What Upgrades do you suggest?

[BRoberts]

Hello I am about to start upgrading my computer and I was wanting some help on what might be the best upgrade for me first?   Please note I use my computer for gaming

Current PC Config

Processor:  Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.60GHz
        RAM:  2.5 GB RAM
    Display:  Radeon X1600 PRO AGP 512 MB Videocard

[Calum]

If you post an Everest report we can see what upgrade paths are available to you.
Also, what sort of budget do you have?
And what games do you play?
One thing I will say is that with an AGP slot your upgrades are limited, a new motherboard may e a good idea.

[panboy]

Well you in a bad situation, since your on AGP you'll want to Upgrade your mother board to PCI Express, and this will mean you have to upgrade you GFX card as well

you would be able to keep the CPU but you might find it hard to Get a PCI express Mother board that it fits in.

you should be able to Keep the Ram as long as its DDR

Id say your most likely looking at a new system.

if i were you id try to get a few mor months out of the one you have, i cant imagine that your having any trouble playing games with it at the moment

[BRoberts]

Oh ok well what is a good type of gaming motherboard..... I am trying to play Flight Sim X but its very low framerate.... So what do you suggest

[panboy]

I would have to recommend a nividia Based mother board built on the Nforce 590 SLI chip set (This is because I'm an Nvidia Fanboy)

and then you could pair that with one or if your Crazy 2 Geforce 8***'s

Azus make some very good mother boards , but they come at a price , if you don't have that much Cash MSI make some Very good Cheap Mother boards

Also you might want to consider one of the New Dual Core Chips , they do have an Extra bit of a kick.

Always buy the Best you can afford , but never regret , it will all be worthless in 8 months

[Calum]

What's your budget?

[Fed]

FlightsimX
System Requirements
 
Microsoft® Windows® XP SP2 / Vista
PC with 1 GHz equivalent or higher processor
256 MB of system RAM for Windows XP SP2 / 512 MB Vista
14 GB available hard disk space
DVD-ROM drive
32 MB DirectX 9 compatible video card required
Sound card, speakers or headphones required for audio
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
56.6 Kbps or better modem for online play

What do you say about that?

[panboy]

Fed those Specs seem to be Very low...

a game of that statue should run perfectly on this fellows PC, an i know theses things i use my Hardware until it dies a slow painful death

i played CNC Generals on a Geforce 2 Mx before i Upgraded to a Geforce 5

[Fed]

It came from a reliable source. http://www.microsoft.com/games/pc/flightsimulatorx.aspx
His computer should eat that game. :-?

[BRoberts]

Yes thats correct but that game needs alot more that that belive me... Can someone give me a good link ot a good motherboard

[panboy]

I think it may be the Case that some kind of Evil Resides on you computer , and it is turning your jovial tasks in to hellish works

I must Recomned you perform the standard procudure

Run some anti Mal-ware Programs

Avg-free
Avg Anti-Spy
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

I like Adaware and Spy bot aswell
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Post a hijack this log
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

[panboy]

http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=101&l3=300&model=1207&modelmenu=1

Here's a good one , but it would require a complete up grade of your system

[Calum]

Re: Flight Sim X - it's a very intensive game, people report that it feels sluggish sometimes even on an X1900 series or 7900 series card.

[Fed]

Does this game run off the CD or can it be fully installed on the HDD?
Needless to say, update Windows, update ALL drivers from the manufacturer's websites, check the game website for patches and try disabling all unnecessary running programs.
Didn't Flightsim used to have a lot of user configurable control sensitivity adjustments?

[Track]

The ONLY thing that matters is the GPU.

X1800GTO - 120$
X1900GT - 150$
X1950XT - 250$