whole system upgrade or gfx card ??

[hskpunjabi]

hi friends, i need to know that for gaming only (like call of duty series) do whole system should be upgraded( specs are p4 ht 3.06 Ghz+asus board with pci x 16 slot+2 gb ddr 400 ram)
to some decent new system.......

or a gfx card like hd 4670 should be enough with normal psu....can win 7 run on older systems ?

 

[hell_storm2006]

System upgrade... Big time!!!

 

[desiibond]

@hskpunjabi, at what resolution do you game?

 

[hskpunjabi]

I have 17 inch crt monitor mainly resolution is 1024*768, game at even 800*600 is good 4 me
i need gfx card mainly 4 mid range gaming,may be i buy a laptop as i'm out of home town 4 studies,so i don't want to spent any extra peny.

 

[max_demon]

sys upgrade , DDR2 is cheaper

 

[GeekyBoy]

hi friends, i need to know that for gaming only (like call of duty series) do whole system should be upgraded( specs are p4 ht 3.06 Ghz+asus board with pci x 16 slot+2 gb ddr 400 ram)
to some decent new system.......

or a gfx card like hd 4670 should be enough with normal psu....can win 7 run on older systems ?

If you game at 1024x768 or 800x600, the buying just a Ati HD4670 makes more sense than a whole system upgrade.....it makes more sense since you are only gaming(its a pretty powerful card).....and only buying a grafix card is gonna cost you much lesser than a whole system upgrade.

What type of SMPS do you have?

 

[max_demon]

wont be other components bottelneck the card ? also what if he gets spanking new LCD after few months ?

 

[GeekyBoy]

wont be other components bottelneck the card ? also what if he gets spanking new LCD after few months ?

To the thread opener(hskpunjabi): Please specify your budget properly for us to assist you in your upgrade......max_demon...you are right about the bottleneck....lets see what upgrade budget he has.

 

[hskpunjabi]

As i said before i may buy a basic laptop as i am out of town 4 study,so i am thinking of gfx card hd4670 as upgrade(found after reading review on net)
i am upgrading home pc 4 gaming only like cod n' other fps games etc(p4 ht 3.06 ghz+2 gb ddr ram+asus board p5rd1-vm)
so is selection right,i have normal 450 watt psu

 

[desiibond]

^^ pick 9600GT instead of HD4670. one with GDDR3 memory is avialable for 4.7k

 

[acewin]

before any buy, check on your SMPS/PSU, it maybe already overloaded, if its a 300W PSU.

buying 9600GT or HD4670 may result buying a new PSU too. choose wisely.

 

[hskpunjabi]

before any buy, check on your SMPS/PSU, it maybe already overloaded, if its a 300W PSU.

buying 9600GT or HD4670 may result buying a new PSU too. choose wisely.

i have 450 watt psu,, i have found a laptop while reading this forum
Zenith SO Director Plus Ultra cost is around 33k as found in thread...comment on this
Zenith SO Director Plus Ultra

C2D 6500 2.1 Ghz (800 Mhz FSB, 2 MB L2 Cache)
2 GB DDR2 Ram (667 Mhz)
320 GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
Nvidia 9600 M GS 512 MB Dedicated Gfx card
15.6" WXGA screen (1280X800 max Resolution)
2 MP Webcam
Bluetooth
10/100/1000 Mbps LAN
WiFi
56 Kbps Modem
3 in 1 Card Reader
PCI Express expansion slot
Built-in High Definition Audio – 2 Channel; 2 Stereo Speakers; 2 Omni-Directional Digital Microphones
2 USB, 1 USB/E-sata combo
and others.

URL:*www.zenithpc.com/zenithso-dir...sultra-bb.aspx

 

[comp@ddict]

Go for propous quads and DX11 hardware coming next month!

 

[harishgayatri]

As i said before i may buy a basic laptop as i am out of town 4 study,so i am thinking of gfx card hd4670 as upgrade(found after reading review on net)
i am upgrading home pc 4 gaming only like cod n' other fps games etc(p4 ht 3.06 ghz+2 gb ddr ram+asus board p5rd1-vm)
so is selection right,i have normal 450 watt psu

Please answer these questions.

1. What is the max RAM support for your board?
2. Does your P4 3.06(assuming prescott) has support for 64 Bit?
3. Are you a light or a heavy Gamer?
4. What is the max resolution your monitor can support?

Lastly how much can you spend for upgrading your current components?

 

[hskpunjabi]

Please answer these questions.

1. What is the max RAM support for your board?
2. Does your P4 3.06(assuming prescott) has support for 64 Bit?
3. Are you a light or a heavy Gamer?
4. What is the max resolution your monitor can support?

Lastly how much can you spend for upgrading your current components?

1. 2 gb ram(ddr) supported n' i have 2 gb
2. it has 64 bit + hyper threading(HT) support....bit old so should it b changed??
3. i'm not a heavy gamer,games with medium or lower setting r fine....should be playable smoothly
4.17'' Lg monitor currently running on 1024*768...may be it support 1280*600.....but if games can run fine on 800*600....they r welcomed

if i have to change processor+ram+mboard.....budget will be around 10 k....i think rest parts can b used like(1 ide+1sata hd-disk,sony dvd rw...etc)

i have plan to upgrade pc in December when my exams would be over,by then prices should fall
( as i heard they will after win 7 +dx 11 cards's launch)

 

[harishgayatri]

It would be better to put HD4650/4670 as they com pretty Cheap.

BTW your config is pretty good at least better than Mine which doesnot support 64 bit

Don't sell it off after putting the Graphics Card, make an HTPC out of it.

This is my config

Intel Pentium 4 3.00Ghz HT enabled processor(Prescott)
Intel D865GBF motherboard
SoundMAX 1985 Digital Audio(6 channel)
Sapphire ATi Radeon HD3650 512MB DDR2 AGP 8x
Samsung IDE HDD 80GB
Lite-ON DVDRom and Lite-On DVDRW
1GB DDR 400Mhz (2x512MB) Dual Channel mode

 

[foruamit2004]

If you can sell your current Proccy+mobo+ram for ~ 3k (ram alone should go >1.4k) ..then you can pickup
Mobo - Gigabyte G31 - 2.4k
Proccy - E5300 - 3.4k
Ram 2 Gb - 1.2k
Gfx - Ati 4670/9600gt 4k

Total - 11 - 3 = 8k .. but now you have good enough rig for next 2-3 years, and for your monitor resolution it will play most of the games at high settings.

 

[harishgayatri]

foruamit2004 the prices of RAM has increased in past 2-3 months

Transcend DDR1 1550

Transcend DDR2 1650

Corsair DDR2 1750

Prices from Primeabgb

 

[gary4gar]

If you can sell your current Proccy+mobo+ram for ~ 3k (ram alone should go >1.4k) ..then you can pickup
Mobo - Gigabyte G31 - 2.4k
Proccy - E5300 - 3.4k
Ram 2 Gb - 1.2k
Gfx - Ati 4670/9600gt 4k

Total - 11 - 3 = 8k .. but now you have good enough rig for next 2-3 years, and for your monitor resolution it will play most of the games at high settings.

And you forgot to add 2-3k for PSU. don't risk using a el-cheepo junk on your hardware.

 

[foruamit2004]

PSU, you have to buy anyway.. either if its existing system or new, all depends upon which GFx card you are going for and the current PSU that you own.