- Feb 6, 2008
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Ok, I'm going to try to make this as short as possible. I came on these forums on a different username around the same time during 2005 and got help from most of you on building a PC gaming rig. So, I feel that my PC is out of date and I think its time for an upgrade/new build. It's been so long since I've read about all the new hardware out there so I figure I'd ask people who know what there talking about. Before I go on I must explain my situation.. I'm on a budget of about around $2600. I need a laptop for my work, which involves photography, web design, video editing, and making music with ProTools, etc.. So I was thinking more on the lines of a MacBook Pro. But on the other hand I also like playing games which macs seem to lack. So for games I'm looking to build an up to date gaming rig but not too expensive.
This is my current gaming rig
COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 RC-532-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
EVGA 256-P2-N376-AX GeForce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
FSP Group SAGA+ 450R ATX12V 450W Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2.2GHz Socket 939 Single-Core Processor Model
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT
Do you suggest I upgrade this, or sell it or use extra parts to build a new rig?
I'm willing to spend $600. If its not enough how much do you suggest I save up for? I'm currently playing Team Fortress 2 and Battlefield 2142. Sorry this post came out longer then I expected, I'm just really indecisive. Help would be appreciated.
This is my current gaming rig
COOLER MASTER Centurion 532 RC-532-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard
EVGA 256-P2-N376-AX GeForce 6800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card
FSP Group SAGA+ 450R ATX12V 450W Power Supply
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2.2GHz Socket 939 Single-Core Processor Model
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model VS1GBKIT
Do you suggest I upgrade this, or sell it or use extra parts to build a new rig?
I'm willing to spend $600. If its not enough how much do you suggest I save up for? I'm currently playing Team Fortress 2 and Battlefield 2142. Sorry this post came out longer then I expected, I'm just really indecisive. Help would be appreciated.