Upgrade Or Videcard APG not PCIe

RPitch · Post by **RPitch** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:56 pm

System
Hypethread Intel 3GHz
Intel 865glc mobo
Video

Nvidia FX5600-aging
4 gig memory XP see's only 3
Barracuda 10K HD
Game a lot Halo 1. Not planning on running Crysis..

So, go with AGP upgrade hate to have to go with new system w/PCI express 16X?

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:10 pm

Not much else you can do for an upgrade, you're at the limits of your generation of hardware. Further upgrades will be very minimal in performance gains versus money spent.

What model hard drive is that at 10krpm?

Time to bite the bullet and move into the multi-core CPU world, and PCIe.

RPitch · Post by **RPitch** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 3:58 pm

Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
7200 not 10K..
Thought about going with ATI Radeon HD3850. seems best AGP card out there..?
I might upgrade to Duo core Intel-Asus..Intel mobo been rock solid.

Days of video card every two-three months and refrigerated cases-watercooling thing of the past.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:59 am

About the only thing upgrade wise is the video card....your gameplay should improve a good bit with a better video card. I think the 3850 for $88 at newegg.com will give your hardware a bit more life...make sure to get the 256bit ddr3 version in case there were different versions.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102730