Upgrading, what to get?

[SilentDeath]

My systems getting a little dated - not sure if its worth the money upgrading yet though..

Anyway Ive currently got:

1700+ @ 2.3ghz
nf7-s r2 mobo
9500np gfx
1gb of pc3500 corsair mem which can probably go to 230+ @ 2-2-2-7 @ 3v+ with a decent mobo - nf7-s has problems past 220 without proper modding.

Ive also got watercooling (of the DIY kind) for cpu, gpu, hdd, and nb, which is plenty good enough for all current hardware

This is what I am thinking of getting:

Amd64 cpu, one of the cheapest, and overclock far past the most expensive ones

AMd64 mobo, one good for overclocking.

Graphics card, probably ati's best offering, alhtough ps3 is tempting me to get nvidias - how ever thats spelt...


Any suggestions? As always Im more concerned with over-clocked performance, and not stock performance. There is such a large difference between the two.... I hear that amd64 chips overclock very well

[Thorsson]

Get the new Winchester 3000+ in a MSi Neo2 Platinum. NVidia will be faster than the ATI, especially in the NForce board. You'll want a matched pair for memory, OCZ Platinum EL is regarded as the best you can get at the moment. And make sure you have a good PSU. I like the Tagan 480.

[SilentDeath]

Having thought about it, I think this is what its probably going to cost me:

Viewsonic VX912 19" TFT LCD - £370
S939 Nforce4 mobo - £100
AMD64 S939 CPU - £130
Nvidias best PCI-EX card - £400? thoguth may wait for the next gen ati...

Thats £1000, a [insert word here] lot of money!!!

Now if I think whats already been spent:

1700+ £45
2x nf7-s (I b0rked one) - £170
9700np - £220 + 9500np - £35 = £255
1gb bh-5 - £140
Lianli pc70 case - £135
Full watercooling - £50 + £50 + £55 + £20 + £20 + £20 + £20 + £15 = £250
21" crt - £60
120gb hdd *dead* £110 + 160gb HDD £110 = £220
CWT 550W psu - £55

£1260, so far. Thats not including all the little bits, or the parts for my other pc (some of which im using in here untill I upgrade, as others got b0rked).

I could then sell the 1700+, nf7-s, and possibly the 21" crt, to get back:
£120