Need thoughts on minor upgrades to my rig...

[ffmedic12]

I've looked around the forum for a bit now, and I'm looking for some thoughts on upgrades to my current system. I mainly am a gamer. Right now I'm on COD2 and I'm starting to notice some frame rate problems. I'm wondering if there are some minor purchases I could make to speed up things a little. I see my mobo is being phased out so I realize sometime in the next year or so I will be looking at a new system. Here are my specs:

Mobo: DFI Lanparty Pro875
CPU: P4 2.4 HT
Ram: Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PT 1GB DDR400 XMS3200
Video: ATI Radeon 9800 128mb
Sound: SB Audigy 4
PS: Antec 350w
HD: WD 60gb 7200
Nothing is OC, yet, air cooling only, right now.

I'm thinking after looking around that my video card might be the weak link? I don't do any active temp monitoring, but notice on boot up after a while of playing COD2, my cpu temp is around 65 deg. F. So is cooling my problem?

Any ideas will be much appreciated.

 

[Duplicity]

DFI + OCZ = yay.

Or if you want to keep that Corsair RAM, get an ASUS mobo.

 

[morgster]

Get a new graphics card. Your PSU looks a little low by the way.

 

[ffmedic12]

Thanks for the info. On the ram issue, OCZ is more suited for the DFI mobos'? BYTW-I just bought the Corsair a couple of days ago!! But I will switch if need be.

The vid card, I can't go with a PCI-E card, so what should I start looking at? I see alot of people are using evga GeForce.

 

[Beyeohazard]

Definately drop a beefier PSU in the rig, I'm surprised that yours hasn't died on you yet.
As for AGP's, here's the one I just picked up from ZZF... http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=322276 . I love this thing, and it wasn't that expensive. Still, the new MOBO I'm looking at is gonna have PCIE, no question about it.

 

[ffmedic12]

I'm with ya on my next mobo with have PCI-E. Your thoughts about the PSU. Too low of supply for what I have going on.?.

I will look into the Gigabyte card. Price looks good.

 

[baronvongogo]

Keep the RAM nothing wrong with it as long as your not OC`ing. Gigabyte are a good reliable brand cant go wrong with them. And as others have said new PSU, and maybe a 2nd hard drive if you have the money 60 gigs isnt great and always good to have a backup.

 

[digima$ter]

Get a new Video Card
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