Help me spend my money

2008-03-07 09:42:05

#1

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|6744

looking to upgrade my PC.

lets say £200 limit.

currently i have:
Core 2 Duo processor @ 1.86ghz
2Gb ram 667Mhz
7900GS

got a decent sound card, decent speakers, decent monitor.

just feel like spending money on something.

Last edited by Kashmir (2008-03-07 09:42:30)

2008-03-07 09:44:04

#2

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6672|London, England

Get an 8800GT, and spend the rest on a CPU cooler and then overclock the CPU

2008-03-07 09:46:43

#3

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|6694

what is overclocking?

2008-03-07 09:49:15

#4

DonFck: Hibernator; +3,227|6682|Finland

A new case. With leds 'n shit. Yeah!

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GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
what is overclocking?

It's like.. ..setting your watch 5 minutes ahead?

I'm tired. I should refrain from posting.

I need around tree fiddy.

2008-03-07 09:50:14

#5

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|6694

what does that accomplish?

2008-03-07 09:52:14

#6

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|6744

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productli … y=priceAsc

choose me a good one

2008-03-07 09:52:49

#7

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6672|London, England

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
what does that accomplish?

It aint that. It's when you increase the frequency of a processor. Like from 1.8Ghz to 2.6 or something. It makes it run hotter and uses more power, but you get better performance.

2008-03-07 09:53:29

#8

Tesla07: Member; +4|5996

I think id upgrade your processor before the video card. Been running a 7800 gtx and it plays everything. Until Direct X 10 really takes off there's no need for a dx10 card. The clock speed is a little low so i would either upgrade that or if you know what your doing (no offense) maybe get a heat sink and overclock it

2008-03-07 09:54:27

#9

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6672|London, England

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … ubcat=1008

and

I'm assuming you're LGA775

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu … subcat=821

Spend the rest on booze

2008-03-07 09:54:58

#10

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6422|Netherlands tbh

Kashmir wrote:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?&groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1008&sortby=priceAsc

choose me a good one

Just pick any as long as it has 512MB and a good offer. Like good warranty or a special package for the same price. eVGA is a really good brand, and I've heard BFG is good aswell. My Club 3D is running along nicely too.

2008-03-07 09:55:11

#11

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|6744

Tesla07 wrote:
I think id upgrade your processor before the video card. Been running a 7800 gtx and it plays everything. Until Direct X 10 really takes off there's no need for a dx10 card. The clock speed is a little low so i would either upgrade that or if you know what your doing (no offense) maybe get a heat sink and overclock it

to complicated. rather keep it simple. i could get a friend to do it for me but i think its ok for just now.

2008-03-07 09:56:25

#12

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6422|Netherlands tbh

Kashmir wrote:
Tesla07 wrote:
I think id upgrade your processor before the video card. Been running a 7800 gtx and it plays everything. Until Direct X 10 really takes off there's no need for a dx10 card. The clock speed is a little low so i would either upgrade that or if you know what your doing (no offense) maybe get a heat sink and overclock it
to complicated. rather keep it simple. i could get a friend to do it for me but i think its ok for just now.

Meh it will boost your performance pretty well. But if you let your friend do it, get a 8800GT and a decent heatsink you should be fine totally.

2008-03-07 09:57:27

#13

GunSlinger OIF II: Banned.; +1,860|6694

Mek-Izzle wrote:
GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
what does that accomplish?
It aint that. It's when you increase the frequency of a processor. Like from 1.8Ghz to 2.6 or something. It makes it run hotter and uses more power, but you get better performance.

how do you that. how can you check the temp of your computer?

2008-03-07 09:58:11

#14

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6672|London, England

Actually a video card makes more of a difference for games than a CPU. As long as it's got a decently high clock speed it should do well, you need to focus more on a video card and just overclock the CPU

2008-03-07 09:59:27

#15

xGj: Official lame Crysis fanboy.; +84|6422|Netherlands tbh

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
Mek-Izzle wrote:
GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
what does that accomplish?
It aint that. It's when you increase the frequency of a processor. Like from 1.8Ghz to 2.6 or something. It makes it run hotter and uses more power, but you get better performance.
how do you that. how can you check the temp of your computer?

Well to monitor temps you can use Speedfan, or coretemp and for graphical stuff RivaTuner/nTune (latter one is a pile of crap). But honestly if you didn't know what overclocking was before I'd read some guides before (if you intend to) doing it. It isn't hard but you can make things go pretty bad.

