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Help Me Upgrade

Jul 10, 2005 9:25AM PDT

Here are my current specs..

Epox 8rga+ Nforce2 Mobo
Amd Athlon XP 2500+ FSB 333mhz Barton
512 DDR pc3200 Ram
2 60gb Maxtor Harddrives
BFG Nvidia Fx5900xtOC
DVD rom and Cd burner
WINTV video capture card


Recently my computer Shutdown and wouldnt turn back on.. turns out the processor fan wasnt running and i think that is what caused it. Anyway i think im going to upgrade mobo and proc. I use the computer for all sorts of things like browsing the internet/online poker/word processing/computer games (counterstrike)/photoshop/Record some Tv programs.. ect I had no problems doing what i needed to do with my old setup. I like the Nforce motherboards. I havnt had any computer problems until recently so i havnt stayed up to date on what is all out there now. I know theres the AMD 64 or whatever but i havnt looked into it at all. I want to stick with AMD and Nforce mobo. If you have a suggestion on how i should go about upgrading any suggestions are welcomed. Thanks for you help.

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Jul 10, 2005 9:38AM PDT

DFI LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard-198
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ SOcket 939 Venice-146
eVGA 6600GT 128MB DDR3/PCI-E/TV-Out/Dual-DVI-169
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Gamer Edition-113
THERMALTAKE Silent PurePower TT-420AD(DUAL FAN) ATX 420W Power Supply 115/230 V-37

total upgrade is $663

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Jul 10, 2005 9:44AM PDT

Thanks for the input..

Im not really looking to upgrade the videocard... the fx5900 still runs fairly well. A nice sound card isnt really something i want to throw down 100 bucks for either considering i havnt had one before and have been just fine. I have a nice dual fan 400w power supply so i wont need one of those. Happy

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ookay so u need only mobo and processor
Jul 10, 2005 9:55AM PDT
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(NT) (NT)nerdyboy1234's solution is the best ;)
Jul 10, 2005 10:07AM PDT