Think I should upgrade?

[Zap Brannigan]

My system is:

XP2800+ clocked to 3200+

512MB ddr3200

Asus a7N8X delux

evga Geforce 6800GT with NV silencer

380W antec silent power supply

Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 sound card


I am really considering upgrading my CPU to an AMD 64 3700+ with a gig of ram.

Would the speed increase be worth the cash at this point? It is only a matter of time before I buy Half Life 2 as well.

 

[bigboxes]

Increase your ram to 1gb. You can always upgrade later on the cpu & mobo and still use the pc3200 (ddr 400).

 

[DragonFire]

To save lots of money, just upgrade to 1GB of ram. Tho I can say that the XP is somwhat of a bottleneck for the 6800GT.

 

[Insomniak]

RAM to 1GB. Other than that, you're ok for a bit. I'd give that CPU another 6 months, then try to move to an Athlon 64.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

I originaly had 1 gig of ram and then I made my GF's computer official female by taking the rib o' ram and putting it in hers after her stick went medusa on all her games and froze them.

I am using buffalo ram; would it be prudent to just order a couple sticks of another brand of ram off of new egg?

They (new egg) are having a deal on a gig corsiar value select. I'm thinking of ordering it up tonight unless anyone has some better suggestions.

Since the Athlon 64's use the same ram I am thinking it would be worth it to pay more for some faster ram instead of going for the value select.

 

[SirOblivious]

with that the value ram so cheap at 1gig, just order 2 new sticks (no doubt of un-matching sticks then). Then you can donate your other 512 to your GF's computer.

 

[Baked]

If you have a stick of Corsair CMX512-3200C2, donate it to me so I don't have to buy it from newegg for $100 + tax...

Newegg's deal is -
Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 - OEM
$138.27 + $4.73 s/h = $143 + tax if applicable. Damn CA tax.

 

[Porter21]

Yes, you could do that. You could run hl2 definitely on the 512mb though. I can run the great with good graphic with a 9800pro on 512mb crucial 3200 ram. But I would also suggest upping the RAM if you are looking at an upgrade.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Originally posted by: SirOblivious
with that the value ram so cheap at 1gig, just order 2 new sticks (no doubt of un-matching sticks then). Then you can donate your other 512 to your GF's computer.

Thats exactly what I had in mind if I opted for waiting for the more expensive upgrades.

I'm going to order up the gig of Corsiar and buy Half Life 2.

Much cheaper than a CPU/Mobo.

I think hardware is really cool so I often have to remind myself to only upgrade if I need too. LOL

@ Baked: If I had that stick of RAM I would gladly hook you up but I have run of the mill Buffalo ram. I've learned a lot about PC's as I go so I have'nt always made the best purchases like I would now. LOL

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: Zap Brannigan
My system is:

XP2800+ clocked to 3200+

512MB ddr3200

Asus a7N8X delux

evga Geforce 6800GT with NV silencer

380W antec silent power supply

Audiotrak Prodigy 7.1 sound card


I am really considering upgrading my CPU to an AMD 64 3700+ with a gig of ram.

Would the speed increase be worth the cash at this point? It is only a matter of time before I buy Half Life 2 as well.

I have a similar system (2500 @3200, 6800oc, 1 gig) and it played HL2 fine with (not as well with 512mb), i would upgrade that before anything else.

BUY RAM!

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Had I known at the time about the OC abilities of the 2500+; I would have opted for that CPU in a heart beat! I'm happy I got my 2800+ while everything was still unlocked!

 

[Baked]

I still have a sealed retail Barton 2500+, brownie, Y, AQXDA, 0314. Got a matching 0313 running in my system right now. Originally bought it for MSI K7D Master-L, but crap happened, and that plan never materialized.

 

[Zap Brannigan]

Thanks everyone!

I just ordered a gig of Mushkin off of New Egg.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Zap Brannigan
Thanks everyone!

I just ordered a gig of Mushkin off of New Egg.

That's what I was going to recommend as well.

Anyway, awesome username.