What would be the best upgrade to make to this system for around $200

[edwardraff]

This is my current system; what upgrade would you suggest

Gigabye GA-7ZM w/ VIA KT-133 chipset
AMD Duron(tm) Processor @ 700MHz
384MB PC100 SDRAM
RAGE IIC 16mb AGP (English)
Western Digital 20GB HD
GENERIC NEC FLOPPY DISK
AOpen 12X DVD-ROM/AMH
ACER ATAPI CD-R/RW 4X4X32 :
D-Link USB FM Radio
Texas Instruments OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host
Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
Windows 98 PS/2 MS-Compatible Optical mouse
Creative SB Live! Value
HP DeskJet 850C Series
19" Monitor
6 Piece Yamaha Sound System

 

[tigerbait]

ok


edit: now that you've asked your question, I'd say video card.

 

[Shooters]

Am I the only one missing something here?

Edit: Okay, now it makes more sense. I would say either a new video card or processor. Is that HDD a 7200RPM?

 

[Oyeve]

Get rid of the POS rage card, duh!

 

[edwardraff]

nope; sorry it posted before I was ready, but my post in complete for now at least.

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

Am I the only one missing something here?

Nope.

What kind of motherboard do you have? If you're gonna blow $200 I'd wait for the nForce based mobo's and a cheap Athlon.


[edit]Ok that's better[/edit]

Yeah, I still think you need a faster DDR based mobo, but save your money...better things are around the corner.

 

[edwardraff]

- What would you suggest instead of the rage card...maybe GF2 with 32mb or 64mb of ram.

- The type of motherboard has been added it will support up to a 1.2ghz Athlon

 

[snidy]

Geforce 2 Ultra or Geforce 3, 64 mb

 

[TunaBoo]

Kyro2 and a keg.

 

[GameQuoter]

<< Kyro2 and a keg. >>



excellent choice.

or the radeonLE would be a good choice to tide you over.

 

[HansXP]

I would agree that your video card needs to be upgraded. Get a GeForce2 GTS or Pro depending on your budget.

 

[dave127]

id say vid card...go for a radeon le hacked to a ddr...its the best for the money and wont even cost you half of your 200 bux, and maybe you can update to a faster hdd if you want

 

[jthsmak]

I say vid card. newegg.com has a genuine geforce 2 pro for about $150. Use the rest of the $ for the keg

 

[Toro 45]

If that was my system I'd be spending the money on a 1.2 Athlon for about
$114.00 &amp; New video card.Either a Geforce Pro or Radeon.

It would help if you let us know what you use your computer for as well.
Toro

 

[Jiggz]

Personally, I'll dump the KT133 mobo and get a KT7E ($90.00), oc the D-700 to 1Ghz and buy a Radeon LE or GF2-MX400 ($75.00). KT133 chipset is just plain slow and non OC'able. Another option is if you're not a hardcore gamer then get at least an IBM 60GXP 20GB ($95.00) instead of the vid card.

 

[hans007]

get a radeon LE at newegg ($60 for a refurb, $66 i think for new) and a 1300mhz/100 athlon, (i believe around $130 now). flash the le to full version of course

 

[edwardraff]

which exact video card from Newegg would you suggest; providing a link would be nice.

Thanks in Advance

Edward G. Raff