Last edited by xGj (2008-03-07 09:59:57)

2008-03-07 11:41:42

#16

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6514|cuntshitlake

Wait Wait Wait. Getting a 8800 on a system like that sounds like an overkill to me. Please give us the model of your motherboard (Download EVEREST to see what it is, if you don't know)

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-03-07 13:03:03)

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2008-03-07 12:07:04

#17

']['error: Banned; +630|6695|The Netherlands

Kashmir wrote:
looking to upgrade my PC.

lets say £200 limit.

currently i have:
Core 2 Duo processor @ 1.86ghz
2Gb ram 667Mhz
7900GS

got a decent sound card, decent speakers, decent monitor.

just feel like spending money on something.

is your OS VISTA?

Download Everst and give us some more information about your PC. What motherboard? and what CPU exactly?

I'd say overclock that CPU or buy an faster one with that configuration. The Core 2 dup E8200 is a good "bang for buck".

But assuming you overclocked your CPU to a decent speed:

if your OS is Vista buy:
8800GT
OCZ 4GB 667mhz kit (2 x 2GB)

£149.98 including VAT.

If you're on XP:
8800GT
2GB RAM is fine on XP

your CPU is the weakpoint though, an 7900GS isn't that bad. Maybe you should save up some more money and buy an better CPU.

2008-03-07 12:49:35

#18

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6514|cuntshitlake

I did some research, and I suppose the CPU is an E6300. If so, you need a proper cooler and then overclock it. That one should hit at least 2.4-2.5GHz easily (depending very much on your motherboard though) And after that it isn't much of a bottleneck anymore.

So, first get us some info from EVEREST and we'll pick something for you

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2008-03-07 12:50:28)

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2008-03-07 12:54:32

#19

geNius: ..!.,; +144|6493|SoCal

xGj wrote:
GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
Mek-Izzle wrote:

It aint that. It's when you increase the frequency of a processor. Like from 1.8Ghz to 2.6 or something. It makes it run hotter and uses more power, but you get better performance.
how do you that. how can you check the temp of your computer?
Well to monitor temps you can use Speedfan, or coretemp and for graphical stuff RivaTuner/nTune (latter one is a pile of crap). But honestly if you didn't know what overclocking was before I'd read some guides before (if you intend to) doing it. It isn't hard but you can make things go pretty bad.

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2008-03-07 12:55:29

#20

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6576|South Florida

Need help spending your money?
I'll send you my paypal

15 more years! 15 more years!

2008-03-07 14:27:37

#21

The#1Spot: Member; +105|6590|byah

ddr 800 ram and a 8800gs

2008-03-07 14:30:06

#22

Marlboroman82: Personal philosophy: Clothing optional.; +1,022|6674|Camp XRay

DonFck wrote:
A new case. With leds 'n shit. Yeah!

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/5263 … h11cu9.jpg

GunSlinger OIF II wrote:
what is overclocking?
It's like.. ..setting your watch 5 minutes ahead?

I'm tired. I should refrain from posting.

https://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/Quacker1/poster_liljohn.jpg

https://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l250/marlboroman82/Untitled-8.png

2008-03-07 14:30:38

#23

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6616|Area 51

Ya I'd say get a new GPU and a zalman cooler for your CPU as try to overclock it a bit.

2008-03-07 14:35:47

#24

SEREVENT: MASSIVE G STAR; +605|6158|Birmingham, UK

Now, when i post in a tech topic, something usually blows up, BUT, i'll give it another go, i'll say, upgrade to one of those 8800 things, and then... NEW CASE!

2008-03-07 15:10:55

#25

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|6744

Field Value
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard ID 07/13/2006-nForce4_SLI-P5NSLI-00
Motherboard Name Asus P5NSLI

Front Side Bus Properties
Bus Type Intel AGTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 267 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 1066 MHz
Bandwidth 8532 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1
Real Clock 267 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 533 MHz
Bandwidth [ TRIAL VERSION ] MB/s

Motherboard Physical Info
CPU Sockets/Slots 1 LGA775
Expansion Slots [ TRIAL VERSION ]
RAM Slots 4 DDR2 DIMM
Integrated Devices Audio, Gigabit LAN
Form Factor ATX
Motherboard Size 240 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset nForce570SLI-Intel
Extra Features [ TRIAL VERSION ]

Motherboard Manufacturer
Company Name ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Product Information http://usa.asus.com/products1.aspx?l1=3
BIOS Download http://support.asus.com/download/downlo … uage=en-us

it is a E6300.

tell me what else you need.

Last edited by Kashmir (2008-03-07 15:11:25)

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