Relevant info:
Current Mobo: Asus P4S533
Current RAM: Generic Directron brand DDR 2700 - 1 x 512Mb (board / ram combo can't do agressive timings.)
Current CPU: P4 1.6A OC'd around 2.2Ghz
Current Vid Card: Asus GF4 Ti 4400
Current Sound Card: Audigy 2
Current Hard Drive: WD SE 80GB 8Mb cache
Current PSU: Antec 430 True Power
On the whole, I somewhat feel it's too early to do much upgrading (other than the "must have the latest and greatest" impulse).
I am, however, considering upgrading to 1GB of RAM. My main motivation: hoping to improve performance in Star Wars Galaxies.
Option A (simple RAM upgrade):
1Gb Corsair DDR 3200 Low Latency twin pack. Put 'em on the P4S533 and hope going to two sticks of RAM doesn't hurt my overclock options. Not even going to bother trying a mix and match with my current crappy generic 512MB 2700DDR RAM.
Option B (partial system overhaul):
1Gb Corsair DDR 3200 LL twin pack.
Asus P4P800 Deluxe (still supports my 400Mhz FSB CPU)
WD Raptor 36Gb SATA (OS and whatever game I'm currently playing - all other apps & docs on old HD)
Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu CPU cooler (noise reduction - doesn't fit on P4S533)
no CPU upgrade - I figure I can make do with the OC'd 1.6A for now and upgrade to an 800mHz FSB CPU when they're at the tail end of their run (and cheap).
Please discuss, advise, berate...
[edit: misplaced quotation mark]
Current Mobo: Asus P4S533
Current RAM: Generic Directron brand DDR 2700 - 1 x 512Mb (board / ram combo can't do agressive timings.)
Current CPU: P4 1.6A OC'd around 2.2Ghz
Current Vid Card: Asus GF4 Ti 4400
Current Sound Card: Audigy 2
Current Hard Drive: WD SE 80GB 8Mb cache
Current PSU: Antec 430 True Power
On the whole, I somewhat feel it's too early to do much upgrading (other than the "must have the latest and greatest" impulse).
I am, however, considering upgrading to 1GB of RAM. My main motivation: hoping to improve performance in Star Wars Galaxies.
Option A (simple RAM upgrade):
1Gb Corsair DDR 3200 Low Latency twin pack. Put 'em on the P4S533 and hope going to two sticks of RAM doesn't hurt my overclock options. Not even going to bother trying a mix and match with my current crappy generic 512MB 2700DDR RAM.
Option B (partial system overhaul):
1Gb Corsair DDR 3200 LL twin pack.
Asus P4P800 Deluxe (still supports my 400Mhz FSB CPU)
WD Raptor 36Gb SATA (OS and whatever game I'm currently playing - all other apps & docs on old HD)
Zalman CNPS7000-AlCu CPU cooler (noise reduction - doesn't fit on P4S533)
no CPU upgrade - I figure I can make do with the OC'd 1.6A for now and upgrade to an 800mHz FSB CPU when they're at the tail end of their run (and cheap).
Please discuss, advise, berate...
[edit: misplaced quotation mark]