cozza 24 Posted January 22, 2005 Hi ya. Recently Ive been planing on updating my comp. I'm 16 and I'm earning 50 a week. At the moment I got 400 bucks AUD. I need know what the best I can buy. My current comp specs are Pentium 4 cpu 1.80GHz 256 RAM GeForce2 MX400 edit* Updated my age. I forgot i had a Birthday yesterday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EiZei 0 Posted January 22, 2005 Double the memory. EDIT: Im going to spare some trouble and tell that 400 AUD equals 235 euros. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cozza 24 Posted January 22, 2005 okay. I'll have a look into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EiZei 0 Posted January 22, 2005 .. and use the remaining 150-180 euros for a decent graphics adapter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cozza 24 Posted January 22, 2005 all right. I'll look into that as well editI found a nice Kingston 1gb RAM for 185 AUD on NewEgg.com and a GeForce 6 for 170 AUD. IS that a good deal  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D34N 0 Posted January 22, 2005 A geforce 6 what?, 6200, 6600, 6600GT, 6800LE, 6800, 6800GE, 6800GT, 6800U, 6800UE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatseeker 0 Posted January 22, 2005 That one is pci-x. i think you would need a agp one, if you can go with the GT, just be sure your new hd runs on your mobo first, if upgrading from a gf2 to a 6600 be very carefull, your jaw may drop and if your sitting it may hit you in the nuts  . edit: Almost forgot, happy late birthday, hope you enjoy your sweet 16 at its fullest too . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong81 0 Posted January 22, 2005 Take a look at the XFX 6600GT. Very good price and it comes with a few games as well . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artak 0 Posted January 22, 2005 Hey Batdog, There's a similar topic going on here. Maybe you can get a few pointers from there. I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cozza 24 Posted January 23, 2005 ok. thanks all for ya help. I dont know much about Graphics cards or Ram. I'm just upgrading it becuase my comp was great for game in 2000 but now it has trouble running flashpoint just for knows. Is the price on NewEgg.com USD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BraTTy 0 Posted January 23, 2005 I order from Newegg.Nothing but great service. I live in the US and as far as I know,I know they have east and west coast locations in the US Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong81 0 Posted January 23, 2005 just for knows. Is the price on NewEgg.com USD Â Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D34N 0 Posted January 23, 2005 Quote[/b] ]this one Oh ok, but the 128bit is going to castrate the 256MB of memory. The manufacturors like to throw more RAM on low-end GFX cards because the believe that the low-end buyer thinks that more RAM=Better performance, that is not the case with mid-range to lower end cards today. Quote[/b] ]That one is pci-x. No, its PCI-E , PCI-E and PCI-X are quite different. Quote[/b] ]Take a look at the XFX 6600GT. Yep, its a good deal but I"ve heard many horror stories that XFX 6600GT's have missing/broken capacitators, sometime rolling around in the box! May I suggest: This one, its a bit more expensive but its not an XFX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billabong81 0 Posted January 23, 2005 Yep, its a good deal but I"ve heard many horror stories that XFX 6600GT's have missing/broken capacitators, sometime rolling around in the box! Â Â May I suggest: This one, its a bit more expensive but its not an XFX. Hmm, I have always heard good things from XFX. Â Thanks for the info . EDIT: I would also like to add, you should look into an ATI 9800pro. They are dirt cheap and great cards. I bought one a few weeks ago and play all my games besides OFP at the highest settings . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
