my bro is doing an upgrade his budget $ 1,400 , but flexable .he has a px8800gt vid card,hard drive is 230gig, k8 triton gigabyte mobo not sure of its max capacity or compatability with vista .im thinking a new monitor 22",new mobo,new ram and psu,and cpu ,and a oem of vista 64 ,razor barracuda headphones,and maybe a sound card what do you guys think.he wants a top of the range gaming beast,cheers rob. best prices were to buy would be a huge bonus thanks.
upgrade help please
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- EVGA GTX260
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- Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
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Romantix
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AMD AM2 6000+ Dual coreAMD Phenom 9950 Quad coreIntel E7200 Dual coreIntel Q8200 Quad coreAMD AM2 x2 6000+3.1Ghz, L2-2x512k, 1Ghz HT, AM2 AMD Phenom x4 99502.6Ghz, L2-4x512k, AM2+Intel E72002.53Ghz, L2-2x1.5Mb, 1ghz HTQ8200Gigabyte MA790X-DS4LinkGigabyte MA790X-DS4LinkGigabyte EP43-DS3LLinkGigabyte EP43-DS3L1GB 9800 GX-2 ECSLink1GB 9800 GX-2 ECSLink1GB 9800 GX-2 ECSLink1GB 9800 GX-2 ECS4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATASamsung SATA 160Gb HddSamsung SATA 160Gb HddSamsung SATA 160Gb HddSamsung SATA 160Gb Hdd20x SATA Pioneer 216 DVDRW 20x SATA Pioneer 216 DVDRW 20x SATA Pioneer 216 DVDRW 20x SATA Pioneer 216 DVDRW Thermaltake V9LinkThermaltake V9LinkThermaltake V9LinkThermaltake V9Super Flower 500WSuper Flower 500WSuper Flower 500WSuper Flower 500W1404155513931543
This is a quote i had written up roughly a month ago, ofcourse prices have gone up, and i actually ended up with a HD4870 1GB and i couldn't order the Phenom in for a long ****in time so i ended up with a intel 2.3 quad, which does the job nicely
was probably better off with a dual core for gaming, but.. board supports i7 im sure, so wont be too long for a upgrade to 3.4 quad 
hope this helps
If you would like the spreadsheet (excel) ill be more than happy to forward, just hit me up on msn. But it all comes down to preference and what the desktop is going to be used for
This is a quote i had written up roughly a month ago, ofcourse prices have gone up, and i actually ended up with a HD4870 1GB and i couldn't order the Phenom in for a long ****in time so i ended up with a intel 2.3 quad, which does the job nicely
was probably better off with a dual core for gaming, but.. board supports i7 im sure, so wont be too long for a upgrade to 3.4 quad hope this helpsIf you would like the spreadsheet (excel) ill be more than happy to forward, just hit me up on msn. But it all comes down to preference and what the desktop is going to be used for
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- Q8200 2.33Ghz, L2 4x1Mb, 1.3ghz HT
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- Gigabyte EP43-DS3L
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- 4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA 4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon 4870x2
- Sound Card
- Realtek Digital Input
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ACER 24" LCD HDMI
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SATA 160GB HDD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB 32MB SATA II
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB 32MB SATA II
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- SuperFlower 500W
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- Antec Three Hundred Case
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- Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000
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- Mobile Memory Mouse 8000
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- ADSL2+
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- 20x SATA Pioneer 216 DVDRW
gday guys thanks for you help but hes decided to go with a dell package ,i tryed lol.
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calhounhusker
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at least you tried though right? i was gonna say tigerdirect all the way :D thats where i get all my hardware.
for the record....i will never go oem....except for a lappy...other than that, i build by hand. theyre the only hands i trust with my goodies :D
for the record....i will never go oem....except for a lappy...other than that, i build by hand. theyre the only hands i trust with my goodies :D
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- AMD Athlon64x2 4000+
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- asus m2n-mx se
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- 2GB on MOBO 1GB readyboost
- Graphics Card(s)
- BFG GeForce 8400GS
- Monitor(s) Displays
- dual display
- PSU
- 450w
- Case
- HP pavillion brought back to life
- Internet Speed
- comcast :-\
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- Im not a noob....expect me to understand big words :D
calhounhusker
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i think it depends on the hardware....theres another post on here i saw today with a link for the xfx 9800gtx+ card for like 200 on newegg where right now its like 150 on tigerdirect
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- BFG GeForce 8400GS
- Monitor(s) Displays
- dual display
- PSU
- 450w
- Case
- HP pavillion brought back to life
- Internet Speed
- comcast :-\
- Other Info
- Im not a noob....expect me to understand big words :D
wow thanks heaps guys ,i think i might have changed his mind when i told him that with you guys help we can get all the goodies to build a faster one than mine ,well bugger me now hes said yer bro go for it ,so now i had to ring dell and try to cancell the order ,then order the bits ,cheers heaps for all your help.
