Upgrade in summer 06 or 08?

[Smartazz]

Here are the specs to my computer:
3GHZ P4
7800GT CO oc'd to 490/1220
1.5GB PC3200 RAM
450 watt forton psu
A non sli intel mobo

At the end of this summer I will have about $1500 to spend on a rig, hopefully dual core with SLI.
By the end of summer of 2008 I will have more like $3000 to spend on a really nice computer.
Upgrade this year or in 2 years, nothing in between.

 

[Tsuwamono]

slap an other 512 of ram in there and you should be fine for another year or so man.

 

[CapaJC]

I'd get an SLI mobo, PSU and two 7900GTs now, sell the 7800GT CO, and save the rest of the $$$ 'till summer '08.

Of course, my first instinct in PC upgrades usually turns out to be pretty dumb...

--James in S.D.

 

[aberdeen5]

Originally posted by: CapaJC
I'd get an SLI mobo, PSU and two 7900GTs now, sell the 7800GT CO, and save the rest of the $$$ 'till summer '08.

Of course, my first instinct in PC upgrades usually turns out to be pretty dumb...

--James in S.D.

What about when DX10 comes out?

 

[LtPage1]

Why do you need to upgrade at all? Unless you're trying to pull 60fps in Quake 4 on a 30" display, I can't think of anything you'd need more power for. Wait for '08.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: CapaJC
I'd get an SLI mobo, PSU and two 7900GTs now, sell the 7800GT CO, and save the rest of the $$$ 'till summer '08.

Of course, my first instinct in PC upgrades usually turns out to be pretty dumb...

--James in S.D.

worst advice ever. such a waste of money.

better advice, keep your current rig and get 2gb of ram and see if you can overclock the computer 3.4ghz-ish. that will last you for some time.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

with your current system, i'd hold off putting further money into your box this year.

is there an application you're running that is "annoyingly" slow to you with your current rig?

 

[Smartazz]

Thanks for the advice, I'm keeping my current rig until summer 2008, adding 2GB of ram and not doing any upgrades after that until 2008.

 

[Smartazz]

Thanks for the advice, I'm keeping my current rig until summer 2008, adding 2GB of ram and not doing any upgrades after that until 2008.