I'm not vary much of a havy gamer for PC but heres my setup. Motherboard- NVIDIA nForce 680i T1 SLI Motherboard. ($165.00) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=246710&prodlist=yahoo Processor- Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2GHz 2MB Cache 800MHz FSB socoket 775. ($146.00) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=10005924 Ram Space- A-DATA 2GB DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit. ($85.00) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820211066 Video Card- MSI NX8500GT-T2D256E GeForce 8500GT 256MB ($75.00) http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=327726 Will this be a good upgrade for just steddy gameing.
That 8500GT is gonna disappoint you in games... Get something more along the lines of this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143090 or this for a bit less: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102061
Agreed, those are several times faster than the dire 8500GT. Have you already ordered the components? If you have, there seems little point in asking us whether they're any good or not. As for the motherboard, I think it's overkill if you're a light gamer.
I'm not trying to spend over $120 on a video card I can get the 8600GT for $115 and I might get that one when I get the maney I will get a better video card.
nah dident order yeat im order my motherboard today. And im getting such a good motherboard just so i can upgrade to higher things when I get the cash. And im sick of my computer going so slow it pisses me off.
Then for now I'd jump it up to an 8600GT and plan for upgrades later. The 8500GT will piss you off majorly. I enjoy the same Motherboard and if you're planning for major upgrades that'll be a winner. It's currently one of the best. Your CPU will defenitely be fast enough at stock speeds. Would easily match my X2 4400+ @2.6GHz. But you could have MUCH better RAM for the same price i.e. namebrand from a high-end manufacturer... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146118 I currently use this in my Parent's computer and it kicks some serious ass.
You should probably go with a 7600 GT instead of a 8600 GT. Sam performance if not a little better on the 7600 GT and it's cheaper.
But you say you want it for gaming... and while you say that you aren't a hardcore gamer you'll be disappointed. The difference between high and medium quality is bigger that you think. So something more like the 8600 or 7600 will leave you in far better stead.
The 8500GT is a LOT slower than the 8600GT, moreso than the difference in cost would suggest. Why go with something unbearably slow and need to change it soon after?
