I use my computer solely for gaming. I'm interested in making an upgrade, but I'm having trouble figuring out which computer component will give me that extra *BAM* to take it up a notch.
My Computer Specs:
EVGA nForce 680i
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB KO ACS3
C2D E6600 @ 3.6GHz, 1.4875V
Thermalright SI-128
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB DDR2 800
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
2x WD Raptors 150GB in RAID 0
3ware 9500S-4LP
Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer
NZXT Zero Full Tower
Here are my choices that I can think of. (If you can think of anything that I missed, please add to the list. Thank you!)
1. Buy a Liquid Cooling System to OC my computer components even more than I have already with my current quality Air Cooling heatsinks & fans.
2. Buy a second EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB KO ACS3 and give SLI a try.
3. Buy another 2GB of CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 800, for a total of 4GB of DDR2 RAM.
4. Buy Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
5. Buy a 22" LCD Widescreen Monitor to replace my quality 19" Sony LCD.
6. Buy a Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache to replace my E6600 overclocked to 3.6GHz.
Thanks for any help or advice you have! I enjoy tinkering with my computer, but I don't know which direction I should go from here to add more "Wow" factor to my gaming rig.
My Computer Specs:
EVGA nForce 680i
EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB KO ACS3
C2D E6600 @ 3.6GHz, 1.4875V
Thermalright SI-128
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB DDR2 800
Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
2x WD Raptors 150GB in RAID 0
3ware 9500S-4LP
Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer
NZXT Zero Full Tower
Here are my choices that I can think of. (If you can think of anything that I missed, please add to the list. Thank you!)
1. Buy a Liquid Cooling System to OC my computer components even more than I have already with my current quality Air Cooling heatsinks & fans.
2. Buy a second EVGA GeForce 8800GTX 768MB KO ACS3 and give SLI a try.
3. Buy another 2GB of CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 800, for a total of 4GB of DDR2 RAM.
4. Buy Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit.
5. Buy a 22" LCD Widescreen Monitor to replace my quality 19" Sony LCD.
6. Buy a Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache to replace my E6600 overclocked to 3.6GHz.
Thanks for any help or advice you have! I enjoy tinkering with my computer, but I don't know which direction I should go from here to add more "Wow" factor to my gaming rig.