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sparksy
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by sparksy » Wed 28 Jan 2009 3:29 pm
No point getting 4 280's
well the 4 was meant as in .. next for the... not 4x...
dont you think 1 will work then skell... my athalonx2 no good for it ?
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by skeletor » Wed 28 Jan 2009 7:08 pm
No. Somes games will benefit but not all.
You can't just throw in top graphics cards with old CPUs as you won't benefit.
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by sparksy » Wed 28 Jan 2009 9:30 pm
old....bloody hell... looks like its a whole new bundle then really...board...cpu..power supply maybe ( 650 in here) ...ram...and graphics card
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by skeletor » Wed 28 Jan 2009 10:55 pm
650W is fine.
Depending on what motherboard it is, you may be able to get away with a newer CPU and keep the RAM.
Socket 939? AM2? AM2+?
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by sparksy » Wed 28 Jan 2009 11:08 pm
no... if i had waited another 6 months it would have been that.... i got a ploppy
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Motherboard ID 03/09/2006-NF-CK804-A8NSLISE-00
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Platform ID CDh (Socket 939)
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by skeletor » Wed 28 Jan 2009 11:25 pm
In that case it will be the lot, although you could salvage the RAM.
Probably be better of getting an AM2+ motherboard, keep your RAM, possibly get more if you have less than 2GB, then getting either an ATi 4850X2 or an ATi 4870.