or get a Promise RAID card and upgrade my mobo and CPU 6 months later? AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor. Well, my PC is turning 6 months old next month which means it's time for a minor upgrade...

or get a Promise RAID card and upgrade my mobo and CPU 6 months later? AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor. Well, my PC is turning 6 months old next month which means it's time for a minor upgrade...

plans to spend another ~$300 CDN on another minor upgrade and right now, I'm not sure which I should do: 1.) Get an IWill XP333-R + 256MB PC2700 (that's a little over $300CDN but still in my range, and I'll upgrade to 512MB after that ASAP) 2.) Get a SoundBlaster...

Old Dell Dim 3000 P4 Upgrade.... I've been doing a little cleaning and minor upgrading to an old Dell Dimensions 3000, with a P4 3.2GHz, I had laying around (was a little bored :D ) for my youngest son. I've switched out the stock cooler with a Thermaltake...

are others, but these are a few key thoughts as I've been weighing my options. So what I'm mainly asking you all is this: is the HP dm3-1030 a significant upgrade over my current HP dv6000? Is it a minor upgrade and if I really want to go unplugged, just buy...

great gaming pc without killing my pockets. As far as budget i'd say 500 to 600 max is what i'm willing to spend if its worth it. Obviously the cheaper the better i've already priced out a minor upgrade below my goal but curious to see your opinions on what...

my q6600 relatively easy on ebay, and just pay the balance on the q9550. What r your opinions? Also, I am very comfortable with my system and dont want to do a major overhaul,so although the core I7 and phenom 2's are nice, I'm sticking with minor upgrades...

Upgrade for under $300. So I have a computer that I've had for years making only minor upgrades. It started based on the ASUS a8n-sli motherboard that was very popular and uses the AMD socket 939. Well to jump right into it, it really is starting to show...

a minor upgrade to a working part. The benefit would be negligible. You can put it towards a new build. You could try to get that minor increase with a slight OC. When doing a build, do it once and do it right. An upgrade here and there and there can get...

Best budget upgrade for mobo/cpu?. Since I can't get a complete upgrade in time for Halo and HL2, I figure I will do a minor upgrade. If possible. My current specs: Compaq Mobo Athlon XP 1500+ 2(256mb) PC2100 GF4 Ti4200 64mb 40gb Maxtor 7200rpm 2mb...