Upgrade or not?

[hotpursuit]

Hi,

I got a chance to upgrade one of my components, so i was wondering what to upgrade. Specs are as follows:

Processor : Core i7 920 2.26GHz
Motherboard : Gigabyte GA-EX58 UD4P
RAM : Corsair Dominator 3 X 1GB 1600MHz
GPU : XFX ATI Radeon HD4870 1GB GDDR5
HDD : Samsung Spinpoint 1TB SATAII 7200rpm
PSU : Rosewill 650w

need some suggestions. thanks

 

[kalrith]

What do you use the PC for? If you need more than 3GB of RAM (and have a 64-bit OS), then that could be one upgrade. However, I would think you'd get the most bang for your buck by upgrading to a 5850 and selling the 4870 to recoup some of the costs.

 

[hotpursuit]

I'm using 32-bit windows 7. I use the pc mainly for gaming. GTA4, CS:S, divinity II, COD6, Assassins Creed, Red Alert 3, etc. As for the 5850, I'm waiting till nVidia releases the upcoming GPU's to grab one. And also, about the ram, if I buy another 3 gigs of ram, wouldn't mixing new ram and old ones cause problems?

 

[kalrith]

I'm using 32-bit windows 7. I use the pc mainly for gaming. GTA4, CS:S, divinity II, COD6, Assassins Creed, Red Alert 3, etc. As for the 5850, I'm waiting till nVidia releases the upcoming GPU's to grab one. And also, about the ram, if I buy another 3 gigs of ram, wouldn't mixing new ram and old ones cause problems?

I'm also waiting for nvidia's new cards to come out.

Edit: With 32-bit Windows, there's no need to buy more RAM. Your computer wouldn't see more than 3.25 GB. If you put 64-bit Windows on there and could actually utilize more than 3GB of RAM, then it might be worth it to buy 3GB more of the same stuff.

 

[hotpursuit]

I think ill buy 3X1 gigs of RAM, and then use a 64-bit windows. Thanks.