I love to play games on my computer, but it just is not up to speed. My system is -------------------- Processor Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz Speed : 2.00GHz Performance Rating : PR2200 (estimated) Type : Standard L2 On-board Cache : 512kB ECC Synchronous ATC (8-way sectored, 64 byte line size) Mainboard Bus(es) : AGP PCI USB MP Support : No MP APIC : No System BIOS : Award Software, Inc. ASUS P4S533 ACPI BIOS Revision 1010 System : System Manufacturer System Name Mainboard : ASUSTeK Computer INC. P4S533 Total Memory : 1024MB DDR-SDRAM A 400w Comp USA Power Supply Chipset 1 Model : ASUSTeK Computer Inc SiS645DX CPU to PCI Bridge Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 100MHz (400MHz data rate) Total Memory : 1024MB DDR-SDRAM Video System Monitor/Panel : hp pavilion mx75 Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5600 Ultra Physical Storage Devices Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive Hard Disk : Maxtor 6Y120L0 (114.5GB) Hard Disk : Maxtor 6Y120L0 (114.5GB) CD-ROM/DVD : CD-ROM CCD-52X6S (CD 52X Rd) CD-ROM/DVD : Memorex 48MAX 244816AJ (CD 48X Rd, 48X Wr) (DVD 6X Rd) Power Management AC Line Status : On-Line Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Home (Win32 x86/IA32) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2) Network Services Adapter : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Performance Tips Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory. Tip 101 : Large memory sizes should be made of ECC/Parity memory. Here is the upgrade I have picked out. Asus K8N-E DELUXE nForce3 250Gb Athlon 64 Skt754 DDR ATX Motherboard w/Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/Serial ATA Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** 800FSB, ATA/133, AGP 8X (1.5V only), 3DDR DIMM, 5PCI, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Audio, Gigabit LAN, RAID/SATA Our Price: $132.00 AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Processor Socket 754 Retail *** Free 2nd Day *** w/Fan and Heatsink, 3 Years Manufacturer Warranty (FREE 10-pack 48X CD-R Media) Manufacturer: AMD Manufacturer SKU: ADA3400BOX Our Price: $248.00 Asus V9999 Gamer Edition GeForce 6800 AGP 8X 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out & DVI Retail ***Free 2nd Day*** Manufacturer: ASUS Manufacturer SKU: V9999GETD256 Our Price: $429.00 OCZ Enhanced Latency Series Platinum Edition 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 - Retail Model# OCZ4001024ELDCPE-K Item # N82E16820146896 Specifications: Manufacturer: OCZ Speed: DDR400(PC3200) Type: 184 Pin DDR SDRAM Error Checking: Non-ECC Registered/Unbuffered: Unbuffered Cas Latency: 2-3-2-5 1T Support Voltage: 2.6V Bandwidth: 3.2GB/s Organization: two 64M x 64 -Bit Special Features: Ultra Low Noise shielded PCB Warranty: Lifetime $237.00 I would like to know your opinions and advise, Thanks in advance
I like your new list, a lot. But you got the money for it all?! That's a :swear: load of money right there! I would say its an excellent setup
Welcome to my world. Nice setup. However, you might think about going to a socket 939 setup for a little more "future-proofed" system. Either way, it'll be a nice improvement. One thing I highly advise you do is buy a quality power supply. Wattage is more of a number than an actual tangible value. You can come up with it in so many ways and still have a crappy unit. The amperage on the 5V, 3.3V, and 12V rails are what you should be looking at. A key sign of a good unit is it being fairly heavy as that's a sign more components are being used to ensure clean power is being delivered. Thermaltake has a 480W unit for $55 at Newegg. I don't know where you're looking to buy, but I've been a very big fan of Newegg. If you don't want to buy from them, that's fine, but I would look up the reseller over at ResellerRatings.
I suggest going 3500+/K8N Neo2 Platinum. also, if you want OCZ, grab their EB sticks (Enhanced Bandwidth), they're supposed to work great with the A64.
Thanks for your input guys! I appreciate having someone to ask about this because I really don't want to make anymore uninformed purchases
