hmmm looking for an upgrade for gaming...

sickofsoyo

My computer isnt cutting it for todays games, and I dont have the money to build a new one. I need to know what I should upgrade to get better performance. components are in sig... but I will list them again.

DFI lanparty pro875b (skt 478)
Intel P4 3.2 ghz
ATI 9800 AIW
1 gig PDP systems Patriot Ram 2,3,2,5 timings
220 gigs hdd space (Samsung 120 SATA, Maxtor 100 SATA)
Enermax Liberty 500 Watt PSU
DVD-RW
CD-RW
etc, etc...

I have oc'ed the system. got to 3.6 on the CPU on air with no prob, and oc'ed the vid card to 378 core, and 338 mem, but I still cant run my games too well... I am hoping to get this with my next paycheck or a little later.
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P4 3.2ghz
lanparty pro875b
Enermax Liberty 500 Watt Modular PSU
Sony 52X CD-RW
Samsung 120gig SATA hdd
Maxtor 100gig SATA hdd
Powmax Demon case
ATI X800 XL AIW, 525 Core, 525 mem
Creative X-Fi Platinum
PDP systems Patriot Ram 2,3,2,5 timings

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sickofsoyo · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:43 pm Post subject:

forgot to mention, I have an X-FI comin in soon

and this is assuming there wont be a DX10 AGP card
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P4 3.2ghz
lanparty pro875b
Enermax Liberty 500 Watt Modular PSU
Sony 52X CD-RW
Samsung 120gig SATA hdd
Maxtor 100gig SATA hdd
Powmax Demon case
ATI X800 XL AIW, 525 Core, 525 mem
Creative X-Fi Platinum
PDP systems Patriot Ram 2,3,2,5 timings

fussnfeathers · Lord of the Tweak Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 2763

A new vid card would be the most noticable upgrade. Check into the card Toggle just got, the X800GTO. Not too expensive, and far better than the 9800 you have now. Another gig of RAM would help a bit as well, but only in certain situations.

There could be a DX10 vid card for AGP, but it highly unlikely.
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[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

I see x800XT platinum editions for cheap coming up, still a blazing fast card for AGP.
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sickofsoyo · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject:

hmm where you finding the X850 PEs? The ones Im findin are still pretty expensive... I was lookin at http://shop.ati.com/product.asp?sku=2588471

16 pipes, 256 meg, all-in-wonder stuff... looks pretty good

Im tryin to stay under 200

shoulda mentioned that earlier
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P4 3.2ghz
lanparty pro875b
Enermax Liberty 500 Watt Modular PSU
Sony 52X CD-RW
Samsung 120gig SATA hdd
Maxtor 100gig SATA hdd
Powmax Demon case
ATI X800 XL AIW, 525 Core, 525 mem
Creative X-Fi Platinum
PDP systems Patriot Ram 2,3,2,5 timings

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Ah, ok, a good X800GTO is the way to go then.
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sickofsoyo · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:58 pm Post subject:

ok,, sounds good, I will prob wait till my next paycheck and pick one up, if I can.
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P4 3.2ghz
lanparty pro875b
Enermax Liberty 500 Watt Modular PSU
Sony 52X CD-RW
Samsung 120gig SATA hdd
Maxtor 100gig SATA hdd
Powmax Demon case
ATI X800 XL AIW, 525 Core, 525 mem
Creative X-Fi Platinum
PDP systems Patriot Ram 2,3,2,5 timings

sickofsoyo · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject:

Ok, little update. Finally got the X800 XL AIW. Have it in, and its a huge upgrade from the 9800 AIW, now I can play my games at native resolution.

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P4 3.2ghz
lanparty pro875b
Enermax Liberty 500 Watt Modular PSU
Sony 52X CD-RW
Samsung 120gig SATA hdd
Maxtor 100gig SATA hdd
Powmax Demon case
ATI X800 XL AIW, 525 Core, 525 mem
Creative X-Fi Platinum
PDP systems Patriot Ram 2,3,2,5 timings

[TN] Nathan · ALMIGHTY PWNER! Joined: 14 Feb 2002 Posts: 7406

Nice card, will keep you happy for a while.
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