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    Formerly known as Zap. Stephen C's Avatar
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    Worth Upgrading?

    I've got an AGP system consisting of..

    Asus P4C800 E Deluxe
    P4 3.4 Prescott
    1GB Corsair XMS Pro LL
    XFX 6800 Ultra

    Scoring up to 15k on 3DMark03 (default settings)

    Is it worth upgrading to a PCI express system as yet?
    Last edited by Stephen C; 09-07-2005 at 04:43 PM.

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    no unless you want to upgrade your graphics card when the 7800 becomes cheaper.
    your computer is similar to a fridge in that if it cannot keep a beer cold then it sucks

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    Formerly known as Zap. Stephen C's Avatar
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      • 120gb Barracuda
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      • ATI HD3850
      • PSU:
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      • Case:
      • Chieftec Ultra Dragon
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      • XP
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      • 20WGX2
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 30mb
    How much do you think I could sell my setup for?

    Total list of components -

    Asus P4C800 Deluxe
    Prescott 3.4ghz
    XFX 6800 Ultra
    1gb (2x 512mb) Corsair XMS Pro LL Ram
    80gb Seagate Barracuda
    20gb some other HDD (will look when I cba)
    52x Samsung CD Rom
    52x Sony CD/RW
    Sony floppy

    Modded PSU (sprayed black, blue led fans put in, all cables covered)
    Black Ultra Dargon window case
    Blue cathodes, blue led fan controller, all drives black to match case.
    Ooh and a Counter Strike terrorist glued to the CPU cooler (makes all the diff to the price )

    www.clandelusional.co.uk/zap2.jpg - made soem changes since that pic but you get the idea.

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    Last edited by Voodle; 18-02-2006 at 08:52 AM.

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    Formerly known as Zap. Stephen C's Avatar
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      • CPU:
      • P4 3.4ghz @ 4.01ghz
      • Memory:
      • 4GB Corsair XMS Pro LL @ 2-3-3-6
      • Storage:
      • 120gb Barracuda
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      • ATI HD3850
      • PSU:
      • Hiper Type R
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      • Chieftec Ultra Dragon
      • Operating System:
      • XP
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    Got an external 16x dual layer dvd +/-rw but didn't want to sell it

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    Id probs sell it for 500

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    That is still a solid system, and should be able to run whatever you throw at it for a while yet (assuming no gigantic leaps in graphics). If I were you, I'd save your money until that system starts to struggle with the latest stuff.
    "Well, there was your Uncle Tiberius who died wrapped in cabbage leaves but we assumed that was a freak accident."

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    Bit more than 500. Maybe 600+ at least. Thats a mint system. How did u make your CS Terrorist?! Thats cool!

    How did u get that writing on the window? Is that just a sticker, like you get on the side of vans?
    Martin


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    Formerly known as Zap. Stephen C's Avatar
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      • CPU:
      • P4 3.4ghz @ 4.01ghz
      • Memory:
      • 4GB Corsair XMS Pro LL @ 2-3-3-6
      • Storage:
      • 120gb Barracuda
      • Graphics card(s):
      • ATI HD3850
      • PSU:
      • Hiper Type R
      • Case:
      • Chieftec Ultra Dragon
      • Operating System:
      • XP
      • Monitor(s):
      • 20WGX2
      • Internet:
      • Virgin 30mb
    I bought a set of CT and T's from Ebay for like £1, there's a set of 10 all together, the others are ontop of my monitor They're pretty sweet, everyone I know keeps asking me about them.

    As for the sticker, my clan is sponsored by www.geekstickers.com and they did a custom one off for me. If interest, I can get you some from geekstickers a bit cheaper.. pm me if you like.

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