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Hello everyone,
Its been a few years since I've done a good upgrading of my system. My videocard has been with me the longest and is most overdue for replacement. The reason I am looking into a system overhaul is for gaming. Games like COD4 and TF2 run with fps in the teen's. So, clearly something needs to be done.
My current setup-
Core2Duo 6300 1.8ghz (first gen c2d) Not to be upgraded
ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Mobo (this is a via chipset, bought mainly for agp/pciexpress and ddr1/2 support) This is where I have the most questions. This mobo may serve my needs for the upgrade, thought I'm not sure. Does the 4x limitation on the pci-express really hurt performance? Also being limited to slow ddr2 667mhz ram with a 2gb cap seems like its another performance problem. Does this matter?
1gb ddr1 400mhz memory
Geforce 6 6800gs 256mb (I was using a Radeon 9600 pro 128mb until a few months ago!, thought buying my brothers 6800 gs was the answer but alas it wasn't enough for games like COD4.
Antec 300 watt psu
Dell 2005fpw running at 1680x1050
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I am in college and have a tight budget. I don't want bottom of the barrel hardware but I obviously cant afford the best. What has held me off from just making a videocard upgrade is the simple fact that I know I need a new psu to power it, 300 watts and 1 19amp rail isn't going to cut it. Also videocards have been too expensive for anything decent until recently when the 8800gt came out. I've been unsure about the mobo for some time, and need a recommendations on what chipset to go for and then which model.
Thanks
Its been a few years since I've done a good upgrading of my system. My videocard has been with me the longest and is most overdue for replacement. The reason I am looking into a system overhaul is for gaming. Games like COD4 and TF2 run with fps in the teen's. So, clearly something needs to be done.
My current setup-
Core2Duo 6300 1.8ghz (first gen c2d) Not to be upgraded
ASRock 775Dual-VSTA Mobo (this is a via chipset, bought mainly for agp/pciexpress and ddr1/2 support) This is where I have the most questions. This mobo may serve my needs for the upgrade, thought I'm not sure. Does the 4x limitation on the pci-express really hurt performance? Also being limited to slow ddr2 667mhz ram with a 2gb cap seems like its another performance problem. Does this matter?
1gb ddr1 400mhz memory
Geforce 6 6800gs 256mb (I was using a Radeon 9600 pro 128mb until a few months ago!, thought buying my brothers 6800 gs was the answer but alas it wasn't enough for games like COD4.
Antec 300 watt psu
Dell 2005fpw running at 1680x1050
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I am in college and have a tight budget. I don't want bottom of the barrel hardware but I obviously cant afford the best. What has held me off from just making a videocard upgrade is the simple fact that I know I need a new psu to power it, 300 watts and 1 19amp rail isn't going to cut it. Also videocards have been too expensive for anything decent until recently when the 8800gt came out. I've been unsure about the mobo for some time, and need a recommendations on what chipset to go for and then which model.
Thanks