Rate the PC of the person above you and suggest next upgrade! - Page 4

toliman · 13th April 2007, 3:46 PM

well, that's easy.

8800gtx or x1950xtx GPU, 2x1gb DDR2 sticks, a microsoft habu (a blue-led version of the razer gaming mouse) / razer mouse, and possibly a 500w PSU to power all those drives & a new gfx card for your ""entertainment PC" system.

essentially what my last upgrade entailed.

here's my system.
antec p160 case
Abit KN8-SLI motherboard
amd opteron 170, s939
tt big typhoon heatsink, nexus fans.
Coolermaster iGreen 550w (replaced the PSU fan too)
2x1gb DDR Corsair Twinx
2x320gb SATA, WD 3200KS
2x320gb SATA, Seagate 7200.10
2x320gb IDE WD HDDs
HIS x1950xtx PCI-e GPU
Logitech G15 LCD keyboard
Microsoft Habu (razer) mouse
Dell 24" 2405fpw LCD monitor.
xbox360 PC gamepad controller
pioneer 111D 16x DVDRW
DVBt TV tuner card.
... and Vista Home Premium.

i suppose i could change the HSF to a noctua, replace the HDD's or consolidate it with a NAS/media storage unit like a NSLU2 or a thecus n2100 or swap the case, motherboard & CPU, etc.

hmm. might try the NAS next, always wanted to move files away from the PC, moreso when you have 2tb+. (really can't find a music player that will load/sort through ~400gb of music and work with an ipod in vista/xp/linux. quite depressing. media server might be the answer)

Audi-Tone · 13th April 2007, 4:19 PM

hmm, sounds like a good pc, maybe if you add 2gb more ram

(thats all i could come up with) and maybe 8800 for dx10??

maybe even core2?

i use this comp mostly for games, uni stuff, composing music, watching dvd's sometimes.

my comp:

e4300@2.97 (1.4v)
p5b deluxe wifi
2gb kingston 667
x1950pro (256mg)
zalman 9500led cpu cooler
600w (decent but cant remember the name) psu
cooler master case (cant remember name)

marantz (circa 1970s) amp with seinhesser / philips headphones
19 wide lg (5ms, 2000:1 contrast)

cheers

r3s · 13th April 2007, 4:46 PM

Pretty good PC, i would only upgrade the video card until better cpu/combo's come out.

e4300@ 3.55ghz 1.425V
asus p5n-e SLI
2gb adata DDR800
SLI 8800GTX
tagan 1100W psu
gigabyte aurora case
custom W/C

Easily need a new CPU

Un_OC · 13th April 2007, 4:56 PM

hmmm,, upgarde... i you have a big rig there... probably upgrading to a quad core would be your next bet... then a second GPU... and you haven't even shown your HDD ('s)... so then add another couple of HDD's in RAID0...

my beautiful rig... (it's a lappy.. but just say what i should upgrade.. anyway as if i could do it like a desktop)...

Mobile Intel Celeron 1.5ghz
GeForce 420 16mb (AGP 2.0 4x transfer rate)
1 stick of 256 DDR
20GB HDD

(P.S. I'm not running vista)...

EvilGenius · 13th April 2007, 5:01 PM

r3s, I'd drop an E6420 in that system, then see just how far you can really push that ADATA ram...

System in my sig + Rocket raid 1640, 36gb raptor + 6 320gb 7200.10 + 1 WD5000AAKS, Pioneer 111D, Thermalrite SI-128, chimei 22"

zoki_007 · 13th April 2007, 6:20 PM

^^ Video card probably

DFI Ultra-D NF4
AMD Opteron 170 @ 2.65 10x260FSB 1.44v
Scythe Infinity
1024x2 CORSAIR XMS 2.0-2-2-5 1:2
GTR 550W PSU 38A
XFX 6800GT PCI-E 430/1145
ChiMei 22" LCD 5ms
300gig HDD
Thermaltake Armor Silver

Rational · 13th April 2007, 6:57 PM

This game looks fun

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoki_007

^^ Video card probably

DFI Ultra-D NF4
AMD Opteron 170 @ 2.65 10x260FSB 1.44v
Scythe Infinity
1024x2 CORSAIR XMS 2.0-2-2-5 1:2
GTR 550W PSU 38A
XFX 6800GT PCI-E 430/1145
ChiMei 22" LCD 5ms
300gig HDD
Thermaltake Armor Silver

Get a better graphics card, like a 8800 or 8600 when they come out.

