help with pc lagging troubles

[1mpulse]

for crimbo im thinking updating my pc.

3.06ghz pentium 4
pci-e nvidia 6200 LE 256mb
5.1 on board sound
1 cd n dvd rewriter
512 mb ddr2 ram 1 stick
15inch(monitor speakers attached)
4 speakers (includingmonitor)
wireless mouse
corded orginal pc keyboard

my warrenty is still on my pc, im not reallly bother about monitor, leave that.
Its just everyone goes on about SLI and new 512 mb graphics cards.
I would spend up to 160 british pounds on a new gfx card. i need some ddr2 ram also..

could you pick out a good graphics card from www.scan.co.uk just click graphics card on the top and then theres loads. pick one from up to 160 pounds you would go for?

Thank you

[vikke-viking]

I think you should go for something like the 7600 gt. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=458375
But if you want to spend all youre money and get little bit beter card you should go for the 7900GT http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=358819

[Videoslave]

What is your buget...?
I would say

Ultra High end: 7950 GX2 or X1950 XTX over 500 dollars

High end: 7900 GTO or X1900 XT 400-500 dollars

Mid end: 7900 GS or X1800 XT 200-300

Low end: 6800 GS or a X850 XT 100-200 dollars

[marvinmatthew]

It would be nice if we could convert the pounds into US dollars.

oh, wait 160pounds= 300USD.

You're ram could use a bump up to atleast one gig too.



Oh, and in other news....

WOOOOOOOO! 2,000 POSTS! WOOOOOO!

Sorry about that, I'm just rather happy with myself about that.

[Bs|Archaon]

A 7600GT is a good choice, although it's also worth looking at a 7900GS which can be had for similar money to the 7600GT XXX that Vikke posted. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=476782

RAM is about £30-40 for 512mb, IIRC.

But, uh, I want to check something. You say you have a 3.06GHz P4 and a PCI-E graphics card? The only 3.06GHz P4 ever made was a Northwood B model, using socket 478. So unless you've upgraded your motherboard in the last couple of years, you have AGP (or PCI, if you're unlucky). Even if you upgraded your motherboard, PCI-E motherboards for socket 478 are very rare and chances are you still only have AGP and PCI, not PCI-E.

And there's no way in hell you have a Northwood B and DDR2 RAM.

Unless you mean the 3.06GHz Celeron...

[vikke-viking]

I did found three motherboards that uses socket 478 and have a pcie 16x port.
http://prisguide.hardware.no/product...roductId=35102
http://prisguide.hardware.no/product...roductId=23276
http://prisguide.hardware.no/product...roductId=35388
But none of them uses DDR2 memory.

[Dark Saint]

Get out of socket 478. It will be phased out more sooner than later.

Find a combo board and chip with pic-e slot and at least 4 dims. Most of the integrated sound cards can do 7.1 so save money on the sound card bid.

You diffinitly want 1 gig of ram.

And at least an nvidia 6800 gt or a radeon x800 pro and above.

[Videoslave]

Originally Posted by Bs|Archaon

A 7600GT is a good choice, although it's also worth looking at a 7900GS which can be had for similar money to the 7600GT XXX that Vikke posted. http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=476782

RAM is about £30-40 for 512mb, IIRC.

But, uh, I want to check something. You say you have a 3.06GHz P4 and a PCI-E graphics card? The only 3.06GHz P4 ever made was a Northwood B model, using socket 478. So unless you've upgraded your motherboard in the last couple of years, you have AGP (or PCI, if you're unlucky). Even if you upgraded your motherboard, PCI-E motherboards for socket 478 are very rare and chances are you still only have AGP and PCI, not PCI-E.

And there's no way in hell you have a Northwood B and DDR2 RAM.

Unless you mean the 3.06GHz Celeron...

I have a P4 3 GHz and a pci express slot so yeah it's possible to have that... For him having DDR2 he prolly has a 925X motherboard that sports DDR2.

[1mpulse]

I have never upgraded my pc, it is neally new,
its a gigabyte motherboard
it has pcie e on the computers info
when i bought it the people sed it was pci - extreme
it says when i go to control panel 3.06 ghz
its pentium 4
heres sum pics 1 of control panel and 1 of the memory were it says the ddr 2 bit

[Bs|Archaon]

Originally Posted by Videoslave

I have a P4 3 GHz and a pci express slot so yeah it's possible to have that... For him having DDR2 he prolly has a 925X motherboard that sports DDR2.

925X with socket 478, somehow I can't see that working...

Sorry Impulse, you're gonna have to ignore me. I checked and they did make a 3.06GHz for LGA775 (model 519, apparently). I thought that the only 3.06GHz ones they made was an old P4 and one of the recent Celerons. My bad. But uh, yeah, anyway...7600GT or a 7900Gs are good choices.