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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: richenstony on June 20, 2007, 04:07:42 PM

Title: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: richenstony on June 20, 2007, 04:07:42 PM

Hey guys and girls me and Calum have been trying to find good upgrades for my pc as i want it ready for good gaming and overall great performance , have a look at the upgrades and tell me what you all think , if you think there is a better upgrade for my desktop , find a link and i will take a look . Thanks for reading .
Some extra info: I am in the UK, and my total budget is £200. My motherboard is the Asrock P4VM890.


256mb DDR-ram will be upgraded to-.



Crucial 2x1GB 184Pin DIMM PC3200 Non-ECC Unbuffered

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb196/richenstony/ram.jpg)


Radeon 9250 will be upgraded to -


XFX GeForce 8600GT 256MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI 540/1.4

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb196/richenstony/graphicscard.jpg)



ntel p3 well be upgraded to-


Intel P4 3.0 S478 1MB 800FSB OEM


(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb196/richenstony/intel.jpg)


H-P pavilion orginal power supply will be upgraded to-


Akasa Ultra quiet Active PFC 500watts PSU with 12cm Fan

(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb196/richenstony/powersupply.jpg)



Please note: All pictures are of the  upgrades i am tending to make.

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: beanhead07 on June 21, 2007, 08:26:54 AM

Very nice!  ;D I'm jealous. lol

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: TehGerg on June 21, 2007, 09:18:42 AM

That looks like a nice solid computer to me.  I would go for it if it fits your budget.  I dunno wth 200... funny lookin L is  ::)  I know silly americans.....

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: Calum on June 21, 2007, 09:23:47 AM

It fits the budget, we worked it out carefully.
£200 is 200GBP - crazy British here.

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: GX44 on June 21, 2007, 09:25:38 AM

Heh, I was just about to post "it may just fit the budget " when calum posted  :P

Are you buying the parts online or a local place?

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: Calum on June 21, 2007, 09:30:16 AM

Online - dabs.com. (http://www.dabs.com)
Great prices, great service.
(No, they aren't paying me to say this)

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: GX44 on June 21, 2007, 09:33:44 AM

Yeah dabs.com are awesome.

Thats where I bought pretty much all my parts when I was upgrading to the system in my sig.

I try to use them or overclockers.co.uk whenever I can because most of the shops in Glasgow are conmen.

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: richenstony on June 21, 2007, 02:26:36 PM

Ive had sudden change of heart and fallen in love with the EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB DDR3 PCIE DUAL DVI ACS3 , that will be my new upgrade in 2 months , i say 2 months because of the price  ;D


heres a link http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4G00&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=geforce&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: patio on June 21, 2007, 02:48:07 PM

You should revise your sig so your posts don't take up a 1/2 page...

Just a thought.

Title: Re: Upgrade Discussion
Post by: richenstony on June 21, 2007, 02:50:28 PM

KK i will sort it now  :'(  ::) :P