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xxMATTGxx
19-07-2009, 09:38 AM
Well its the summer and Im getting some money into my account and was wondering if there is anything on my main computer I could upgrade. Help will be appreciated and will +Rep x15 for anyone who gives me decent suggestions and help. :)

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 5600+ @ 2.9GHz
Ram: 6GB
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9500GT (1GB)
Hard Drive: 500GB
Motherboard: I think this is correct; ASRock L10N78FullHD-hSLI R3.0.
Edit: PSU: 450W

If you need anything else or pictures etc. Then ask! :]


Thanks,

xoxo
Jahova
19-07-2009, 09:48 AM
Seems quite nice. I don't really think you need any upgrades, to be honest. I'd say you should save that money for the future, to build a new beast of a computer at a later date.
xxMATTGxx
19-07-2009, 09:49 AM
Seems quite nice. I don't really think you need any upgrades, to be honest. I'd say you should save that money for the future, to build a new beast of a computer at a later date.

Thanks for the reply. +Rep. :)
AgnesIO
19-07-2009, 09:59 AM
I would go with what Tom said.

Updating it now would be pointless - as you have a fairly nice build there already. How much of your hard-drive have you used up? As Tom said you would probably be better saving up a bit to build a really good computer in a years time lets say, when technology would have changed. (There might even be another Flight Sim :O) :)
xxMATTGxx
19-07-2009, 10:02 AM
I would go with what Tom said.

Updating it now would be pointless - as you have a fairly nice build there already. How much of your hard-drive have you used up? As Tom said you would probably be better saving up a bit to build a really good computer in a years time lets say, when technology would have changed. (There might even be another Flight Sim :O) :)

You stalk me too much... I have 219GB free. :]
Monopoly
19-07-2009, 10:08 AM
yeah, really looks like you don't need to upgrade.
you could buy a 1TB drive, if you really wanted to spend.
but by next year 4TBs will be available and solidstates will cheaper too.
N!ck
19-07-2009, 10:09 AM
Graphics card. Do you play games?
xxMATTGxx
19-07-2009, 10:16 AM
Graphics card. Do you play games?

Only Flight Simulator when I have the time. Tbh.
Jahova
19-07-2009, 10:22 AM
Only Flight Simulator when I have the time. Tbh.
Is your flight simulator gameplay any laggy or not what you expect. If it is, then you could do with investing in a cheapish graphics card.

I have the http://www.ebuyer.com/product/153214 Sapphire HD 4650 512MB with 1GB HyperMemory GDDR3 and it works a treat. Great for casual gaming and it's actually not that bad on games like Crysis, I am told.
N!ck
19-07-2009, 10:24 AM
Is your flight simulator gameplay any laggy or not what you expect. If it is, then you could do with investing in a cheapish graphics card.

I have the http://www.ebuyer.com/product/153214 Sapphire HD 4650 512MB with 1GB HyperMemory GDDR3 and it works a treat. Great for casual gaming and it's actually not that bad on games like Crysis, I am told.

No point it's not that much better than what he already has.
Recursion
19-07-2009, 10:31 AM
Graphics card sucks, just about the only thing worth upgrading in that thing at the moment tbh. :P
AgnesIO
19-07-2009, 10:42 AM
You stalk me too much... I have 219GB free. :]


Everyone knows you like flight sim matt xD
StefanWolves
20-07-2009, 10:18 AM
You could bump up to 8GB if your a spoilt perfectionist like me, tis what I would do anyway if I had the money & a system like yours, and I would upgrade the GFX card, but as suggested above, save up for a few months, maybe a year, then do whatever you want with your money, you might not even be as interested computers in a year or two, so don't go wasting your money just in case.

My opinion anyway,
ElliottThompson
20-07-2009, 03:37 PM
What kinda PC Case you got and Fans ect because with a 450w psu there are some limits to what you could upgrade depending on how many watts of your psu your already using. Uhm if your using most of it crossfire with 2 grfx cards is out of the question. Also after upgrades PC's tend to get hotter with the extra componants heating it up plus extra power being used so you may need to get extra cooling from fans which would use up more of ur psu. If you do end up needing a larger psu I would personally recommend the OCZ stealth series because they are just so quiet :D
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152506

Edit:
http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
Just bumping up my graphics card from a single card to two in cross fire required 230 extra watts
Turbocom
20-07-2009, 05:57 PM
Well, I'm guessing its CAD. Save it up for Windows 7.

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