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FilluX

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    About to upgrade, need advice!
    « on: July 23, 2007, 03:27:38 AM »
    Hi guys :)
    Im soon about to upgrade my computer abit, and im wondering what should i upgrade?
    I play Alot of pc games, so what should you guys recommend that i upgrade for better gaming?
    My specs:

    Ms xp sp2
    amd athlon 3400+ 2200mhz
    nvidia geforce 6600 256 mt
    1 gb RAM

    The price should be around 150-250 € (almost same as dollar)

    And how do i know it it fits my computer/mother/main board and if i get a new cpu, how do i know it "matches" or works with my other 3d card, memory and so on...
    Thanx, Filip
    Xp sp2
    P5n32-E Sli
    q6600 @ 3,0 ghz + thermalright ultra 120 extreme
    8800 gts 320mb
    2gb ddr2 800mhz
    Thermaltake toughpower 750w
    Antec 900
    Samsung 226bw

    Richenstony

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    Re: About to upgrade, need advice!
    « Reply #1 on: July 23, 2007, 03:59:45 AM »
    http://www.crucial.com/ <<< run some ram tests on there its free and you dont need to buy from them buy its a good tool , it will tell you what your upgrades  can be.....

    FilluX

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      Re: About to upgrade, need advice!
      « Reply #2 on: July 23, 2007, 07:25:01 AM »
      allright i tried that, now i know what memory works with my system.
      Now... based on my specs, what would you do if you wanted to play games with higher settings? what would u upgrade?
      Xp sp2
      P5n32-E Sli
      q6600 @ 3,0 ghz + thermalright ultra 120 extreme
      8800 gts 320mb
      2gb ddr2 800mhz
      Thermaltake toughpower 750w
      Antec 900
      Samsung 226bw

      GX44



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      Re: About to upgrade, need advice!
      « Reply #3 on: July 23, 2007, 07:50:15 AM »
      What is your motherboard make/model?

      Should be able to figure out a lot more of what you can do with this info...
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      beanhead07



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        Re: About to upgrade, need advice!
        « Reply #4 on: July 23, 2007, 08:26:44 AM »
        I'd upgrade to 2GB of RAM.
        If you hear beans rattling....... that means I'm thinking.

        FilluX

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          Re: About to upgrade, need advice!
          « Reply #5 on: July 23, 2007, 09:13:11 AM »
          Its a MSI AMETHYST-M, with ati xpress 200 chipset, says cpu-z.
          Ok well RAM is the cheapest way:)
          Any other suggestions?
          Xp sp2
          P5n32-E Sli
          q6600 @ 3,0 ghz + thermalright ultra 120 extreme
          8800 gts 320mb
          2gb ddr2 800mhz
          Thermaltake toughpower 750w
          Antec 900
          Samsung 226bw