What should I buy?

[TehBestEver]

I play Battlefield 2 a lot now but my current computer doesn't have enough power. Its an eMachines with 1Gb Corsair memory, built-in ATI Xpress 200, and a 3200 AMD 64 processor.
I'm now looking at something that can handle Battlefield 2 and FEAR no problem for under $1500 if possible. I also do some movie editing with Sony Vegas so it should be able to handle that as well. Any advice?

 

[turtile]

DFI Ultra D $110
2GB corsair value $150 (if you have more get OCZ 2225)
OCZ 520w powerstream $110 w/ rebate
eVGA 7800GTX $460 (ACS3)
Thermaltake Tsunami Case $100 w/rebate
NEC DVD RW $40
AMD 3700+ $233
250GB SATA 2 HD $109

$1312

 

[TehBestEver]

Thanks for the advice. I'll check it out.

 

[bball100]

That motherboard doesn't support corsair value. Get G.Skill or OCZ ram. They are on sale right now at newegg.

 

[TehBestEver]

yea I was just checking that out. Ill probably go with the OCZ because of the customizing ability. Thanks anyway!

 

[Trotter]

Pump up your curent rig.

As long as the mobo has a PCI-E slot (it should with ATI Xpress 200), slap a card in it.

If you get a big card, be sure to replace the PSU.

You can always add RAM and a bigger CPU.

What model do you have?

 

[TehBestEver]

eMachines T6212. I bought it before I got into games.

 

[Trotter]

Here's the specs for your mobo:
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=RS480M2-IL&class=mb

You have a PCI-E slot, 4 memory slots (for up to 4 gig). But you only have a 300W PSU.

You can slap in a graphics card, but may want to up your PSU. Crack your case and measure the dimensions of your PSU to find out what will fit, then go shopping at NewEgg for a new PSU.

 

[TehBestEver]

Thanks. I might just stick with what I have. Upgrade the cpu and video card. Thanks everyone!

 

[turtile]

You need a new power supply also; you can't just toss in a high end card and expect a junk PSU to power it.

OCZ
PC & P (the best)
Thermaltake
Antec