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14-03-2006, 03:31 PM
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XR5 Pilot
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Perth, Ex NSW
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Hey Folks,
I've decided to upgrade computer to the best of everything available for S478 (well the best that i can afford) without going to the new LGA Motherboards with PCI-X etc.. My current configuration is 3.0E P4 HT processor 1Gb DDR 533 RAM (2x 512 Sticks in Dual Channel) 120GB Seagate Hard Disk Leadtek 6800GT Video Card Im considering these upgrades 3.2 Extreme Edition Processor add annother 1Gb of RAM (2x512) add annother Hard Disk 7800GT Graphics Card Any suggestions? and does anyone know where i can find a 3.2EE processor? Thanks  CB |
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14-03-2006, 03:34 PM
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EE processors are many $$$$$. You may as well upgrade your mobo....
The only site you should need: http://au.pricespy.biz/ Until there are heaps of programs and games being written for 64 bit, you may as well save your money and get a fast 32bit. There won't be any change with performance. |
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14-03-2006, 06:33 PM
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V8 Turbo Hoon
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,634
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i just built a pc for a friend, and rekon its a great budget games machine, that can be upgraded in the future easily.
amd 3000 or 3500 venice 939 or better if you have the cash. gigabyte k8nf9 board x800gt $230 another friend tried to upgrade his agp 8x computer recently with a 6800gs $360 card, and it went alot slower than a x800gt on a pci e k8nf9 motherboard. i wouldnt waste a 7800 on a agp board, i dont think you will see a good improvement. Last edited by Qwikcorty; 14-03-2006 at 06:44 PM. |
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14-03-2006, 06:42 PM
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XRSVO
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: sunbury
Posts: 481
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just upgraded aswell from AGP, kept my dual p4 3.0 chip ,got a 945p sli ready mobo, 1 gig ddr2 and pci-e 66oogt silentpipe
runs my sim Rfactor really well 1024x768 32bit x8 aa etc 60-100fps easy (dependent on the mods) and cost me just over 400, my best upgrade yet |
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14-03-2006, 07:33 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Calgary, AB. Canada
Posts: 1,625
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I'll take the 3.0 and vid card off your hands.
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15-03-2006, 12:59 AM
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Shoot.
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Damn I'm so behind in computer hardware, I used to be right up to date - and funnily enough I'm studying IT at Uni!!
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15-03-2006, 01:12 AM
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LPG > You
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posts: 4,277
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Wow... I just looked at some stuff... I should catch up with the scene... Athlon FX-60... Radeon X1900XTX 512MB, GeForce 7900GTX 512MB... Pentium D dual-core's with 2x2MB cache! I only stopped paying attention like a month or two ago too...
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Planning to upgrade my PC
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