Here is mine:
Core 2 Duo E6400 @ 2.66Ghz
1024mb * 2 PQI 667 + 512mb * 2 OCZ 667 (total 3gb Dual Channel)
DFI Infinity 975X/G
7900GT PCI-E Stock
WD 200GB SATA II
Silverstone ST50EF
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 + 2x 120mm PWM Fans
Generic Case
Philips 19" LCD Monitor, 8ms

Un_OC · 13th April 2007, 6:59 PM

probably CPU or GPU.. if your a gamer.. GPU.. otherwise a CPU upgrade...

my beautiful rig... (it's a lappy.. but just say what i should upgrade.. anyway as if i could do it like a desktop)...

Mobile Intel Celeron 1.5ghz
GeForce 420 16mb (AGP 2.0 4x transfer rate)
1 stick of 256 DDR
20GB HDD

(P.S. I'm not running vista)...

[no one did my rig last post]..

T1ckT0ck · 13th April 2007, 7:04 PM

I dont know about lappys...
maybe more hdd space on your desktop.

Heres mine:

C2D E4300 @ 3078Mhz
Gigabyte 965P-DS4
1GB DDR2 667Mhz 5-5-5-15
Palit 7600GS Sonic
300GB SATA 8MB Cache WD3000JD
160GB IDE 2MB Cache WD1600BB
120GB IDE 2MB Cache WD1200BB
500W iGreen Cool Master
Spider Case

anti_pop · 13th April 2007, 7:21 PM

More Video for that system

P4 3.0ghz
Gigabyte ga-something uber cheap
512mb ocz something cheap
6800gt Something or rather
1x500gig
1x36gig raptor
GENERIC AWESOMENESS PSU rated at 350
Generic case

slamaa · 13th April 2007, 7:27 PM

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^6new antec PSU

Intel P4 3Ghz @ 3.4
Gigabyte 945 PL G conroe (or somethin like that)
1gb corsair 667
7600gs
2x 120gb WD
1x 36gb raptor
antec true power 550
modded antec/generic

Rational · 13th April 2007, 7:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anti_pop

More Video for that system

P4 3.0ghz
Gigabyte ga-something uber cheap
512mb ocz something cheap
6800gt Something or rather
1x500gig
1x36gig raptor
GENERIC AWESOMENESS PSU rated at 350
Generic case

I think you are in for a completely new system, except for hard drives and graphics depending on if it is AGP or PCI-E

osdsubzero · 13th April 2007, 7:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anti_pop

More Video for that system

P4 3.0ghz
Gigabyte ga-something uber cheap
512mb ocz something cheap
6800gt Something or rather
1x500gig
1x36gig raptor
GENERIC AWESOMENESS PSU rated at 350
Generic case

i would say 2x2gb kit and a better video card

now me

celron D @2.6ghz prescot cpu, genric 1.5gb ddr2 533,
gigabyte ga-945pl-s3, nvid 7600gs 256mb, ata 133 ide card, 1x250gb sata2, 1x160gb ide, 2x80gb ide,
1x20gb ide, winfast tv2000xp tv tuner, silver lg dvd burner, 400watt atx power supply, nzxt gaurdian case

samsung syncmaster 753s 17inch screen and a polyview pt-a718 17inch lcd screen

Selekta · 13th April 2007, 7:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by osdsubzero

i would say 2x2gb kit and a better video card

now me

celron D @2.6ghz prescot cpu, genric 1.5gb ddr2 533,
gigabyte ga-945pl-s3, nvid 7600gs 256mb, ata 133 ide card, 1x250gb sata2, 1x160gb ide, 2x80gb ide,
1x20gb ide, winfast tv2000xp tv tuner, silver lg dvd burner, 400watt atx power supply, nzxt gaurdian case

samsung syncmaster 753s 17inch screen and a polyview pt-a718 17inch lcd screen

Celery? Need I say any more...

