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Caspius=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Cheap Upgrade? Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:10 pm |
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Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:59 pm Posts: 6056 Location: UK
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Current:
Cpu: AMD XP 2400+
Ram: 1GB PC2700 DDR-333
IDE Hard Drives: Primary: 120Gb Seagate Barracuda ATA-100 Secondary: 250Gb Maxtor
MB: ASUS A7V333
Video: Galaxy GF 6800 with Artic cooler - OC 25Mhz(Was GF3 Ti 200 64Mb) AGP
3DMark03: 8126
Want to upgrade this to get a bit more oomph, but as cheap as possible, a stop gap before I go all the way to PCI-E which I can't aford. Gaming I'm not to bothered about but need it more for Photoshop and Apps. I can get a IDE to SATA convertor for the Hard drives..
Been looking at Ebay but not really sure what to buy...
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gemma=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Re: Cheap Upgrade? Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:35 pm |
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Made in Taiwan |
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Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:14 pm Posts: 3549 Location: Bonneville salt flats.
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What does this phrase mean...
Caspius=GCHQ= wrote: Gaming I'm not to bothered about
... I am confused now!
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Post subject: Re: Cheap Upgrade? Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 1:38 pm |
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The Groundkeeper |
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Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:59 pm Posts: 6056 Location: UK
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Gmar=GCHQ= wrote: What does this phrase mean... Caspius=GCHQ= wrote: Gaming I'm not to bothered about ... I am confused now!
OK then priority...  Whats the cheapest and fastest set-up I can get using the current AGP video card and PC2700 ram?
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:17 pm |
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Humping a Super Model |
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Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:54 pm Posts: 3024 Location: NorLonTon
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:32 pm |
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The Groundkeeper |
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Diablo-X
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:16 am |
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Not the Air rifle tho :o( |
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What kinda price do you think that motherboard will fetch?
I'm thinking of bidding  .
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:53 am |
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Decidedly uninterested |
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Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:10 pm Posts: 10184 Location: I watch you while you sleep
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I'll be swapping out my 939 board around Feb - I have the replacement but I'm waiting for gfx cards to drop in price 
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Post subject: beefy Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:17 am |
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that was a stupid comment btw |
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2004 12:40 pm Posts: 109345 Location: manchester
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that very nice of you to offer it for free simon to casp
big up the pony man 
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:22 pm |
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Decidedly uninterested |
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Joined: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:10 pm Posts: 10184 Location: I watch you while you sleep
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I offered it to Aunty Marlowe a couple of months ago but heard nothing back
As for the motherboard....
....I'm sure that we can come to some arrangement 
_________________  The Pancreas of S.T.F.U. | Never take life too seriously - nobody gets out alive anyway. Disco_jim: um..... I have no excuse. | Chips: Thank the Beef | Rev Dr: Beef, I think i wee'd a little
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:43 pm |
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Humping a Super Model |
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[QBS]Buck_GB
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:50 pm |
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I am at a similar stage...but only hav a 9800 Pro.
Gonna change Mobo, CPU, RAM and G card to...
Asus Mobo + 3800+ X2
1Gb 5400 DDR2
X1950 Pro
All for around £314
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:03 pm |
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Not the Air rifle tho :o( |
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[QBS]Buck_GB wrote: I am at a similar stage...but only hav a 9800 Pro.
Gonna change Mobo, CPU, RAM and G card to...
Asus Mobo + 3800+ X2 1Gb 5400 DDR2 X1950 Pro
All for around £314
Thats the same as the upgrade im going to do sometime  .
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:56 pm |
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The Groundkeeper |
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Joined: Fri Mar 26, 2004 7:59 pm Posts: 6056 Location: UK
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Well decided to go down Intel route in the end, after many years with AMD  :
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.86ghz Lga775 Fsb800 2mb Retail Boxed £116.06 Inc. VAT
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ASRock 775DUAL-VSTA SKT 775 VIA PT880Pro/ultra with conroe support AGP PCI-E 7.1 channel audio ATX - 36.99 inc VAT
Not sure how much boost I will get but should help a bit. Cheep and cheerful. 
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