I'm thinking about updating my rig for performance. I sort of want to be concious of 64 bit processing.
I'm running:
AMD Athlon 2800
1.81 GHz
512 MB RAM
Microsoft XP
Some crappy sound card
Radeon 9800 256 MB
114 GB HD
I don't want to spend more than I have to, and I only want to upgrade with 64 bit processing in mind. I also want to continue to be able to run games for the next 4 years or so on high settings. Space isn't a big issue for me, so unless I can find a really cheap 512 MB stick of ram, I'm not going to hussle real fast to get one until I need it. Currently all of my games run smoothly without. My graphics card SHOULD be just fine for the next few years to come. I don't care about sound. Basically, I'm wondering if I should get a new processor. I'm not too knowledgable on processor speeds, so any amount of assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I basically want to know if I should update now, or later, to keep up. And how much I have to spend. I don't even know if I can manage 500 bucks, so it's got to be something I NEED.
JediKirby
I'm running:
AMD Athlon 2800
1.81 GHz
512 MB RAM
Microsoft XP
Some crappy sound card
Radeon 9800 256 MB
114 GB HD
I don't want to spend more than I have to, and I only want to upgrade with 64 bit processing in mind. I also want to continue to be able to run games for the next 4 years or so on high settings. Space isn't a big issue for me, so unless I can find a really cheap 512 MB stick of ram, I'm not going to hussle real fast to get one until I need it. Currently all of my games run smoothly without. My graphics card SHOULD be just fine for the next few years to come. I don't care about sound. Basically, I'm wondering if I should get a new processor. I'm not too knowledgable on processor speeds, so any amount of assistance would be greatly appreciated.
I basically want to know if I should update now, or later, to keep up. And how much I have to spend. I don't even know if I can manage 500 bucks, so it's got to be something I NEED.
JediKirby
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