Dual 2.0Ghz G5 PowerMac
2.5GB DDR400
250GB HDD
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro
Combo Drive
Benq 19" LCD

Lynx23 · 13th April 2007, 7:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anti_pop

More Video for that system

P4 3.0ghz
Gigabyte ga-something uber cheap
512mb ocz something cheap
6800gt Something or rather
1x500gig
1x36gig raptor
GENERIC AWESOMENESS PSU rated at 350
Generic case

grab some more ram buddy, and if you are pci-e grab yourself a 7800 too

Mine(hold on let me blow the dust off and check)

AMD XP 3000+ (barton)
1gb generic RAM
GA-7N400 Pro2 (Rev 2.)
Ledtek 6600GT
Viewsonic VA1912w "19
1x120GB seagate 7.2krpm
Some generic 450W PSU
Generic Case

(note: spending 3k dollars soon :P)

13th April 2007, 3:46 PM	#46
toliman Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Manly Posts: 1,210	well, that's easy. 8800gtx or x1950xtx GPU, 2x1gb DDR2 sticks, a microsoft habu (a blue-led version of the razer gaming mouse) / razer mouse, and possibly a 500w PSU to power all those drives & a new gfx card for your ""entertainment PC" system. essentially what my last upgrade entailed. here's my system. antec p160 case Abit KN8-SLI motherboard amd opteron 170, s939 tt big typhoon heatsink, nexus fans. Coolermaster iGreen 550w (replaced the PSU fan too) 2x1gb DDR Corsair Twinx 2x320gb SATA, WD 3200KS 2x320gb SATA, Seagate 7200.10 2x320gb IDE WD HDDs HIS x1950xtx PCI-e GPU Logitech G15 LCD keyboard Microsoft Habu (razer) mouse Dell 24" 2405fpw LCD monitor. xbox360 PC gamepad controller pioneer 111D 16x DVDRW DVBt TV tuner card. ... and Vista Home Premium. i suppose i could change the HSF to a noctua, replace the HDD's or consolidate it with a NAS/media storage unit like a NSLU2 or a thecus n2100 or swap the case, motherboard & CPU, etc. hmm. might try the NAS next, always wanted to move files away from the PC, moreso when you have 2tb+. (really can't find a music player that will load/sort through ~400gb of music and work with an ipod in vista/xp/linux. quite depressing. media server might be the answer) __________________ Member #42 of OCAU iRiver club;Member #6 of OCAU's 1Tb+ of pr0n ...? club Gadgets Owned: 5G iPod 60GB black - iRiver H340 (ipod 1G battery mod) - XBOX v1.2 modded - XBOX360 - O2 XDAII mini - Canon Powershot S80 - Sony PSP v2.5 firmware- 3Tb Storage - Shuttle SN45GV2 - dell 24" LCD 2405FPW- Antec P160/182 - Acer Ferrari 4005WLMi - Logitech G15 & Razer Habu

13th April 2007, 4:19 PM	#47
Audi-Tone Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posts: 621	hmm, sounds like a good pc, maybe if you add 2gb more ram (thats all i could come up with) and maybe 8800 for dx10?? maybe even core2? i use this comp mostly for games, uni stuff, composing music, watching dvd's sometimes. my comp: e4300@2.97 (1.4v) p5b deluxe wifi 2gb kingston 667 x1950pro (256mg) zalman 9500led cpu cooler 600w (decent but cant remember the name) psu cooler master case (cant remember name) marantz (circa 1970s) amp with seinhesser / philips headphones 19 wide lg (5ms, 2000:1 contrast) cheers __________________ ____________ My PC: Asus Pro3e1 Laptop, 32" LCD OCAU // Drummer Club #16 My Photos

