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Darthbaz
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AM looking to ask Santa for something for the PC to give it a treat  What bit would I be looking at next?
specs from a previous post I dredged up as I forget what I have lol
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz Overclocked to 3.20GHz!
- Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 TwinX Dual Channel
- LG GH22NS30 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
- Akasa AK-967 Nero Direct Contact Heatpipe CPU Cooler
- OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply
- graphics GEForce GTS250
Thinking about an SSD ....or memory....or gfx card
Edited by Darthbaz on 02 September 2012 at 1:58pm
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Grizzler
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In my opinion go for a new graphics card, and some more memory (memory is cheap).
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Darthbaz
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OK memory seems cheap enough around £50 or probably cheaper off eBay , now what grpahhics card am I looking at? I realise a lot can change in the next few months budget probably around the £100-ish mark I think , don't need an all dancing one as it's mainly for GW2 .
Edited by Darthbaz on 03 September 2012 at 8:28pm
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Bartaggio
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Something like a ATI 6870 would be good, I think it's around £110.
Memory is always nice to have... but I haven't really had any issues with 4gb.
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same socket as mine, i just upgraded too.
got 8gb ram for 32 quid of crucial.
then got a quad core 775 processor off ebay for £60
then got a nvidia 460gtx-se cyclone, for only £75 off ebay, couldnt believe it. Would never go with a radeon or ATI or anything else again, love the physx on the nvidia and the overdrive software.
I play css on full settings and get a constant 299fps in game. never drops. maxed out :D
Since i upgraed only a couple of months previously i now have all the parts to patch together a 3.0ghz Dual core pc with 4gb ram and 500gb hdd, so im thinking of building a mineral oil PC. really tempted!
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Get your OS on a 60GB or 120GB SSD. You will be amazed at the difference.
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Yeah i did that. on a 60gb. boots to desktop in about 12 seconds :)
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