QUOTE(DaedraMaster @ Jan 16 2006, 03:05 AM)
hey ive got the following
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all right now after telling you what im usng at the moment i do plan on getting a new comp the main things that i wanna make sure i get is AMD and geforce are my preference and im hoping on getting a lcd monitor. any input on anything welse will be much appreciated. thx
Well, I would retire that PC entirely, the only things I see that you could spare is the router and the cd-rom drive, you don't even need a floppy nowadays (even though it doesn't hurt to have one).
Then remains the question, how much are you willing to pay for a new comp? If you want the top of the line (and don't buy it from dell or another crappy retailer) then you'll have to cough up approximatly 2000$-2500$. But for the recommended requirements I'd say approximatly 1000$-1500$. (Ok, I'm probably goign to get flamed for this, but hey it's entirely speculations from what the prices were when I upgraded, about one month ago).
I might just add now that I'm at it, I went for the killing comp

. Had a rather new comp with Radeon x800 and 2500+ XP processor but wanted to upgrade to x64, so I had a huge makeover worth 1400$.
Motherboard, Crossfire compilant: Asus A8R-MVP - 150$
Processing unit: Athlon 64 Dual-Core 3800+ - 450$
Graphics: Radeon x1800xt 512Mb - 700$
Now it runs like never before

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Edit: Oops, forgot that I had to buy a new PCU since my old 350W wouldn't bear my new setup. Got myself a 12V 600W PCU for 90$
This post has been edited by Bofra: Feb 18 2006, 11:12 AM