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12-27-2008, 12:51 PM
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More upgrades needed
Well I just recently bought a 4850 video card as well as a 650 watt psu. Then the card wouldnt fit in my case so I bought an antec 900 gaming case.
I have been doing some reading and it turns out that the other components in my 3 year old rig arent going to cut it for gaming. (pentium D 830, 2gb ddr2 533mhz ram etc etc) I am thinking about just doing a complete upgrade while its apart. would this do the trick? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...8&sku=C13-2042 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...343&CatId=4139 Also....I was thinking of just doing a fresh install of a new OS while I am at it. Should I go with the vista home premium 64 bit? like this? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...812&CatId=3778 how will this set up run a new fps at high settings? should be solid right? do I need anything else? got a decent 22 inch lcd coming also. thanks for the help |
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12-27-2008, 01:04 PM
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that would be quite a jump in performance from the 830. Could still get a big performance increase by going with an Asus P5Q mobo/Intel E8500 CPU/DDR2 800 ram for about half the cost.
Would get parts from Newegg, better customer service.
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12-27-2008, 01:12 PM
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Well I know how fast computer stuff goes outdated so I figured I would go with more than I need at the moment.
IS the vista 64 ok? any compatibility issues here with my computer parts or Os etc etc? I can still use my old dvdrw drives and hard drive correct? sorry for the ignorance im a newb |
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12-27-2008, 03:20 PM
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64 Bit Vista is fine.
You can still use your old drives. Go with Newegg. Reliable customer service and probably better prices. |
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12-27-2008, 04:48 PM
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ok I got these three items from newegg and got the best deal I could find...im about to pull the trigger and need to know if these three items go together and will work well etc. before I buy them.
let me know what you guys think. RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231223 Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128375 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128375 |
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12-27-2008, 05:12 PM
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Your CPU link is to the Motherboard instead of the PSU. I would suggest looking at Asus boards.
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