Finally upgraded my rig

RedForman · 06-12-2008, 09:15 PM

After a long time being stuck in P4 hell, I finally found some cash to upgrade to a AMD X2 4600+ with 2 Gigs DDR2 800 Ram with a GeForce 8600GT 512MB (I know for about $60 more I could have had an 8800 GT) but I was at the end of my budget. Even still, going back to XP with this build yields so much more perf than my P4 3.2GHz and 7600 GS with DDR400 I am positively amazed. Dunno how I stuck with it for so long.

I don't have much of a point with this, I'm just so happy to be out of the computing dark ages.

**Long Bow** · 06-13-2008, 10:07 AM

Congrats on getting a new build. Everyone will tell you, myself included, that there are better parts out there and nit pick over better choices.

But in the end if your happy, it's a performance boost and your on budget thats all that matters.

RedForman · 06-13-2008, 10:34 AM

Oh I know there are much better parts, but for the price I got, it was difficult to beat. I got the mobo, proc, RAM and video card for about $180 total. I didn't need a new HD, case or optical drives so that was nice.

But with TF2 on high with 4xAA at 1280x1024 with perfect smoothness in even the biggest firefight, it does exactly what I was looking for.

**birdie_in_Texas** · 06-13-2008, 12:34 PM

congrats dude!

RedForman · 06-13-2008, 10:42 PM

Thanks, I'm still amazed how much more a dual-core can do than a P4.

**Long Bow** · 06-16-2008, 10:26 AM

Wow, that is a great price. That cost less then my new motherboard alone

Please don't tell my wife!

06-12-2008, 09:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
RedForman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MA Age: 28 Posts: 441	Finally upgraded my rig After a long time being stuck in P4 hell, I finally found some cash to upgrade to a AMD X2 4600+ with 2 Gigs DDR2 800 Ram with a GeForce 8600GT 512MB (I know for about $60 more I could have had an 8800 GT) but I was at the end of my budget. Even still, going back to XP with this build yields so much more perf than my P4 3.2GHz and 7600 GS with DDR400 I am positively amazed. Dunno how I stuck with it for so long. I don't have much of a point with this, I'm just so happy to be out of the computing dark ages. __________________ "I've been working since I was sixteen. I fought two in wars. Hell, I've killed people. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it..." -- Red Forman \|TG-Irr\|RedForman

06-13-2008, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
Long Bow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 1,300	Re: Finally upgraded my rig Congrats on getting a new build. Everyone will tell you, myself included, that there are better parts out there and nit pick over better choices. But in the end if your happy, it's a performance boost and your on budget thats all that matters. __________________

06-13-2008, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
RedForman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MA Age: 28 Posts: 441	Re: Finally upgraded my rig Oh I know there are much better parts, but for the price I got, it was difficult to beat. I got the mobo, proc, RAM and video card for about $180 total. I didn't need a new HD, case or optical drives so that was nice. But with TF2 on high with 4xAA at 1280x1024 with perfect smoothness in even the biggest firefight, it does exactly what I was looking for. __________________ "I've been working since I was sixteen. I fought two in wars. Hell, I've killed people. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it..." -- Red Forman \|TG-Irr\|RedForman

06-13-2008, 12:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
birdie_in_Texas Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TEXAS..! Age: 39 Posts: 2,472	Re: Finally upgraded my rig congrats dude! __________________ Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs Contact a CoD Admin Here

06-13-2008, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
RedForman Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MA Age: 28 Posts: 441	Re: Finally upgraded my rig Thanks, I'm still amazed how much more a dual-core can do than a P4. __________________ "I've been working since I was sixteen. I fought two in wars. Hell, I've killed people. I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it..." -- Red Forman \|TG-Irr\|RedForman

06-16-2008, 10:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Long Bow Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 30 Posts: 1,300	Re: Finally upgraded my rig Wow, that is a great price. That cost less then my new motherboard alone Please don't tell my wife! __________________

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