Do I need to upgrade anytime soon?

anon815 said:
hahaha i think the 5870 might be pushing it :P the 5850 is prob the highest i'll go, but whats the deal with the 1gb cards giving problems where the 500mb card running fine??

hmm yeah i think im gona go with the p2350 lol apparently the p2370 isn't adjustable? no tilt? unless i read wrong hah

i got a cooler master psu.. is that a good brand for psu's?? damn lol if its not more and more things are coming up.. gona have to do some intense saving
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The CM PSU should be fine. The 5850 should be your best bang for buck bet, although I wonder what the new adjusted prices will be.....
 
GReeN_ORB said:
Only possible upgrades I see for your system are a better PSU (corsair 650W maybe) and a DX11 class card. 5850 is definitely the best value-for-money card atm, although when you upgrade, you might be able to get the 5870 for a decent price :)

@ Anon815 - Go for the P2350. It has a matt screen (which is nicer, imho) and its a few hundred rand cheaper than the P2370. Also has a vesa wall mount which is useful. And a better lcd panel, apparently.
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What about the P2450? Its retailing for R2050, at WebAntics with free delivery, it also has HDMI, which is a major pluspoint.
 
X-Gamer said:
What about the P2450? Its retailing for R2050, at WebAntics with free delivery, it also has HDMI, which is a major pluspoint.
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hmm i duno hey is there a difference in using a direct hdmi output compared to using an hdmi adapter on a dvi port? cuz i was gona get the p2350 from rebeltech for R1930.. quite a big price diff for the hdmi port :)
 
Well, the P2450 is a 24" monitor, and with the extra HDMI, you'd be able to connect more Devices(360/PS3/Bluray player/something else) and then use the DVI for your PC.
 
anon815 said:
Hi guys, I'm not all that clued up about latest hardware specs and requirements and stuff, but I'd just like to get a 2nd opinion on whether i need to upgrade my PC anytime soon? and how soon you'd reckon this setup would last me until in terms of new upcoming games etc in 2010.

I'm currently running:

3.0GHz dual core
4gb RAM (think its 800mhz)
geforce 9800gt
550W power supply

running 32bit windows vista atm (thinking of getting win 7 tho)
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U gonna need a cpu upgrade, dual core is kaka go core2
 
Murph said:
This after I just bought a 23"?

Bangs. Head. Against. Wall.
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I know the feeling man, I feel your pain!

A wise friend once said, when buying electronics, never look back. Because the second you do, the price will have dropped or something better will be available for cheaper!
 
X-Gamer said:
I know the feeling man, I feel your pain!

A wise friend once said, when buying electronics, never look back. Because the second you do, the price will have dropped or something better will be available for cheaper!
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Very wise friend!
Damn u all electronic makin of price people!
 
Hey your posts are really interesting.

I was also wandering about a upgrade.

My current PC specs are: AMD Phenom x4 9500(2.2)
3Gb Ram
500GB harddrive
9600GT OC

I wanted to upgrade to:
Intel Core2 Quad 9550(2.83)
2GB ram
300GB Harddrive
HD5770

Do you think it is worth it? or should I just upgrade my current graphics card 9600GT to a HD5770.
 
@ mradsl why is it not possible to keep you 3gb ram and 500gb hard drive?

Unless you really want to have Dx 11 I would go for the HD4890/70
 
Crzwaco, budegeting does not allow me those extras. I am going to sell my current rig the AMD for R4500.00 and my new pc will be costing about R6400.00 so I still need to make up a bit of extra cash, unless anyone can do the same rig for a smaller price, please let me know or if anyone wants to buy my current rig:(
 
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