Upgrade help

[slogger1]

What i have right now. Just wondering what i should upgrade and what i should keep if anything. thanks Would be willing to spend up to like $700 give or take

Cool masterCM690=case

thermaltake tough power 700 w atx 12v=psu

Gigabyte p35-ds3l intel=modo

4 gigs of crucial ddr2-800 ballistix=ram

gefore 8600gt 512mb=graphics card

seagate sata II 250=HD

E8400=cpu

I have 22" LG flatron w2252tq it runs at 1680x1050

 

[Outlander_04]

I would buy a CPU . That will improve your performance 100%

 

[slogger1]

I would like some more input and if i should even get any new parts at all.

 

[xthekidx]

You need to tell us how much money you have to work with, as well as the resolution of your monitor.

 

[slogger1]

Anything else that i am missing that you guys might need to know.

 

[Why_Me]

Anything else that i am missing that you guys might need to know.

All you need is that. Bump up that cpu to 3.6GHz @ 1600 fsb (9 x 400) and go play some Crysis.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128359 $114.99 ($99.99 after $15.00 Mail-In Rebate)
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail / 2 oz copper PCB + Easy Tune 6 for OC

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029 $39.99
XIGMATEK Dark Knight-S1283V 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020 $6.99
ARCTIC COOLING MX-2 Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127403 $349.99 ($329.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate)
MSI N285GTX-T2D1G-OC GeForce GTX 285 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $79.99 Free Shipping*
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Total: $590.96 *(not including shipping) $555.96 w/rebates

Cheaper yet good alternative is this vid card down below....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127409 $189.99 ($159.99 after $30.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
MSI N260GTX-T2D896-OCv2 GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Free Far Cry 2 game w/ purchase, limited offer

Total: $430.96 *(not including shipping) $385.96 w/rebates

 

[slogger1]

I don't no how to OC other wise i would, if you could that would be great.

 

[xthekidx]

Read this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/240001-29-howto-overclock-quads-duals-guide

 

[slogger1]

Anyone else have any input on what i should get. I just want to get a couple of ideas.

 

[slogger1]

I want to upgrade as much as i can and i mean i can go over the 700 mark i think i could push up to 1k if i want to. thanks for all the replies, just want some more feedback.

 

[Why_Me]

I want to upgrade as much as i can and i mean i can go over the 700 mark i think i could push up to 1k if i want to. thanks for all the replies, just want some more feedback.

You have a good case, psu, and cpu. The only thing I can think of to upgrade is your mother board to that P45 board listed up above, the vid card and larger and faster hard drive. Over clocking is easy, so if you want to add that heat sink and thermal compound up above, that would help you boost your cpu. Otherwise save your money.

 

[slogger1]

Ok an other videos cards that would be better i want to get one that will last awhile. thanks again

 

[Fortunex]

Your best choices for a video card would be a HD4870/4890 or a GTX260. I'd advise a GTX285, but the price isn't worth the performance gains over the 4890, in my opinion. You could even go for a 4850x2. Anyone got a comparison between the 4890 and 4850x2? They're about the same price.

If you get a Crossfire motherboard, then when you need a more powerful rig, you can just buy another of the same card and get a sizable increase in performance.

I've heard some bad things about SLI, recently, and I'll admit that I'm not very well informed about it, but right now, Crossfire seems like the better multi-GPU solution.

 

[slogger1]

What kind Of upgrades would i need for a setup like that please post what i would all need for that.

 

[Why_Me]

Your best choices for a video card would be a HD4870/4890 or a GTX260. I'd advise a GTX285, but the price isn't worth the performance gains over the 4890, in my opinion. You could even go for a 4850x2. Anyone got a comparison between the 4890 and 4850x2? They're about the same price.

If you get a Crossfire motherboard, then when you need a more powerful rig, you can just buy another of the same card and get a sizable increase in performance.

I've heard some bad things about SLI, recently, and I'll admit that I'm not very well informed about it, but right now, Crossfire seems like the better multi-GPU solution.

What bad things did you hear about SLI ?

 

[slogger1]

I was thinking of upgrading my ram since it is older. What do you think would be some good ram to get and how much if i get all the stuff that he recommended above.

 

[xthekidx]

What kind Of upgrades would i need for a setup like that please post what i would all need for that.

GA-EP45-UD3P Motherboard Free shipping promo code: EMCLRLN46
2x 4890/4870 (whichever works for your price point, the 4890's are faster and overclock better than 4870's, so will last you longer before an upgrade)
Corsair 750tx (or 850tx for the 4890's, they are hungry little buggers)
Good fast and cheap ram: G Skill HK DDR2-800

 

[slogger1]

So what set up should i go with then, i think i would like to stick with geforce for now.

 

[xthekidx]

Geforce doesn't exist anymore, thats old. If you want to stick with Nvidia, then get this mobo and a GTX 285 or 295, along with those other suggestions ^^
GA-EP45-UD3R

 

[slogger1]

ok thanks

 

[slogger1]

i think i am going with this card what do you think http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130446.

 

[xthekidx]

All that is is a big long list of all the EVGA Nvidia GPU's that have been on the market for the last 3 years, you are going to have to be a bit more specific.

 

[slogger1]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130446 this one lol

 

[xthekidx]

That is a very good card. Be aware though that it is an Nvidia GPU, and you chose a Crossfire mobo. SLI (nvidia version of crossfire) is not supported on the P45 chipset, if you want to SLI then you should go to the X58/i7 platform. However if you just wanted to use that one GPU, then you could get a slightly cheaper mobo and PSU, since you don't need to accomodate multiple GPU's in your system.

 

[slogger1]

Yea i would just be getting the one card. I don't think i will be using sli or crossfire.