Well, if this is a FINAL upgrades for your current rig, then just go upgrade the appropriate parts of the system (RAM, GPU or mobo). If you're still planning to upgrade it in the future; changing the whole set is much more better

Getting the single core would be sufficient, since you will be using the Biostar mobo to OC it to achieve higher speed As for the GPU, even though I had been fans for ATI, 7600GT definately better than X1600XT. So go get 7600GT if you still got the money And the Kingston RAM should be enuff for normal/gaming usage; high performance RAMs are mostly for OC/benchmarking

EDIT: Not sure if your current proc ok or not, but if you say its acceptable during the game, then I guess can gua Don't expect to get tremendous result from just your RAM, you will need the whole system to boost your gaming experience

btw, I cannot tahan liao, will go to Ikano to get my copy of BF2142 later

This post has been edited by Cyrus2k: Oct 20 2006, 06:14 PM

I do not think I'm gonna upgrade in future.. Still need to buy Wii and 360 lol.

Based on you(Cyrus): Upgrading the whole rig is better. (Costly, but much better)

Redbull: GPU and RAM enough. (Cheaper, enough to do the job)

Hmmm.. I'll see if I can manage to pull out cash first. Cash = Option 1, else Option 2.

But I'm in for the 7600GT, tho I'm ATI fan.. I'm a sucker for better cards

I want to say thanks to you because now I managed to run my RAM @ FSB 200Mhz and my god there's all the difference in the world! I first added the two new sticks I bought and added it to a total of 3GB in my setup, playtest ran without anymore frustrating stutters, but framerates are only 25-35 fps, with tense firefights dipping into 16 fps minimum.

I took out my old RAM and just ran the new ones @ 200MHz FSB, for a total of 2GB RAM and my framerates shot up to 60-70 fps, outdoor firefights 40 fps, entering quiet titan 50 fps, when inside titan under attack 25-30fps, with the worst I can push it is 19fps for 1sec.

finally!

This post has been edited by slickz: Oct 22 2006, 04:06 PM

get a C2D everything solved