summer upgrade.

fps justin · June 17th, 2006

i was wondering what i should buy this summer.

i was looking at either:

x2 3800+ after price drop

2 x 1 g.skill

good 7.1 sound system

another gig of ocz gold ram + 5.1 sound system

good water cooling solution

new HDD with another gig of OCZ gold ram.

Anything else come up to mind? I'll have mabye 200-300 to spend at the very most. Of course, this is Canadian dollar.

EDIT: i could also save up my money and get a PS3. :twisted:

polobunny · June 17th, 2006

Go for a dual core, Opty 165 or something.

**simple_inhibition** · June 17th, 2006

the PS3 will be more than $300. lol

i say get an X2 after the price drops and then the 2gb kit of G.Skill Extreme Series DDR500

or get the G.Skill kit i suggested above and a 7600GT.

**gvblake22** · June 18th, 2006

What monitor are you running? You could upgrade to a really nice 19" LCD for around $300. Otherwise I would go with an X2 3800 / Opteron 165 or a nice speaker system. Monitors and speaker systems have a much longer technology life than chips, cards, and boards do so I always look to see if those areas can be upgraded first.

Lead Head · June 18th, 2006

lol the dumbed down lame PS3 starts at like 499 and the full featured one is $599

fps justin · June 18th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lead Head

lol the dumbed down lame PS3 starts at like 499 and the full featured one is $599

save towards. LOL and 300 is maximium, i would not want to spend anymore than that and an opty 165 is like 400 dollars.

wtcnbrwndo4u · June 19th, 2006

Apparently the 20GB version lacks output ports. I believe it has no HDMI. Something like that.

PimpingBox · June 20th, 2006

go buy the X-fi and Logitech Z5500...i know i would =P

fps justin · June 20th, 2006

i got a better cooling system now for my cpu.

aquagate mini 120.

So i guess i don't have to worry about getting a new HSF anymore. I think my cpu is actually fine cuz i can get it at 2700mhz. I'll prolly end up saving up for either good sound system or a better video card.

**gvblake22** · June 21st, 2006

Sweetness, let us know how it does!

June 17th, 2006	#1
fps justin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,199	summer upgrade. i was wondering what i should buy this summer. i was looking at either: x2 3800+ after price drop 2 x 1 g.skill good 7.1 sound system another gig of ocz gold ram + 5.1 sound system good water cooling solution new HDD with another gig of OCZ gold ram. Anything else come up to mind? I'll have mabye 200-300 to spend at the very most. Of course, this is Canadian dollar. EDIT: i could also save up my money and get a PS3. :twisted: E2140 @ 375 x 8 = 3.0ghz 2x1 ocz system 1337s pc2-6400 5-5-5-15 @ 450mhz gigabyte P35 S3L eVGA 7600GT Stock 120 gig seagate ULTRA X-Finity 600w Sonata 2 w/ top fan G5 Lazer Mouse

June 17th, 2006	#3
simple_inhibition socket 939 junkie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In front of my pc in Ft Bragg XD Posts: 1,439 Blog Entries: 1	the PS3 will be more than $300. lol i say get an X2 after the price drops and then the 2gb kit of G.Skill Extreme Series DDR500 or get the G.Skill kit i suggested above and a 7600GT. Q6600 @ 3.6ghz (400x9 @ 1.408v) Gigabyte X38-DQ6 2x2GB G-Skill DDR2 1000 @ DDR2 1066 5-5-5-15 2T 2.1v Visiontek HD4870 Seagate 7200.11 500GB 32MB Cache HDD Razer Barracuda AC1 Silverstone DA750 Samsung Dual Layer DVD Burner Lian Li G70WB Thermochill PA120.3\|Swiftech Storm Rev.2\|Swiftech MCP 655

June 18th, 2006	#5
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	lol the dumbed down lame PS3 starts at like 499 and the full featured one is $599 Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

June 19th, 2006	#7
wtcnbrwndo4u Resident Brownie Join Date: May 2006 Location: KS Posts: 2,183	Apparently the 20GB version lacks output ports. I believe it has no HDMI. Something like that. - Core 2 Quad Q6600 - DFI Infinity 975X - 4GB Corsair XMS2 w/ DHX DDR2-800 - 250GB Seagate 7200.10RPM + 160GB Hitachi 5400.4RPM - ATi Radeon X1900XT 256MB - Cooler Master Centurion 5 + OCZ StealthXStream 600W - Acer 19" P191W Monitor - Logitech Z-5500 Digital + Logitech MX Revolution - Vista Ultimate x64

June 20th, 2006	#8
PimpingBox Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC. CAN Posts: 88	go buy the X-fi and Logitech Z5500...i know i would =P CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ Board: ASUS M2N-E 570 Ultra Memory: 512*2mb corsair Video Card: EVGA 7900 GTO HDD: Seagate barracude 7200.9 SATA 160GB Sound Card: X-fi Soundblaster Xtreme Case: Ultra Grid Defender Power Supply: Antec Neo HE 550W Cooling: Scythe mine

June 17th, 2006	#2
polobunny T-Rex Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4,575 Blog Entries: 6	Go for a dual core, Opty 165 or something.

June 18th, 2006	#4
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,351 Blog Entries: 1	What monitor are you running? You could upgrade to a really nice 19" LCD for around $300. Otherwise I would go with an X2 3800 / Opteron 165 or a nice speaker system. Monitors and speaker systems have a much longer technology life than chips, cards, and boards do so I always look to see if those areas can be upgraded first.

June 21st, 2006	#10
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,351 Blog Entries: 1	Sweetness, let us know how it does!

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