AUGUST---- IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO UPGRADE MY PC???

[doki]

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mao ni akong specs:

1.6 p4
p4b asus mobo
80gig seagate
sony combo drive
inno 3d na video card 128mb

unya 2yrs old na akong PC

considering ang mga NEW technology karon (64 bit proc, etc.) nindot bah ipalit og bag-o na pyuter karon?
dont know much about the hardware stuff man gud, so pls help me out. gasto ko og mga 40k.

[Visual C#]

Totally depends on your needs dude... are you a gamer, video/audiophile, web developer, casual web surfer? If you are a gamer, consider upgrading your video card and memory.. get a 6600 GT or an X800 Pro (what Inno3d card are you using, is that an FX 5200? pls throw it out now.. ), and 1 GB of memory, DDR memory. If your mobo doesn't support DDR, then upgrade your mobo as well, might as well go for A64..

If you're not a gamer and is simply considering a career in MS Word and Excel, then my advice is: don't upgrade.

[doki]

heheheheh TY.... somewer between gamer, video/audio, pic editing, web surfing..... "jack of all trades, master of none!" hehehehe

ill be taking notes.
anything else mga fifol?

[alvinladen]

i think its time to upgrade your proc? whats the exact model of your vcard?

[jhnpl]

budget?

[doki]

50k! hahahaha mayta maka panindot na jud ko og PC ani uy.

ang epabilin ra nako kay mouse n keyboard n my speaker system. and the rest must go

my Vcard is inno3d geforce4 mx 440/440SE

[Visual C#]

50k should do it..

Go for an AMD system! Disclaimer: these are just price estimates.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice (2 GHZ) hmmm, around P11,000
any good nforce4 motherboard w/o SLI (MSI, DFI, epox, etc.) = P 8k-9k
2x512 MB DDR400 memory = P 6,000
6600 GT 128 MB PCI-E = P 9,500+
new PSU around 400W+ (enermax, hec, task, antec, etc., no generic ones) = P 3,500
+new case? you can probably keep the one you currently have... pero sige everything must go... a cheap one can go for P 1,500-2k

new HD? that would be optional, depending on your needs, you can go SATA for 120 GB = P 5k+

Total = roughly P 45k

[Spec-V]

@ Doki, Heres another Option for u:

Antec True550 550Watt Power Supply
(939-pin) AMD ATHLON64 X2 4400 CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
(Sckt939)MSI K8N NEO4-F nForce4 Chipset SATA Raid PCI-E w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
Corsair 2048 MB (1GBx2) PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR MEMORY
NVIDIA Geforce 7800 GTX 256MB 16X PCI Express Video Card (Single Card only)
NEC 3520A 16X DVD+-RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER
ViewSonic Q7B 17" TFT Active Matrix LCD Display Monitor
Creative Labs SB Audigy-2 ZS 7.1

[cHoLoCoY]

@Spec-V : dats a tight set-up,.. but his got 50G'z for a budget,.... AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ is bout 35G alone and 7800 GTX is like wat 25-30G?

and he still gonna buy all the other stuff like,.. motherbaord,.... HDD,... Memory,... and a few more,....

i'd say Visual C# suggestion,..... hits da spot closer,....

[doki]

wow!!! naglaway nako... ngita jud dayon ko unsay maayo. but wait!!!!

ako sang ebaligya akong PC......