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alia83444

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07-03-2008 at 04:03:33 PM

Hey there, basically i bought a custom built PC in January 2007 and i would like some advice on what to upgrade.

Here are my specs:

Asus p5ld2 motherboard
Asus 550watt power supply
Core 2 Duo 6400 @ 2.13Ghz
Western Digital 320gb harddrive
Nvidia Geforce 8800gts 320mb (xfx)
2gb ram (not sure what the brand is)
A cheap case. (I found a good deal on the Asus Vento 3600, i cant find many other good ones so do you recommend it?

Thanks for your advice

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wip99gt

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07-03-2008 at 04:34:13 PM

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I'd upgrade the gpu first to a 4850 and overclock that e6400.

pauldh

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07-03-2008 at 06:04:57 PM

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What are you doing with it that has you wanting an upgrade? If it's gaming, +1 to wip99gt suggestions.

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SLI BFG 8800GT OC 512MB, SB X-Fi Fatality, Antec TruePower Trio 550W, Windows XP pro

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07-03-2008 at 07:17:05 PM

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If gaming, I also say upgrade the graphics card, maybe bump up the ram a bit.

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