I was hoping some of you could give me some insight on upgrading my system. I have about $300 to spend, and am not sure whether to upgrade the video card or the CPU/mobo/memory. This is my current setup:
MSI SLI Platinum (the exact model escapes me, it is a Neo4 series) mobo
Opteron 165 @ 2.8ghz
2GB Kingston RAM (DDR 400) @ ~stock speeds
xfx 7900GT @ stock speeds (256mb)
I get around 30fps on the Crysis demo at 1024x768 on medium settings, no AA
I am debating between:
a.) upgrading the video card, to either a 8600GT or a 8800GTS (more likely this one) or an 8800GT (what's the story on this video card?)
b.) upgrading the mobo/ram/cpu to:
Gigabyte P35 series mobo (~$100)
Intel E2160 (which overclocks %60-%75 to around 3ghz apparently. comparable to a stock E6750) (~$90)
2GB of some type of RAM (probably OCZ or kingston, due to brand-loyalty) (~$70-100)
Which one do you think would have more impact? Do you have any more ideas? Thanks!
MSI SLI Platinum (the exact model escapes me, it is a Neo4 series) mobo
Opteron 165 @ 2.8ghz
2GB Kingston RAM (DDR 400) @ ~stock speeds
xfx 7900GT @ stock speeds (256mb)
I get around 30fps on the Crysis demo at 1024x768 on medium settings, no AA
I am debating between:
a.) upgrading the video card, to either a 8600GT or a 8800GTS (more likely this one) or an 8800GT (what's the story on this video card?)
b.) upgrading the mobo/ram/cpu to:
Gigabyte P35 series mobo (~$100)
Intel E2160 (which overclocks %60-%75 to around 3ghz apparently. comparable to a stock E6750) (~$90)
2GB of some type of RAM (probably OCZ or kingston, due to brand-loyalty) (~$70-100)
Which one do you think would have more impact? Do you have any more ideas? Thanks!