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brnmick   08-31-2009 at 10:01:11 PM

Hello everyone,

Well my current system is great, i can play most games at high settings with playable frame rates, but i wanna get a little more power so what can i upgrade to get a little more juice? Note: I cant change the mobo since im still paying for the computer itself "dell xps 630i" Also there will be no OCING! lol. Everything else can be upgraded, so with that noted lets reveal the specifications.

20in moniter (1680x1050)
Quad processor - 2.33Ghz
Current video card is - Nvidia geforce 9800 gt 512mb
Ram - 4 gigs
PSU - 750watts
Motherboard - NVIDIA® nForce 650i SLI


Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!

-Brandon-

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szymek   08-31-2009 at 11:06:56 PM

Cpu: Q9650 will work great, since you have 775 and cant replace it.
Graphic card: Wait for dx11 cards, Ati will release their soon, wait for them and pick the strongest one if you can afford, the rest is ok.

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brnmick   08-31-2009 at 11:28:08 PM

i would have ordered the q9650 but, sadly my mobo doesnt support those cpus that use 45nm. Thx for the input though =)

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jaguarskx   09-01-2009 at 01:41:37 AM

Upgrade the video card for better gaming performance.

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Raidur   09-01-2009 at 01:52:48 AM

Yeah, looks like all you can really do is upgrade the video card and, like szymek said, you better wait for DX11 release. Those new cards should fluctuate the price of GPUs and add some new fun to the play.

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Upendra09   09-01-2009 at 02:16:41 AM

DDR3 RAM 6 gigs

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17 inch screen Blu Ray drive
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brnmick   09-01-2009 at 02:40:43 AM

Raidur wrote :

Yeah, looks like all you can really do is upgrade the video card and, like szymek said, you better wait for DX11 release. Those new cards should fluctuate the price of GPUs and add some new fun to the play.



lol true, when those new gpu's come out i can imagine better pricing for the gtx 295!! WoOt lol. thx for the input guys

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