I'm running a 2500+ AMD Athlon and finding that it just can't run the high end games I want to play effectively anymore. I'm wondering what type of processor to upgrade to and a good motherboard for this. I've been thinking AMD 64. Would you go this route?
what games do you plan to play? a64 is a good chioce definately but ofcourse it depends on the rest of your system too. what gfx card/ram have you got?
I want to play games like Far Cry, Doom III and Half-Life 2 at near highest settings (I don't have to have the highest). I never buy top self hardware as I can't afford that. I usually buy middle high or high low. I have 1 GB of RAM, but will probably upgrade as a new motherboard will support higher quality RAM. I already have a Radeon X850Pro, so I'm OK there. Just wondering if anybody had suggestions on which way to go for a motherboard and processor. Probably looking to keep it under $400.
you have similar gfx card and ram as me. I bought a pretty cheap motherboard for £40 (msi neo2 platinum)and an a64 3800 cpu. Im not sure how much these cpu go for now but when i got mine it was £430. that was back when they were first released so they should be much cheaper now - and i can play just about every game maxed out with 6xaa and 1600x1200 resolution. halflife 2 runs especially well at these settings, pretty much never dropping below 60 - 70 fps. maybe an a64 3500 would be a little cheaper for you and still be able to max out a lot of games.
I was thinking about AMD 64 3700 with a 2000FSB. These are going for about $300 now. Have any suggestions for a motherboard? Like I said, I don't need top of the line, but I would like to buy a reliable name brand.
i was loking into upgradeing to and i found a card that does both agp and pcie.it called an asrock 939dual-sata2 cost $72 usd at newegg.com and a ams athon 64 3200+ venice $190 usd ai newegg.com.so for 280 you have a mb acpu you can upgrade later .the board also has 2 pcie 8 slots.comes with a riser.check it out www.asrock.com.hope this help you
