ohGrFreak
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I'm just wanting to get my computer up to current spec, SATA, PCI-E, DDR2, etc... I also want to play HL2 EP2 on high settings without my screen going blank mid-play.
I have the tower with plenty of cooling, I also have a good HDD and a nice PSU, but here's a list of what I want to purchase for the update, what do you guys and gals think about this for a modest upgrade? All prices are newegg and shipping is included, my budget is 300 max including shipping.
GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
53 shipped
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
58 shipped
WINTEC AMPX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
45 shipped
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD burner - OEM
32 shipped
XFX PVT84JYAJG GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
105 shipped
TOTAL $293.00
I have the tower with plenty of cooling, I also have a good HDD and a nice PSU, but here's a list of what I want to purchase for the update, what do you guys and gals think about this for a modest upgrade? All prices are newegg and shipping is included, my budget is 300 max including shipping.
GIGABYTE GA-M61SME-S2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
53 shipped
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail
58 shipped
WINTEC AMPX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
45 shipped
LITE-ON Black SATA DVD burner - OEM
32 shipped
XFX PVT84JYAJG GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
105 shipped
TOTAL $293.00