My current system is an AMD 3500+, GeForce 6800gt, 1 GB of corsair XMS ram, and an Asus A8V Deluxe MB. Antec Smart Power 2.0 500 watt PSU.
I have been back and forth about upgrading to PCI but really dunno if I should wait or not until next year. My question is this:
1.) With the current power supply could I run the best available AGP card? The power supply has 17A and 19A 12 volt rails. Also how bad would the 3500 CPU bottle neck?
2.) What could I do with $1200.00 to upgrade to PCI format? Here is my current list
MB ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813188013 - $249.99
CPU ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115003 - $225.90
Ram ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220144 - $145.99
Graphics card ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130072 - $559.99
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153039 - $169.99
Total ~ $1351.86
I know it's over the $1200.00 budget but I'll prolly tone down the graphics card to an 8800 gts.
I play a lot of games but also do some photo editing (not a whole lot). I still have a 19" flat screen crt monitor thats in perfect shape but don't have the budget to update it yet to an lcd.
In a nutshell I could spend $200-300 on a new AGP card, possibly another $100-200 for a new AMD CPU and maybe a little more if I need a new PSU. A total of maybe $300-500 dollars or I could spend $1200-1500 for a complete upgrade. Will staying AGP get me by for another year or two? Thanks in advance.
I have been back and forth about upgrading to PCI but really dunno if I should wait or not until next year. My question is this:
1.) With the current power supply could I run the best available AGP card? The power supply has 17A and 19A 12 volt rails. Also how bad would the 3500 CPU bottle neck?
2.) What could I do with $1200.00 to upgrade to PCI format? Here is my current list
MB ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813188013 - $249.99
CPU ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819115003 - $225.90
Ram ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820220144 - $145.99
Graphics card ~ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130072 - $559.99
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817153039 - $169.99
Total ~ $1351.86
I know it's over the $1200.00 budget but I'll prolly tone down the graphics card to an 8800 gts.
I play a lot of games but also do some photo editing (not a whole lot). I still have a 19" flat screen crt monitor thats in perfect shape but don't have the budget to update it yet to an lcd.
In a nutshell I could spend $200-300 on a new AGP card, possibly another $100-200 for a new AMD CPU and maybe a little more if I need a new PSU. A total of maybe $300-500 dollars or I could spend $1200-1500 for a complete upgrade. Will staying AGP get me by for another year or two? Thanks in advance.
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