Jengo
15 May 2008, 11:00pm
Im in the process of updating my PC with better hardware. I need a little suggestions on what would be the smartest upgrade next. I cant afford to do it all at once so im trying to choose the next component to upgrade. Here are my current specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
1gb PC2 5400
250gb S-ATA HDD
ATi Radeon X1900AIW
Asus nForce4 based board (dont remember the exact name because it was in an HP Machine)
430w Thermaltake PSU (STILL RUNNIN' STRONG!!)
I want to get my PC running a bit faster in games and multi-tasking
What do you guys recommend my next upgrade be?
Here is what i was thinking (in this order)
1. G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820231145
2. SAPPHIRE PI-AM2RS780G AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (must be Micro ATX)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813154016
????
after this im not sure what i should updgrade. What do you guys think of that motherboard? Another thing to keep in mind is i eventually want to go with a Phenom x3 or x4, so thats why i chose that mobo, but for time being (until i get other things upgraded) i want to keep my current CPU. Another thing is im trying to keep costs down. Im not talking about bare minimum cheap, but affordable is all.
EDIT: thanks for any help guys, i appreciate it.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
1gb PC2 5400
250gb S-ATA HDD
ATi Radeon X1900AIW
Asus nForce4 based board (dont remember the exact name because it was in an HP Machine)
430w Thermaltake PSU (STILL RUNNIN' STRONG!!)
I want to get my PC running a bit faster in games and multi-tasking
What do you guys recommend my next upgrade be?
Here is what i was thinking (in this order)
1. G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16820231145
2. SAPPHIRE PI-AM2RS780G AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (must be Micro ATX)
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.aspx?item=N82E16813154016
????
after this im not sure what i should updgrade. What do you guys think of that motherboard? Another thing to keep in mind is i eventually want to go with a Phenom x3 or x4, so thats why i chose that mobo, but for time being (until i get other things upgraded) i want to keep my current CPU. Another thing is im trying to keep costs down. Im not talking about bare minimum cheap, but affordable is all.
EDIT: thanks for any help guys, i appreciate it.