 aiw, possibly a barton

 

[BaboonGuy]

Dual Raptors in Raid 0 -- Now that's speed.

Plus it'll leave you enough for a new barton too

 

[Schadenfroh]

barton for 90

 

[orion7144]

P4C 2.4gig retail $170 or you can do the Staples deal for around $150
ABit or Asus 865PE mb $99-$140 depending on what options
2X256 Dual DDR OCZ PC3500 $130
Then sell your other parts and work on the Raptors since they just fly.

That would blow away you current system since that 2.4 will run easily at 3gig. I have 3 now and all do 3gig +.

 

[AkumaX]

bizzzarton for 65 if you get lucky 😉

 

[DoubleUhat]

Soundwork 550 to match your audigy 2

 

[4x4expy]

You could get a 9800np(pro if lucky) and Barton. If you are able to get 2.1 ghz or higher on the setup you have now, I would just grab a 9800pro, and be blown away...

 

[Chumpman]

Get a new freaking motherboard, I wouldn't use anything based off the KT400 chipset let alone a Soyo.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: orion7144
P4C 2.4gig retail $170 or you can do the Staples deal for around $150
ABit or Asus 865PE mb $99-$140 depending on what options
2X256 Dual DDR OCZ PC3500 $130
Then sell your other parts and work on the Raptors since they just fly.

That would blow away you current system since that 2.4 will run easily at 3gig. I have 3 now and all do 3gig +.

I've had bad luck with mine.

 

[tweaker54321]

9800 Pro and barton

 

[render]

Originally posted by: Chumpman
Get a new freaking motherboard, I wouldn't use anything based off the KT400 chipset let alone a Soyo.

 

[CelticDemolition]

i can lay it out right now...

9700 pro AIW $350
barton 2500+ $87
256mb corsair xms3200 $59

hmm thats a little more than $450 but i'll get it back by selling my 8500 and my 1700+.

 

[greyhammer]

Although I really like my Kt400 I would like to try an nvidia but I dont want to change the board out. I was thinking about a
2500 and 9700 aiw. I play some games but I really want a fiery hot multimedia pc. I've also got a Klipsch 4.1. What settings do you guys have your 2500 overclocked to including v-core.

 

[ROJAS]

For around $450, Abit IS7-G m.b., P4-2.4C, Corsair XMS3200LL 512 memorystick.

 

[greyhammer]

What about a logitech 680 system and a 2800 barton. I've got a klipsch 4.1 but is the hissing problem I've been hearing about
on the logitechs just isolated incidents. I want to get it for a home theater atmosphere.

 

[stardust]

Originally posted by: Chumpman
Get a new freaking motherboard, I wouldn't use anything based off the KT400 chipset let alone a Soyo.

LOL they're not bad.. just that chipset lacked overclocking capabilities and speed. Bundle and connector positioning couldn't be better 😀