Well I'm one of those AGP holdouts. I really want to do a upgrade but money is nothing I spend freely. I have a couple scenarios in my head on what to do. I would truely appreciate advice on what should I do. First off, here is my current setup.
Soltek Nforce3 754 socket motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ chip
Sound Blaster Audigy
450 PSU
PNY 6800 128 MB AGP
2x512 sticks of Kingston Valueram
NEC DVD burner
I'll start with this. I can upgrade the card and the ram. Get some XMS 2x1gb sticks worth. Then pickup that 7900GT AGP card.
I figured this would give me a solid 2 years of life adding on my premium PC gaming life. OR is it just a waste of dough. Also, would I see the benefits if I just upgraded the ram? I have a lot of programs running in the background but I want them there.
Ok here's the other scenario Sell my current setup and do this.
Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119094
Harddrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131569
Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130281
Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145486
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
CD/DVD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152055
Then sell my old system outright. I really could use some level headed advice on this. Also, this is my first post on the forums. So glad to meet everyone!
Soltek Nforce3 754 socket motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ chip
Sound Blaster Audigy
450 PSU
PNY 6800 128 MB AGP
2x512 sticks of Kingston Valueram
NEC DVD burner
I'll start with this. I can upgrade the card and the ram. Get some XMS 2x1gb sticks worth. Then pickup that 7900GT AGP card.
I figured this would give me a solid 2 years of life adding on my premium PC gaming life. OR is it just a waste of dough. Also, would I see the benefits if I just upgraded the ram? I have a lot of programs running in the background but I want them there.
Ok here's the other scenario Sell my current setup and do this.
Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811119094
Harddrive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144701
Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131569
Video Card:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130281
Ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145486
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103562
CD/DVD:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152055
Then sell my old system outright. I really could use some level headed advice on this. Also, this is my first post on the forums. So glad to meet everyone!