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So I'm planning on upgrading my pc. Will primarily be used for gaming.
Now I was wondering what needs upgrading, cause games aren't running as smoothly as I'd like them to.

Running on XP Pro SP2, 1920*1080

Specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+
MSI MS-7367
2x DDR2 1GB 400Mhz
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB

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I would say new mobo and CPU, plus new RAM to match the mobo.

As for vid card, get another 4850 to run xfire.

Reply to festerovic

more ram will help running at 800mhz, your board is out dated you could overclock a bit ,get a faster cpu or a new cpu,ram and board am3 class

Message edited by obsidian86 on 09-14-2009 at 07:21:15 PM

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Reply to obsidian86

new board new chip for sure

Reply to sirkillalot

Thanks for the quick replies!

I was thinking of getting either a Phenom II X4 945 or the 810.
Then for the mobo, I really have no idea yet. (suggestions are welcome)
One with DDR2 or DDR3? And is DDR3 worth the extra bucks?

Another 4850 will hurt my wallet a bit too much for now, but will probably get one in the near future.

Reply to Xipo

i recomend the p2 x4 955 i just got 1 myself, im still using my odd ddr2 with it for now. ddr3 is not going to make a big differance

Reply to sirkillalot

^agree. I think their was an article here on Toms that showed that the difference is not that much. Better to get high performance DDR2 800

Reply to festerovic

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] sus%20790x

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Reply to obsidian86

Okay great, so DDR2 it is. And the 955 isn't that much more expensive, so will get that one too.
Just wondering what I need in a mobo, I'm not planning on OCing
So would the ASUS M4A78T-E be a good choice here?

Reply to Xipo

Didn't see your reply there obsidian, so would the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO be a better choice?
Really don't know what to look for in a mobo

Reply to Xipo

its a great mobo at an excellent price but requires ddr3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product for ddr2 get the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131381

Message edited by obsidian86 on 09-14-2009 at 08:27:10 PM

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Reply to obsidian86

im using the GA-MA790X-UD4P

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Product [...] uctID=3038

Reply to sirkillalot

i use the asus 790x, always used asus, i find their slot arrangements better then most

Message edited by obsidian86 on 09-14-2009 at 08:57:12 PM

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Reply to obsidian86

Thanks for the replies and advice, really helped me out!

Message edited by Xipo on 09-15-2009 at 01:16:52 AM

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