couple of questions

[da_kurlzz]

my specs

amd 64 4600 x2 2.4ghz
asrock am2 motherboard
fsp source saga ax450-n 450watt psu
2 gigs of crosair xms ddr2 dual chanel 800mhz ram
Evega 8800gts 320 mb
100 gig ide hd
ide dvd burner

now the problem is planning on purchasing a new power supply this one is fine right now but im scared its gonna crap out on me ,i just want to ask if this one is good enough or should i upgrade

2) im playing on playing new games on max , my motherboards pci-e slot is only at x8 bandwith

should i upgrade to a new motherboard?

im planning on playing

crysis
bioshock

will the bandwith diffrence make a big diffrence , i know in older games like quake 4 and half-life 2 there isnt much of a diffrence but will there be a diffrence for these game?

if i do upgrade motherboard whats the best way to take the cpu out of the motherboard transfer it to the new one,and what should i clean the top of the cpu with?


thanks for ur time

 

[Nerd]

crysis is a very graphics intensive game(or will be) and virtually nothing you have except the memory and the video card will play it definitely not on max settings. I have neither heard of nor can I look up your psu(maybe you mistyped it?) so I can't tell you how good it is. sorry if this sounds a little harsh.

 

[da_kurlzz]

heres it is in newegg i misspelled it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104954

i know i wont be able to make it but never mind i just my self a new evega 680i motheboard it was on special at 114 woth 280 in canada

and im not sure if i should by the intel Q6600 or E6750?

 

[Nerd]

good choice on the board. might look into a p35 if you've got the time and cash. the e6750 will be plenty of processing power for nearly any practical application. but if you're just a huge multitasker than you might want the quad core

 

[Maziar]

q6600

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3038&p=8

 

[da_kurlzz]

what about my ps should i upgrrade it or is it good for my specs + my 680i motherboard in E6750 cpu

 

[da_kurlzz]

bump for the psu part

 

[Groveling_Wyrm]

I would consider a 500w or better psu if you are going quad core with that 8800. That way, you have a little room to breath if you wish to upgrade or add on later.

 

[coldmast]

http://livedeviant.com/graphic-cards/review-8800gtx-vs.-8800gts-on-both-intel-and-amd.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/03/27/pci_express_scaling_analysis/index.html
8800 gtx power consumption is 145W

I don't know why people yell out quadcore, by the time games take full advantage of quadcore you'll have to get a new processor anyway, spend the same money on the E6850 instead, or get bang for buck with E6750.