- May 29, 2006
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I'm having trouble deciding what I want to get for my computer, so I thought I might put it out there for you guys to help me decide. A couple things to keep in mind is that I am fine with my computer as it is, although I could stand to have it move a bit faster when I have it loading and switching between programs. It moves just as fast as I want it to in games, as I don't play very much, and when I do, its generally single player. Last, I don't have a lot of money, so big huge upgrades are pretty much out of the question.
Ok my current specs are in my sig, along with 1 gig of mismatched 512 sticks of ram, an off-brand 17 inch LCD, along with a brand-new, fine for me case.
The upgrades I was thinking of getting were:
Another gigabyte of ram, bringing the total to 2.
A new processor
options:
Opty144, 939
any Athlon 64X2, AM2
A new monitor, possibly 19" or above.
My motherboard's a bit of an oddity, being able to support 939 and AM2 processors with a daughtercard that I can get. If I went with an AM2 setup, I'd have to buy 2 gigs of all-new ram for it as well, as it would need DDR2, and all I have is DDR. If I went with the Opteron, I would overclock the heck out of it (hey, its only 77 bucks!), and probably get another gig of ram and a kick butt screw-on cooler so I can attach my TEC to the setup (I would need advice on which one in this case, I'm just lost in that arena). If I got an LCD for the system, I'd run dual monitors, as I had the setup before I got the LCD, and would love to have it back.
So you can see, these options that I have here are all relatively similar in price, and all are within the realm of possibility. Also, all are of equal value to me, so I wonder what others would do, if they were in my shoes.
What do you all think? If you think of a specific item, links would be particularly helpful. Thanks for all of your opinions!
Ok my current specs are in my sig, along with 1 gig of mismatched 512 sticks of ram, an off-brand 17 inch LCD, along with a brand-new, fine for me case.
The upgrades I was thinking of getting were:
Another gigabyte of ram, bringing the total to 2.
A new processor
options:
Opty144, 939
any Athlon 64X2, AM2
A new monitor, possibly 19" or above.
My motherboard's a bit of an oddity, being able to support 939 and AM2 processors with a daughtercard that I can get. If I went with an AM2 setup, I'd have to buy 2 gigs of all-new ram for it as well, as it would need DDR2, and all I have is DDR. If I went with the Opteron, I would overclock the heck out of it (hey, its only 77 bucks!), and probably get another gig of ram and a kick butt screw-on cooler so I can attach my TEC to the setup (I would need advice on which one in this case, I'm just lost in that arena). If I got an LCD for the system, I'd run dual monitors, as I had the setup before I got the LCD, and would love to have it back.
So you can see, these options that I have here are all relatively similar in price, and all are within the realm of possibility. Also, all are of equal value to me, so I wonder what others would do, if they were in my shoes.
What do you all think? If you think of a specific item, links would be particularly helpful. Thanks for all of your opinions!
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