My Neighbor upgrading his OLD OLD rig

NanoIce · 10-23-2011, 08:30 PM

As Title... I and him are Aussies. And here is his rig:

Intel Core 2 Duo E7800 (not overclocked)
GTX 9800 @1GB vRAM
2x2GB DDR2 RAM
750GB HDD (500GB + 250 GB)
450W PSU (unknown brand, since he bought this in full set from HP)
Intel Motherboard (Unknown model, but it's definitely has dual channel RAM slots)
Window Vista (32-bit)

He has a budget of 200 Aussie dollar, And if you look into my older post I have my OCZ 850W sent for a RMA. Will lend him my "Returned" PSU, so considering he is going to have a over powered PSU just give me any suggestion on his upgrade

EDIT:
C'mon guys, just throw in any suggestion...

caveman26 · 10-23-2011, 08:34 PM

What is the HP model should be able to find what cpus it will take

NanoIce · 10-23-2011, 08:42 PM

Yeah, already tried ask him about the HP model, but he says it is a Birthday gift from his relatives, they did told him to contact them if warranty is needed, but the Desktop works just fine for the next 3 years, until it is dated. So, no idea.

Menaus · 10-23-2011, 11:41 PM

You think that's old? You should look at mine.

NanoIce · 10-24-2011, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Menaus

You think that's old? You should look at mine.

well, I shouldn't say his rig was THAAAAAT old in the first place, but yeah, considering his overall performance and he's going to grab BF3, I would say he definitely going to need an upgrade, at lease his Graphic card.

But seriously, back on topic, Come one guys at least a few suggestion, I understand decent GPU will need a quad core CPU to boost the performance but I don't think it'll affect that much, would it?

matthewzz · 10-24-2011, 02:03 AM

Your processor isn't too bad and the rest of your rig is still pretty decent. All you really need is a new graphics card and, possibly, a new power supply with about 600 watts, preferably with an 80 Plus rating.

NanoIce · 10-24-2011, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewzz

Your processor isn't too bad and the rest of your rig is still pretty decent. All you really need is a new graphics card and, possibly, a new power supply with about 600 watts, preferably with an 80 Plus rating.

Yeah as I said I will lend him my RMA'ed OCZ Z series 850W (Main purpose to test the result whether it has been fixed)

Any recommend GPU model?

matthewzz · 10-24-2011, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NanoIce

Yeah as I said I will lend him my RMA'ed OCZ Z series 850W (Main purpose to test the result whether it has been fixed)

Any recommend GPU model?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=18350
OR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

NanoIce · 10-24-2011, 03:00 AM

ok~~ +rep for you,

I guess he never expect his rig can handle such decent GPU...

borg_7_of_9 · 10-24-2011, 04:02 AM

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=15875

I think this would be a frag faster than the gtx560 non ti iirc

He will be CPU limited though..

NanoIce · 10-24-2011, 04:08 AM

Yup cool, +rep, thanks for help

borg_7_of_9 · 10-24-2011, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NanoIce

Yup cool, +rep, thanks for help

Check msy for pricing they have stores in most capatal cities in AUS..

Vonje · 10-24-2011, 06:00 AM

Offending.
My GPU is a generation older than his, yet I don't think mine is OLD OLD.

HL2-4-Life · 10-24-2011, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borg_7_of_9

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=15875

I think this would be a frag faster than the gtx560 non ti iirc

He will be CPU limited though..

That's the very same model of card I have, running it as my main card and together with the PowerColor HD6870 PSC+, I get pretty darn good FR.

BTW, wanna talk about CPU bottleneck? Try my 3rd rig - Sapphire HD5870 + AM2 X2 5200+, beat that!

I R HAXSHOR! · 10-24-2011, 07:55 AM

find out if it will take a q6600 would be nice n cheap

10-23-2011, 08:30 PM	#1
NanoIce Banned Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 51 Posts: 788	My Neighbor upgrading his OLD OLD rig As Title... I and him are Aussies. And here is his rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7800 (not overclocked) GTX 9800 @1GB vRAM 2x2GB DDR2 RAM 750GB HDD (500GB + 250 GB) 450W PSU (unknown brand, since he bought this in full set from HP) Intel Motherboard (Unknown model, but it's definitely has dual channel RAM slots) Window Vista (32-bit) He has a budget of 200 Aussie dollar, And if you look into my older post I have my OCZ 850W sent for a RMA. Will lend him my "Returned" PSU, so considering he is going to have a over powered PSU just give me any suggestion on his upgrade EDIT: C'mon guys, just throw in any suggestion... Last edited by NanoIce: 10-24-2011 at 01:30 AM.

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borg_7_of_9 Join Date: Nov 2007 Reputation: 2604 Posts: 12,714	http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=15875 I think this would be a frag faster than the gtx560 non ti iirc He will be CPU limited though.. Last edited by borg_7_of_9: 10-24-2011 at 04:06 AM.

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10-23-2011, 08:34 PM	#2
caveman26 Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 1645 Posts: 4,152	What is the HP model should be able to find what cpus it will take

10-23-2011, 08:42 PM	#3
NanoIce Banned Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 51 Posts: 788	Yeah, already tried ask him about the HP model, but he says it is a Birthday gift from his relatives, they did told him to contact them if warranty is needed, but the Desktop works just fine for the next 3 years, until it is dated. So, no idea.

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Menaus Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 487 Posts: 1,429	You think that's old? You should look at mine.

10-24-2011, 02:03 AM	#6
matthewzz Join Date: Sep 2011 Reputation: 32 Posts: 181	Your processor isn't too bad and the rest of your rig is still pretty decent. All you really need is a new graphics card and, possibly, a new power supply with about 600 watts, preferably with an 80 Plus rating.

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NanoIce Banned Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 51 Posts: 788	ok~~ +rep for you, I guess he never expect his rig can handle such decent GPU...

10-24-2011, 04:08 AM	#11
NanoIce Banned Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 51 Posts: 788	Yup cool, +rep, thanks for help

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Vonje Join Date: May 2007 Reputation: 307 Posts: 4,502	Offending. My GPU is a generation older than his, yet I don't think mine is OLD OLD.

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I R HAXSHOR! Join Date: Jan 2006 Reputation: 15 Posts: 1,409	find out if it will take a q6600 would be nice n cheap