Hi again,
I'm considering upgrading my current computer from...
CPU - Athlon 64 3500+
RAM - 1GB DDR
Video Card - 8600GT 512MB RAM
PSU - 350W? (Can't quite remember)
HDD - 250GB
... with a budget of $AU700.
I plan to keep the case, optical drive and hard drive so the $700 needs to buy a new CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Video Card and possibly Power Supply Unit.
This computer will be used for just about everything, Games (Spore, Sims 2 and 3?, Supreme Commander), Word Processing, Light CAD (AutoCAD, Solid Edge), Music (iTunes) and Web Browsing.
I'm thinking about getting the following parts,
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz - $226.60
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3R - $134.20
RAM - Corsair DDR2 2GB PC-8500/1066 (2x XMS2 1GB) - $83.60
This leaves $255.60 to buy a video card and power supply unit.
Do I actually need a new power supply unit or is 350W good enough?
Could someone please recommend a Video Card that would match the performance of these part. Would my current 8600GT bottleneck the system if I didn't replace it? Would a 9800GT be wasted on my system?
Also, how big should my power supply be (500W, 600W, etc.)?
I would greatly appreciate any feedback
I'm considering upgrading my current computer from...
CPU - Athlon 64 3500+
RAM - 1GB DDR
Video Card - 8600GT 512MB RAM
PSU - 350W? (Can't quite remember)
HDD - 250GB
... with a budget of $AU700.
I plan to keep the case, optical drive and hard drive so the $700 needs to buy a new CPU, RAM, Motherboard, Video Card and possibly Power Supply Unit.
This computer will be used for just about everything, Games (Spore, Sims 2 and 3?, Supreme Commander), Word Processing, Light CAD (AutoCAD, Solid Edge), Music (iTunes) and Web Browsing.
I'm thinking about getting the following parts,
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz - $226.60
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3R - $134.20
RAM - Corsair DDR2 2GB PC-8500/1066 (2x XMS2 1GB) - $83.60
This leaves $255.60 to buy a video card and power supply unit.
Do I actually need a new power supply unit or is 350W good enough?
Could someone please recommend a Video Card that would match the performance of these part. Would my current 8600GT bottleneck the system if I didn't replace it? Would a 9800GT be wasted on my system?
Also, how big should my power supply be (500W, 600W, etc.)?
I would greatly appreciate any feedback