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ssj4vegitia   12-19-2005 at 09:31:30 AM

This is my current build. I would like to maybe upgrade, but not sure if I should. I mostly play games on it and watch movies.

Cpu- AMD ATHLON 3800+ Newcastle
Motherboard- Asus Sli deluxe
Video Card- Leadtek Geforce 6800GT
Memory- CORSAIR XMS 1GB
Harddrive- Western Digital Raptor 74GB
Sound Card- Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS GAMER Limited Edition
PSU-ENERMAX Noisetaker EG701AX-VE SFMA 2.0 SLI ATX12V 600W
Optical drive- PLEXTOR Black SATA DVD Burner Model PX-712SA

Any advice on if and what I should upgrade would be helpful.

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Rugger   12-19-2005 at 05:06:32 PM
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That system should perform well in most games at high settings. What makes you think that you need to upgrade? Does it perform poorly in some games?

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mpjesse   12-19-2005 at 05:48:19 PM
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Your system looks fine to me... why upgrade?

On the other hand, all those components will fetch a nice price on eBay should you decide to upgrade. You'll get a nice return. Go to eBay and search for all those components; see how much they're going for.

-mpjesse

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ssj4vegitia   12-20-2005 at 05:22:02 AM
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It runs games fine. I just have some extra cash that I can put in to it for some upgrades if I find something I want. I was thinking of maybe adding another 6800GT and a 250 gig Wd Caviar drive. Was also thnking about speeding some money on a good lcd screen maybe the dell 24 inch one not sure though.

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Rugger   12-20-2005 at 05:29:44 PM
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If you get another card it should be a 7800GT - you can get it for around the same price as a 6800GT and it will outperform the SLId 6800GTs. What monitor are you using right now? What is your budget?

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ProdigyMS   12-21-2005 at 06:36:15 AM
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I would get a better video card, like the 7800GT as mentioned if you are a Nvidia fan. What type of games do you like to play though? Get a nice mouse and mousepad if you like to play FPS'. The Logitech G5, and a Banshee Pad (Bansheepad.com) make a good combo. The Dell 24in. is nice, but I don't care much for widescreens, not sure how it would look trying to play an FPS.

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ssj4vegitia   12-22-2005 at 08:51:46 AM
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Not sure which monitor have all I can remember is that its 17" lcd that I got from Best Buy. I would tell you what it is but Im out of town. My budget is around $1500. As far as games goes I play World of Warcraft alot. I also play FPS and real time stragey games.

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hashv2f16   12-23-2005 at 12:32:50 PM
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Hey there is nothing wrong with your system, just get a 19" lcd at least with a fast response time and good color etc. and I don't see why but if you want a better graphics card I agree with whoever recommended the single 7800gtx instead of going SLI

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