AMD Upgrade???

[h_pavon]

It's been a while now!, how's everyone?

I want the most unexpensive BUT the best performance boost I can give my PC concerning cpu and only if necessary ram..... what would you recomend?

My PC is:
Mobo: Abit NF7
Cpu: AMD 2800+ XP
Ram: 1gb DDR333
Video: nVidia 5900 128mb
Sound: Audigy 2
Leadtek Winfast 2000 TV tuner
MSI DVD/RW 8X

 

[Nic]

I recommend overclocking your cpu, as it will cost you nothing and will give you a decent performance boost. You should be able to crank up your cpu to 3400+ performance rating easily (~2.3-2.4GHz), provided you have a decent heatsink/fan, and given your cpu is not one of the current locked ones, otherwise you'll need to relaxe your memory timings and increase the fsb to up your clock speed.

 

[Rory7]

That pc you have now will last you untill the current computer 'revolution' is finished. Don't go buying anything just yet untill all the PCI-e stuff and dual processors etc have all settled in. So just wait till early 2005 or somthing, the PC will hold up fine untill then.

edit: overclocking it definately a good idea.

 

[vegasgmc]

Try turning up the bus speed. I got a refurb 2500 for $60. Set the FSB to 400mhz and now its a 3200. Havent had a single problem with it. Runs at 110*. Im not upgrading for a long time.

 

[Rick]

I don't see a reason to upgrade.

The only thing worth adding might be a CPU upgrade, but I'd probably just change the whole platform before I dropped a couple of hundred bucks on 400+ "Mhz" or more.