Need Help Choosing New Stuff!

2006-01-16 17:47:31

#1

E4:C: Member; +0|6956|London, England

Hey guys, i want to upgrade some things on my comp so i can play BF2 on better settings then low! But i have a VERY tight budget, so if you have any ideas what i could update please share (Budget is £200) I'm not rich like some people

Atm i got .....

512Mb DIMM RAM
AMD Athlon XP 2400 2.01Ghz
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700LE 256Mb
Gigabyte GA-7VA Motherboard
Maxtor 120Gb HD

i duno what else i need to list lol. Dont flame, im not very knowledgable on this kinda thing, just need advice.

Cheers.

Last edited by E4:C (2006-01-16 17:53:29)

2006-01-16 18:21:44

#2

Buckaroo Banzai: King of The Echo People; +1|6924|Deep In The South Of Texas

More ram would help smooth out the game. A minimum of 1GB would be a good upgrade, 2GB would be very nice. Number 2 on the upgrade list would be a new video card. Geforce 6600GT or RADEON X800 or better.

I'm terrible at math, so please don't ask me to do any currency conversion.

2006-01-16 18:35:00

#3

BlackLegion42: Damn Command and Conquer Generals...; +62|6958|Rochester, NY

Upgrade Ram to 1GB or GFX card but, with only 200 Pounds I think your best bet is to only upgrade RAM to 1 GB or even 2 GB if you can. Let me do some currency conversions and get back to ya.

Here is 1 GB RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220060 only 53.8185 Pounds
Here is 2 GB RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820145579 only 93.4643 Pounds
Here is a GFX (6600 AGP) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121196 only 74.7918 Pounds

Overall, these upgrades (1 GB or 2 GB + GFX) would give you a good experience playing BF2.

Last edited by BlackLegion42 (2006-01-16 18:46:02)

2006-01-16 19:02:10

#4

E4:C: Member; +0|6956|London, England

cheers guys, appreciated

2006-01-17 02:06:10

#5

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6944

2 GB corsair ddr400 ram
amd x2 3800+
geforce 7800 gt
asus a8n-sli deluxe

thats what i would ge tif u got the money

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2006-01-17 03:34:24

#6

.ACB|_Cutthroat1: No place like 127.0.0.1; +76|6924|Gold Coast,QLD,Australia

cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
2 GB corsair ddr400 ram
amd x2 3800+
geforce 7800 gt
asus a8n-sli deluxe

thats what i would ge tif u got the money

if you had the money you'd get way better stuff than that, an AMD FX-60 when it comes out

2006-01-17 05:52:52

#7

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6944

.ACB|_Cutthroat1 wrote:
cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
2 GB corsair ddr400 ram
amd x2 3800+
geforce 7800 gt
asus a8n-sli deluxe

thats what i would ge tif u got the money
if you had the money you'd get way better stuff than that, an AMD FX-60 when it comes out

fx-60 is out. but its a $1000 difference between 3800+ and fx-60

2006-01-17 08:08:08

#8

BlackLegion42: Damn Command and Conquer Generals...; +62|6958|Rochester, NY

Well, if he only has 200 pounds, getting such an upgrade would not cut his budget, I assume he is keeping his CPU and Mobo, so AGP for him!

2006-01-17 14:19:16

#9

Landepaukku: Finnish bush-man; +23|7065|Finland

BlackLegion42 wrote:
Upgrade Ram to 1GB or GFX card but, with only 200 Pounds I think your best bet is to only upgrade RAM to 1 GB or even 2 GB if you can. Let me do some currency conversions and get back to ya.

Here is 1 GB RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820220060 only 53.8185 Pounds
Here is 2 GB RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6820145579 only 93.4643 Pounds
Here is a GFX (6600 AGP) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121196 only 74.7918 Pounds

Overall, these upgrades (1 GB or 2 GB + GFX) would give you a good experience playing BF2.

Does newegg even ship internationally? No?

2006-01-17 19:09:10

#10

BlackLegion42: Damn Command and Conquer Generals...; +62|6958|Rochester, NY

Guess NOt, but it gives an idea where to look.

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