best thing to upgrade?

2011-01-29 23:06:16

#1

GR34: Member; +215|6802|ALBERTA> CANADA

AMD Phenom II 955 3.9GHz
4GB OCZ reaper @ like 1497Mhz (from 1333)
Gigabyte Ma790xt-ud4p
WD 320GB HDD
Sapphire 4870 512mb

I was thinking either a 6950 or a new mobo with sata III and getting two HDD's and Raid 0, or maybe new mobo and memory, my CPU is quite fine for the time being, What should I upgrade that would make the most sense, I could also just get another HDD the same as mine and RAID 0 it

2011-01-29 23:12:51

#2

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6406|'straya

Depends what you are after. If you want better gaming performance then a new video card will make the most difference. But if you need the extra/faster storage then go for that. I wouldn't bother upgrading mobo/memory.

2011-01-30 06:11:37

#3

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6218|Places 'n such

Errrr, the "worst" thing in that set up is the video card.
What about sticking another bigger hdd in for music/pictures/movie storage so you can free up and speed up your other hdd?

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2011-01-30 06:40:48

#4

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6754

"best thing to upgrade"

the first answer is always RAM.

your second would be HDD

next would be vidcard

and last, mobo/cpu combo - but if you are asking "best thing to upgrade?" i'll bet you have a budget you*re not telling us about . . .

2011-01-30 09:39:48

#5

Bevo: Nah; +718|6778|Austin, Texas

Why RAM? I'm running 4gb and even with this price drop recently I can't reasonably buy more sticks.

2011-01-30 09:46:33

#6

RDMC: Enemy Wheelbarrow Spotted..!!; +736|6822|Area 51

What are you playing/doing that really requires an upgrade?

Last edited by RDMC (2011-01-30 09:46:45)

2011-01-30 12:07:39

#7

FloppY_: +1,010|6543|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

My E8500 C2D + 4GB DDR2 + HD4870 512mb runs nearly everything on high... Can't see why you'd want to upgrade it yet...

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2011-01-30 12:30:50

#8

GR34: Member; +215|6802|ALBERTA> CANADA

I got a new egg gift card for 400$ so thats why lol maybe a second HDD and a 6950 and mod it to a 6970

2011-01-30 13:05:52

#9

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6218|Places 'n such

What about a nice shiny new tv/monitor or a new sound system or a ps3? Your PC seems pretty fine to me

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2011-01-30 13:32:12

#10

mikkel: Member; +383|6858

presidentsheep wrote:
What about a nice shiny new tv/monitor or a new sound system or a ps3? Your PC seems pretty fine to me

Yes, or this stylish timepiece.

2011-01-30 13:56:42

#11

FloppY_: +1,010|6543|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

mikkel wrote:
presidentsheep wrote:
What about a nice shiny new tv/monitor or a new sound system or a ps3? Your PC seems pretty fine to me
Yes, or this stylish timepiece.

What are you, 60?

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2011-01-30 19:31:16

#12

GR34: Member; +215|6802|ALBERTA> CANADA

presidentsheep wrote:
What about a nice shiny new tv/monitor or a new sound system or a ps3? Your PC seems pretty fine to me

have a42" tv and a ps3 lol

2011-01-30 19:52:03

#13

bf2gammer: Member; +14|6477

Id say the hard drive is a serious bottleneck for you. Get an ocz revo drive for the os and games and use the 320 for media storage.

$309 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … -_-Product

2011-01-30 23:25:25

#14

JahManRed: wank; +646|6885|IRELAND

GR34 wrote:
sata III and getting two HDD's

SSD

2011-01-30 23:58:02

#15

GR34: Member; +215|6802|ALBERTA> CANADA

JahManRed wrote:
GR34 wrote:
sata III and getting two HDD's
SSD

they are just expensive as hell with so little memory

2011-01-31 02:35:12

#16

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6948|Devon, England

But give so much speed.

2011-01-31 17:10:49

#17

GR34: Member; +215|6802|ALBERTA> CANADA

i guess

2011-01-31 17:14:25

#18

FloppY_: +1,010|6543|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

I can buy half a PC for the cost of a single 80GB SSD

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2011-01-31 17:19:44

#19

GR34: Member; +215|6802|ALBERTA> CANADA

My thoughts exactly I have a 2tb external E-sata drive thats enough storage i guess 6950 and a second HDD for raid 0

2011-01-31 17:22:09

#20

mikkel: Member; +383|6858

FloppY_ wrote:
I can buy half a PC for the cost of a single 80GB SSD

So what you're suggesting is that higher performance components command higher prices? Is that a recent revelation for you?

2011-01-31 18:48:24

#21

FloppY_: +1,010|6543|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

mikkel wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
I can buy half a PC for the cost of a single 80GB SSD
So what you're suggesting is that higher performance components command higher prices? Is that a recent revelation for you?

No.. I'm saying that just like those other ludicrous top end hardware, SSDs are not yet at a reasonable price/performance level

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2011-01-31 18:49:22

#22

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6754

owned.

2011-01-31 19:02:28

#23

mikkel: Member; +383|6858

FloppY_ wrote:
mikkel wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
I can buy half a PC for the cost of a single 80GB SSD
So what you're suggesting is that higher performance components command higher prices? Is that a recent revelation for you?
No.. I'm saying that just like those other ludicrous top end hardware, SSDs are not yet at a reasonable price/performance level

How kind of you to universally define what performance is worth. I'm sure that the half of a $400 PC you're getting instead will serve you well.

2011-01-31 19:08:19

#24

FloppY_: +1,010|6543|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

mikkel wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
mikkel wrote:

So what you're suggesting is that higher performance components command higher prices? Is that a recent revelation for you?
No.. I'm saying that just like those other ludicrous top end hardware, SSDs are not yet at a reasonable price/performance level
How kind of you to universally define what performance is worth. I'm sure that the half of a $400 PC you're getting instead will serve you well.

The fuck... I looked last week and 80-120 GB SSDs were $400-$700

Still, $300 for 120GB OCZ Vertex2 is helluva expensive when you consider you can get 5TBs worth of Spinpoint F3s for that money...

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