I built my PC at the end of 07 on a semi-tight budget.. but I think I did a great job at the time. I did later upgrade the video card and I capped out my RAM so those are listed as what I have now.
Here's what I made:
250 GB Seagate HD, Windows XP 32 bit, 3.3gig DDR2 800 RAM (I think this is the hard cap for 32 bit XP, but 4gb total)
My Motherboard
Radeon 4870 Video Card
My Case
My CPU which I have OCed to 2.5ghz
My PSU
Anyways, this is what I have right now. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade my CPU to say like one of these: Option 1 (2.93ghz Duo) or Option 2 (2.6ghz Duo).
I'd like to know 1) If my PSU would support that upgrade (I think it would).. and 2) If it's even worth it at this point, not sure what kinda performance increase I'd see upgrading the CPU.
I know my OS is possibly a bit behind the times, but I do have plan to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit, I just haven't got around to it yet because I'd have to wipe my whole HD, need to back it up or something first.
Anyways, thanks in advance for any advice.
Here's what I made:
250 GB Seagate HD, Windows XP 32 bit, 3.3gig DDR2 800 RAM (I think this is the hard cap for 32 bit XP, but 4gb total)
My Motherboard
Radeon 4870 Video Card
My Case
My CPU which I have OCed to 2.5ghz
My PSU
Anyways, this is what I have right now. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to upgrade my CPU to say like one of these: Option 1 (2.93ghz Duo) or Option 2 (2.6ghz Duo).
I'd like to know 1) If my PSU would support that upgrade (I think it would).. and 2) If it's even worth it at this point, not sure what kinda performance increase I'd see upgrading the CPU.
I know my OS is possibly a bit behind the times, but I do have plan to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit, I just haven't got around to it yet because I'd have to wipe my whole HD, need to back it up or something first.
Anyways, thanks in advance for any advice.