02fxnmaurer
Member
+75|6750|Birmingham UK
basically im chilling at my mates LAN party with a mate who's gonna upgrade his PC tomorrow, weve all got a rough idea of what he should be buying when we go town or buy offline tomorrow, i just need a few opinions on our choices...maybe some better recommendations, level of improvement the upgrades will give etc etc

first of all his current rig:

8600GT 256mb
amd 939 socket 1.7 (OC 2.0) Ghz 3000+
2 gig ddr 400
An8 Sli
Seperate Sound card

and then the upgrades:

9800gtx plus OCUK 512mb
amd dualcorex2 6000+
asus m2n-sli
4gb ddr800

limit realistically is around 350 pounds for the entire upgrade, and tbh my friend doesnt really want to grab an ati card...

02
aimless
Member
+166|6393|Texas
I'd try for an Intel E8400 or E8500.
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6721|The Twilight Zone
If it has to be Nvidia then 9800GTX+. I'd recommend HD4870.
AMD is a nono. Any 45nm C2D will do.
Mobo for SLI: EVGA 750i FTW. Its basically an 780i but with no triple SLI.
4GB of ram only for 64 bit OS.
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Bell
Frosties > Cornflakes
+362|6817|UK

.Sup wrote:

If it has to be Nvidia then 9800GTX+. I'd recommend HD4870.
Indeed, this, I dont like ATi thing is fucking dumb

Off the top of my head:

Q6600/E8400 £115
P45  £70
4850 £117
RAM £60 (for a 2x2GB kit)

£362

(prices are an estimat, I havent looked on UK sites in months).  His GTX+ would put another £20-30ish premium on whatever that actually works out as.  It kill the rig in the OP.

Martyn

Last edited by Bell (2008-08-11 14:54:40)

02fxnmaurer
Member
+75|6750|Birmingham UK
350 pounds....no ati
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7000|St. Andrews / Oslo

02fxnmaurer wrote:

350 pounds....no ati
why?
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02fxnmaurer
Member
+75|6750|Birmingham UK
its just what my friend wants :S
aimless
Member
+166|6393|Texas

02fxnmaurer wrote:

its just what my friend wants :S
Show him this and tell him to get the 4870.
FFLink
There is.
+1,380|6959|Devon, England
Nice, I want a 9800GTX+ myself...

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