Well i got this pc in like 2003, back then the 9700 pro was the king of the hill costing an arm and a leg.My xurrent system specs are:
Intel p4 2.66
512 DDR
Some gigaybte mobo
Radeon 9200 pro 256mb
back 2-3 years ago i could run everything with this pc. These days im lucky to run games on low.And a few weeks ago i just got a 17" LCD monitor with a native resolution of 1280x1028. Major killer for gaming since my gfx card was struggling with 1027x768 and now it has to put up with this crazy resolution.
So its that time of the year again and i want to do some sort of an upgrade to improve my gaming ability. I also want to get some good speakers and a soundcard. I would like to keep the budget at around $700-1000 max.
What i had in mind is getting a 7800GS AGP card and a $100 audigy soundcard and $400 5.1 speakers.
What do You guys think i should do. THis upgrade will have to last me till the end of 2007. Will the 7800gs be too powerfull for my pc? should i just get a cheaper AGP? should i getmore RAM?... or...???
Please help me!!!
Oh and all Prices are in New Zealand dollars since thats where i live. And to get price list of the hardware here please visit www.pricespy.co.nz
What would you do in this situation.??
I want to get together with some friends in july and have a small LAN so bear this in mind as well!
THanks
Intel p4 2.66
512 DDR
Some gigaybte mobo
Radeon 9200 pro 256mb
back 2-3 years ago i could run everything with this pc. These days im lucky to run games on low.And a few weeks ago i just got a 17" LCD monitor with a native resolution of 1280x1028. Major killer for gaming since my gfx card was struggling with 1027x768 and now it has to put up with this crazy resolution.
So its that time of the year again and i want to do some sort of an upgrade to improve my gaming ability. I also want to get some good speakers and a soundcard. I would like to keep the budget at around $700-1000 max.
What i had in mind is getting a 7800GS AGP card and a $100 audigy soundcard and $400 5.1 speakers.
What do You guys think i should do. THis upgrade will have to last me till the end of 2007. Will the 7800gs be too powerfull for my pc? should i just get a cheaper AGP? should i getmore RAM?... or...???
Please help me!!!
Oh and all Prices are in New Zealand dollars since thats where i live. And to get price list of the hardware here please visit www.pricespy.co.nz
What would you do in this situation.??
I want to get together with some friends in july and have a small LAN so bear this in mind as well!
THanks