13th April 2007, 4:56 PM	#49
Un_OC Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,499	hmmm,, upgarde... i you have a big rig there... probably upgrading to a quad core would be your next bet... then a second GPU... and you haven't even shown your HDD ('s)... so then add another couple of HDD's in RAID0... my beautiful rig... (it's a lappy.. but just say what i should upgrade.. anyway as if i could do it like a desktop)... Mobile Intel Celeron 1.5ghz GeForce 420 16mb (AGP 2.0 4x transfer rate) 1 stick of 256 DDR 20GB HDD (P.S. I'm not running vista)... __________________ System Desktop - 965P-DS3 \| e6320 \| 2GB PC6400 A-DATA \| Asus 7900GS \| Seagate 7200.10 320gb \| ASUS DVD burner lightscribe \| CM Extreme 430w \| 22" Chimei Widescreen LCD \| Logitech MX Revolution \| G11 \| Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers \| Vista Home Premium

13th April 2007, 5:01 PM	#50
EvilGenius Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: _Rocky Status:_Folding! Posts: 6,362	r3s, I'd drop an E6420 in that system, then see just how far you can really push that ADATA ram... System in my sig + Rocket raid 1640, 36gb raptor + 6 320gb 7200.10 + 1 WD5000AAKS, Pioneer 111D, Thermalrite SI-128, chimei 22" __________________ i5-750@4.0 \| GA-P55A-UD3P \| 32GB GsKill Ares PC-12800 \| NVS420 \| Corsair HX-850 \| CMStacker810 Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more Cry fold for Team24, OCAU and all the world! Wanted - 2 x Dell S2409W's, 14-15" i3/i5/i7 laptop ballpark $300

13th April 2007, 6:20 PM	#51
zoki_007 Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,028	^^ Video card probably DFI Ultra-D NF4 AMD Opteron 170 @ 2.65 10x260FSB 1.44v Scythe Infinity 1024x2 CORSAIR XMS 2.0-2-2-5 1:2 GTR 550W PSU 38A XFX 6800GT PCI-E 430/1145 ChiMei 22" LCD 5ms 300gig HDD Thermaltake Armor Silver __________________ GA-E45-DS4P \| Q9550 \| TUNIQ TOWER 120\| 4X2GB CORSAIR XMS2 \| 5-5-5-10 1:1 \| COOLMASTER M620 PSU \| eVGA 570GTX \| Dell Ultrasharp 24 \| Fractal Design R2 *45+ Successfull Trades*

13th April 2007, 6:59 PM	#53
Un_OC Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,499	probably CPU or GPU.. if your a gamer.. GPU.. otherwise a CPU upgrade... my beautiful rig... (it's a lappy.. but just say what i should upgrade.. anyway as if i could do it like a desktop)... Mobile Intel Celeron 1.5ghz GeForce 420 16mb (AGP 2.0 4x transfer rate) 1 stick of 256 DDR 20GB HDD (P.S. I'm not running vista)... [no one did my rig last post].. __________________ System Desktop - 965P-DS3 \| e6320 \| 2GB PC6400 A-DATA \| Asus 7900GS \| Seagate 7200.10 320gb \| ASUS DVD burner lightscribe \| CM Extreme 430w \| 22" Chimei Widescreen LCD \| Logitech MX Revolution \| G11 \| Logitech X-230 2.1 speakers \| Vista Home Premium

13th April 2007, 7:04 PM	#54
T1ckT0ck Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: China Posts: 197	I dont know about lappys... maybe more hdd space on your desktop. Heres mine: C2D E4300 @ 3078Mhz Gigabyte 965P-DS4 1GB DDR2 667Mhz 5-5-5-15 Palit 7600GS Sonic 300GB SATA 8MB Cache WD3000JD 160GB IDE 2MB Cache WD1600BB 120GB IDE 2MB Cache WD1200BB 500W iGreen Cool Master Spider Case

13th April 2007, 7:21 PM	#55
anti_pop Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 318	More Video for that system P4 3.0ghz Gigabyte ga-something uber cheap 512mb ocz something cheap 6800gt Something or rather 1x500gig 1x36gig raptor GENERIC AWESOMENESS PSU rated at 350 Generic case __________________ Pushing the limits.

13th April 2007, 7:27 PM	#56
slamaa Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mill Park, Melbourne Posts: 2,037	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^6new antec PSU Intel P4 3Ghz @ 3.4 Gigabyte 945 PL G conroe (or somethin like that) 1gb corsair 667 7600gs 2x 120gb WD 1x 36gb raptor antec true power 550 modded antec/generic __________________ \| 2010 Apple MacBook Pro \| GAMmods