coolbuster2007 Posted August 11, 2007 CID Share Posted August 11, 2007 Hi Everyone, Im upgrading my hardwares pretty soon. My current setup: 1) Motherboard - Asus P4S533 Series 2) Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.40 GHz 3) Memory: 1.0 GB 4) Video: ATI Radeon 9550 I would like to hear your suggestions on the best hardwares that are also cost efficient. My PC will be for gaming and internet surfing. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snip07 Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 I suggest you go for Intel Core2Duo coolbuster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 noted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 depends on your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 Check out some of these. You can get a pretty good idea of what you need or want. http://www.ibuypower.com/mall/lobby.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 depends on your budget? $500 (Php 20,000 less) for 4 items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 Check out some of these. You can get a pretty good idea of what you need or want. http://www.ibuypower.com/mall/lobby.htm thank you. i'll check it out. any direct recommendation each from the veterans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 Here is what I would get.. $72.99 ECS 945P-A (V3.0) LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX Intel Motherboard The best of just about all the worlds.. 1066/800 FSB, Optional SLI, Intel chipset, 3Gb/s SATA $205.00 Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor The latest and greatest from Intel.. It isn't the fastest chip but it will get the work done, quickly. $158.00 - 30.00 = $128.00 OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) $279.00 - $30 = $249.00 XFX PVT80GGHF4 GeForce 8800GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 That come out to about $654.. You could modify some things, like the CPU, to get the price below 600 and into the 570s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 @ Swimmer Thanks! Wouldn't there be a compatibility issue between a GDDR3 video card and the ECS motherboard you recommended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 Not that I know of.. The GDDR3 is the graphic memory for the card.. It would have nothing to do with the computer memory or the motherboard.. the motherboard has 2x PCI-E x16 slots that support this type of graphic card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128012(very good motherboard, i have the amd version) 109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115015 (overclocks like a beast) 165.50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067(fast enough) 167.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178 128.00 better off spending more for the motherboard becuase it is the most important part of the comp, and less for the processor becuase you can overclock it way past factory settings. comes out to about 571$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128012(very good motherboard, i have the amd version) 109.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115015 (overclocks like a beast) 165.50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102067(fast enough) 167.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227178 128.00 better off spending more for the motherboard becuase it is the most important part of the comp, and less for the processor becuase you can overclock it way past factory settings. comes out to about 571$ thanks. i thought overclocking is just for video cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amc11890 Posted August 12, 2007 CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 thanks. i thought overclocking is just for video cards? no not all, the core 2 duo's are capable of overclocking way beyond there limits. here is a guide to get familiar with overclocking cpu's http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/newbie-oc-guide.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Author CID Share Posted August 12, 2007 no not all, the core 2 duo's are capable of overclocking way beyond there limits. here is a guide to get familiar with overclocking cpu's http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/newbie-oc-guide.html thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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