Upgrade - to DDR2 6400 or WD Raptor?
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2 Gig or not 2 Gig
Total: 2 votes
- 2X1GB PC2 6400
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100 %
- 2X512MB PC2 6400
- 0 %
- WB Raptor 150GB 10krpm
- 0 %
My current system bought a year ago in England
Mobo: Gigabyte nforce 550 (dirt cheap) £50
CPU: AMD64 X2 AM2 EE 4600+ £190
Graphics: Nvidia 7900GS (low power but noisy and expensive) £120
Memory: Bottlenecked DDR2 400 4X 256MB £0.00 (FREE!)
Hard drive: Uber classic SCSI 34GB 10'000rpm £0.00 (FREE!)
SCSI RAID card: U160 15 HDD PCI-X £0.00 (FREE! but not selling on ebay)
PSU: NorthQ 400W v. quiet £40
Wireless: crummy Belkin pci 54G (NO WPA ARGH) taken from last PC
cost me £400 ($800) a year ago and I may be able to afford 1 upgrade.
So I am considering upgrading either memory to 2X512MB 800Mhz or 150GB WD Raptor 10'000RPM what do people recommend? Hard to tell what slows me down more. The free components then go on Ebay.
Stalfos the cheapskate [![:)]( ":)")
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Mobo: Gigabyte nforce 550 (dirt cheap) £50
CPU: AMD64 X2 AM2 EE 4600+ £190
Graphics: Nvidia 7900GS (low power but noisy and expensive) £120
Memory: Bottlenecked DDR2 400 4X 256MB £0.00 (FREE!)
Hard drive: Uber classic SCSI 34GB 10'000rpm £0.00 (FREE!)
SCSI RAID card: U160 15 HDD PCI-X £0.00 (FREE! but not selling on ebay)
PSU: NorthQ 400W v. quiet £40
Wireless: crummy Belkin pci 54G (NO WPA ARGH) taken from last PC
cost me £400 ($800) a year ago and I may be able to afford 1 upgrade.
So I am considering upgrading either memory to 2X512MB 800Mhz or 150GB WD Raptor 10'000RPM what do people recommend? Hard to tell what slows me down more. The free components then go on Ebay.
Stalfos the cheapskate [
> More about : upgrade ddr2 6400 raptor
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My current system bought a year ago in EnglandMobo: Gigabyte nforce 550 (dirt cheap) £50
CPU: AMD64 X2 AM2 EE 4600+ £190
Graphics: Nvidia 7900GS (low power but noisy and expensive) £120
Memory: Bottlenecked DDR2 400 4X 256MB £0.00 (FREE!)
Hard drive: Uber classic SCSI 34GB 10'000rpm £0.00 (FREE!)
SCSI RAID card: U160 15 HDD PCI-X £0.00 (FREE! but not selling on ebay)
PSU: NorthQ 400W v. quiet £40
Wireless: crummy Belkin pci 54G (NO WPA ARGH) taken from last PC
cost me £400 ($800) a year ago and I may be able to afford 1 upgrade.
So I am considering upgrading either memory to 2X512MB 800Mhz or 150GB WD Raptor 10'000RPM what do people recommend? Hard to tell what slows me down more. The free components then go on Ebay.
Stalfos the cheapskate [
>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Use the SCSI drive for boot and the Barracuda as a second drive.
Edit: You might be able to get the drive and faster ram.
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