Upgrade or buy a new comp? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

bryan2766 · 11-17-2003, 09:57 PM

Back in april i got this compaq for 700$ from circuit city:
2.53 GHZ Pentium 4
512 DDR PC2100
120 GIG
Ge Force 4 Mx 64 Meg
AGP 4x mobo

I added an extra 80 gig hd and got an ATI Radeon 9500 pro 128 meg in it now.

I was thinking about getting an ATI 9800 Pro and http://stlpcsales.site.yahoo.net/1gbpcddnounh1.html

But i wasn't sure this was the best thing to do now, or would it be better just to wait after christmas and see what comes out and build an entirely new system?

Snakebyt · 11-17-2003, 10:14 PM

I dont see whats wrong with that system.. if anything just buy a case, power supply, and motherboard and steal parts form that one to make the new one, Also.. upgrade the ram

juanvaldes · 11-17-2003, 10:58 PM

yeah, your system looks fine for anything you might want to throw at it. If your into games pick up a better GPU but otherwise your system is fine, no need to blow money for no reason.

Sunrise · 11-17-2003, 11:25 PM

looks damn fine
only thing you could get noticable benefit from is better video card - but difference won't be huge. agp 4x should be fine for current cards - unless someone here disagrees.
but going from 9500 to 9800 is sooo not worth it.... wait for next generation or something?

Dilbert1234567 · 11-18-2003, 12:22 AM

that is a beautifle system, 9500 is a great card, wait at least 6 months befor you look to upgrade the vid card.

Lasereth · 11-18-2003, 04:02 AM

If you upgrade anything, get some PC2700 RAM if the motherboard supports it. I honestly wouldn't upgrade anything else right now. That PC will do fine for a good while. Even the videocard will be fine for the upcoming games.

-Lasereth

sailor · 11-18-2003, 09:41 AM

That system seems fine to me. Heck, its nicer than mine. Dont worry about new stuff coming out every month. You dont need to upgrade it. I am still running a Radeon 8500 and it runs every current game I have thrown at it without a problem. Dont throw your money away unless you have a very good reason to spend it.

supafly · 11-18-2003, 09:46 AM

I would probably wait a while with upgrading or buying a new PC. You probably won't gain much speed or FPS becouse your system is quite nice at the moment. Now you must put much money into your PC to gain a little , wait a few months and upgrade your PC for the same price and gain alot!

JStrider · 11-18-2003, 10:33 AM

buy a new one... that ones junk send that one to me... ill pay for shipping

ok ok im just messin... your computers better then mine is... i dont see any reason to upgrade unless you wanted to get faster/more ram tho...

sailor · 11-18-2003, 07:11 PM

Oh yeah, one more thing--that 9500 card is a fluke. It outperforms the 9600s out now, and IIRC, several of the lower 9700s. You have *NO* reason to get a new video card. ATI pulled the 9500 very quickly when they realized that they had released a card that competed with their best offerings at less than half the price.

steveincolumbus · 11-18-2003, 08:36 PM

buy a new system then, give me your old system.....

merkerguitars · 11-18-2003, 08:44 PM

Yeah yours is just fine......your is better than what 80% of the computers out there....

11-17-2003, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
bryan2766 Crazy Location: East Tenn	Upgrade or buy a new comp? Back in april i got this compaq for 700$ from circuit city: 2.53 GHZ Pentium 4 512 DDR PC2100 120 GIG Ge Force 4 Mx 64 Meg AGP 4x mobo I added an extra 80 gig hd and got an ATI Radeon 9500 pro 128 meg in it now. I was thinking about getting an ATI 9800 Pro and http://stlpcsales.site.yahoo.net/1gbpcddnounh1.html But i wasn't sure this was the best thing to do now, or would it be better just to wait after christmas and see what comes out and build an entirely new system?

11-17-2003, 11:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sunrise Crazy Location: Melbourne, Australia	looks damn fine only thing you could get noticable benefit from is better video card - but difference won't be huge. agp 4x should be fine for current cards - unless someone here disagrees. but going from 9500 to 9800 is sooo not worth it.... wait for next generation or something? Last edited by Sunrise; 11-18-2003 at 02:15 AM..

11-18-2003, 12:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	that is a beautifle system, 9500 is a great card, wait at least 6 months befor you look to upgrade the vid card. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

11-18-2003, 04:02 AM	#6 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	If you upgrade anything, get some PC2700 RAM if the motherboard supports it. I honestly wouldn't upgrade anything else right now. That PC will do fine for a good while. Even the videocard will be fine for the upcoming games. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

11-18-2003, 09:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	That system seems fine to me. Heck, its nicer than mine. Dont worry about new stuff coming out every month. You dont need to upgrade it. I am still running a Radeon 8500 and it runs every current game I have thrown at it without a problem. Dont throw your money away unless you have a very good reason to spend it. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

11-17-2003, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snakebyt Psycho Location: Lubbock Texas	I dont see whats wrong with that system.. if anything just buy a case, power supply, and motherboard and steal parts form that one to make the new one, Also.. upgrade the ram

11-17-2003, 10:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
juanvaldes Banned Location: shittown, CA	yeah, your system looks fine for anything you might want to throw at it. If your into games pick up a better GPU but otherwise your system is fine, no need to blow money for no reason.

11-18-2003, 09:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
supafly Psycho Location: Rotterdam	I would probably wait a while with upgrading or buying a new PC. You probably won't gain much speed or FPS becouse your system is quite nice at the moment. Now you must put much money into your PC to gain a little , wait a few months and upgrade your PC for the same price and gain alot! __________________ Thumbs up

11-18-2003, 10:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
JStrider Poo-tee-weet? Location: The Woodlands, TX	buy a new one... that ones junk send that one to me... ill pay for shipping ok ok im just messin... your computers better then mine is... i dont see any reason to upgrade unless you wanted to get faster/more ram tho... __________________ -=JStrider=- ~Clatto Verata Nicto

11-18-2003, 07:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
sailor beauty in the breakdown Location: Chapel Hill, NC	Oh yeah, one more thing--that 9500 card is a fluke. It outperforms the 9600s out now, and IIRC, several of the lower 9700s. You have NO reason to get a new video card. ATI pulled the 9500 very quickly when they realized that they had released a card that competed with their best offerings at less than half the price. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." --Plato

11-18-2003, 08:36 PM	#11 (permalink)
steveincolumbus Psycho Location: BFE, Kentucky	buy a new system then, give me your old system.....

11-18-2003, 08:44 PM	#12 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	Yeah yours is just fine......your is better than what 80% of the computers out there.... __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985