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dcgator24   05-08-2007 at 12:41:10 PM

New on the forum but been lurking for awhile. I'm looking to build a new rig but can't do it all at once so I'm trying to decide what to do.

Here's my current rig:

Asus A8N-SLI
Athlon 64 4000+
1 GB Geil DDR-400
XFX 7800 GTX

Next system will be dual core of course, and I want to stay with AMD so AM2. Probably the X2 5600. So the question is do I upgrade to the dual core system or get an 8800 GTX. Would my current system limit the 8800? Or should I build the dual core rig and wait until the end of the year for a new GPU. How much of a performance gain would I get with dual core and 2 GB DDR2 with the 7800? Thanks for any advice.

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prozac26   05-08-2007 at 01:01:18 PM
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Video card, and RAM would be the things I would most look to upgrade.

After those, a dual core CPU would be nice, but not entirely necessary.

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melarcky   05-08-2007 at 01:55:12 PM
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yes dude just get another 1gb of ram and leave that system alone.
like the others have states the GF88000GTX will be held back by your CPU

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blade85   05-08-2007 at 02:12:44 PM
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I would have thought that ur 7800GTX would be fine for atleast another year.

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desolationw   05-08-2007 at 02:37:58 PM
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It if was mine, i would add another gig of ram and drop in a dual core and leave it for 2years.

Get another gig of ram and leave your system alone. The 7800GTX is enough to run all current games and will last for another year.

IF you are that bothered about having the best system, then just save up and wait til christmas and splash out.

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dcgator24   05-08-2007 at 08:51:04 PM
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I think I'll make the move to AM2 now and get the lastest and greatest vid card later this year. Thanks for the advice.

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