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A Dell for Gaming Purposes???? 
Oh well... have fun!
Oh well... have fun!
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System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
- Motherboard
- EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
- Memory
- Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX260
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Def Onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- WD Velociraptor 160GB
Samsung Sata 750GB
Maxtor External 160GB
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
- Case
- Thermaltake Speedo Advance
- Cooling
- Air Cooled... See CPU
- Keyboard
- Logitech G15
- Mouse
- Logitech G7
- Internet Speed
- Comcast 6MB Broadband
- Other Info
- Linksys WRT54G router
Romantix
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Waste of money.. Not much more you can say, so much for the "top of the range gaming beast" lol
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- CPU
- Q8200 2.33Ghz, L2 4x1Mb, 1.3ghz HT
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte EP43-DS3L
- Memory
- 4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA 4G DDR2 800 (2x2G) A-DATA
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon 4870x2
- Sound Card
- Realtek Digital Input
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ACER 24" LCD HDMI
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SATA 160GB HDD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB 32MB SATA II
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1TB 32MB SATA II
- PSU
- SuperFlower 500W
- Case
- Antec Three Hundred Case
- Keyboard
- Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000
- Mouse
- Mobile Memory Mouse 8000
- Internet Speed
- ADSL2+
- Other Info
- 20x SATA Pioneer 216 DVDRW
so you tried to call and cancel the order????? were you successful?
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- CPU
- AMD Athlon64x2 4000+
- Motherboard
- asus m2n-mx se
- Memory
- 2GB on MOBO 1GB readyboost
- Graphics Card(s)
- BFG GeForce 8400GS
- Monitor(s) Displays
- dual display
- PSU
- 450w
- Case
- HP pavillion brought back to life
- Internet Speed
- comcast :-\
- Other Info
- Im not a noob....expect me to understand big words :D
yes thanks all done one dell box of old tech canceled succesfully,and 1,900 bucks worth of pretty sparkling boxes on there way.thanks heaps to you guys for all your help and cheers for now rob..
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E8400 $265
G-B EP45-DS4P $199
2GB 4870x2 $729
4G Kit-800(2x2G) Kingston $64
pccasegear
Corsair HX-620 620W Power Supply $159
CoolerMaster CM 690 $119
$1535
along with a set of barracuda hp1 headphones,a new monitor ,that should make his games bling for a while dont you think..:D
G-B EP45-DS4P $199
2GB 4870x2 $729
4G Kit-800(2x2G) Kingston $64
pccasegear
Corsair HX-620 620W Power Supply $159
CoolerMaster CM 690 $119
$1535
along with a set of barracuda hp1 headphones,a new monitor ,that should make his games bling for a while dont you think..:D
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Which version of windows are you using - 32 or 64 bit? It better be 64-bit since you'll be craming 6gig of memory in that system.
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- Corsair TWIN2X4096-PC8500 (2x2GHz)
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- ATI Radeon HD 4890 (1GHz)
- Sound Card
- X-Fi Titanium - Fatality Pro Series
- Monitor(s) Displays
- hp w2207h (22" widescreen)
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- One 750GB, 2x500GB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives (32meg)
- PSU
- Antec Neo HE 550
- Case
- Antec P182
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9500 AT
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Wave
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Revolution
- Internet Speed
- "High" Speed DSL? Is that like low speed FIOS?
- Other Info
- Q6600 B3 Revision OC to 3.0GHz
i asked a fellow atomican about 64 or 32 they said dosnt matter ,for gaming what are your thoughts
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It most definitely matters!!! A 32-bit OS is only capable of 4gig max! Your video card will automatically take up 2gig! With the 4gig of system memory you plan on installing, you will lose two of it because there will be no room left for the other two.
Heres a good article explaining this here http://www.corsair.com/_appnotes/AN804_Gaming_Performance_Analysis.pdf. Check out the illustrations on pages 2 & 3
At any rate I would go with Vista 64 if you want to use 4 or more gig of memory. However, with vista 64, you need to make sure your programs are compatible with a 64-bit OS. And yes, gaming on Vista 64 is just fine.
If you go with a 32-bit OS, since your video card is 2gig, then i would just get 2gig of memory because again, anything more would be wasted.
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Custom Built
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz
- Motherboard
- Intel D975XBX2
- Memory
- Corsair TWIN2X4096-PC8500 (2x2GHz)
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Radeon HD 4890 (1GHz)
- Sound Card
- X-Fi Titanium - Fatality Pro Series
- Monitor(s) Displays
- hp w2207h (22" widescreen)
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- One 750GB, 2x500GB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives (32meg)
- PSU
- Antec Neo HE 550
- Case
- Antec P182
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9500 AT
- Keyboard
- Logitech Wireless Wave
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Revolution
- Internet Speed
- "High" Speed DSL? Is that like low speed FIOS?
- Other Info
- Q6600 B3 Revision OC to 3.0GHz