Looking to upgrade...
- dj_ultima_the_great
- Joined: Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:52 pm
- Status: Resident Videogame Editor
- Location: Wisconsin
Looking to upgrade...
As I'm sure you all know, I'm an idiot when it comes to technical stuff. While I trust my computer-savvy friend to help me out, I thought it might benefit him to hear suggestions from you guys, since I want these upgrades to play towards editing and video capture as much as possible.
Here's what I'm lookin' for:
- motherboard/processor
- newer/better RAM
- video capture card (the kind that lets me capture by plugging my PS2 into the compy, for those difficult games that refuse to be ripped)
I know that that's extremely broad (and n00bish), but I don't really have my eye on anything specific, and neither does my friend. The total budget for those three items is $500 - preferably lower, but not a penny over.
Thanks for whatever you can suggest.
- Jen
Here's what I'm lookin' for:
- motherboard/processor
- newer/better RAM
- video capture card (the kind that lets me capture by plugging my PS2 into the compy, for those difficult games that refuse to be ripped)
I know that that's extremely broad (and n00bish), but I don't really have my eye on anything specific, and neither does my friend. The total budget for those three items is $500 - preferably lower, but not a penny over.
Thanks for whatever you can suggest.
- Jen
- Kariudo
- Twilight prince
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Mobo
CPU
RAM
capture card
total: $398.97 (without shipping)
$407.21 (with shipping)
is that alright?
you might need to get a new video card (most mobos use PCI-e now)
your power supply should be able to handle this.
other things that would help me is the number of hard drives you have (and the interface, probably either IDE [ATA] or SATA)
your video card model and manufacturer
number of floppy/cd/dvd drives
this mobo doesn't have firewire built-in, so if you have a camcorder chances are that you'll have to get a firewire card (PCI interface) to connect it to your computer.
the capture card got a lukewarm review...but the next best is $50 more expensive (and not that much better)
dual-core processor with ddr2 800 (2x512MB in dual-channel mode) will boost performace in ripping, indexing vobs, and editing in general.
CPU
RAM
capture card
total: $398.97 (without shipping)
$407.21 (with shipping)
is that alright?
you might need to get a new video card (most mobos use PCI-e now)
your power supply should be able to handle this.
other things that would help me is the number of hard drives you have (and the interface, probably either IDE [ATA] or SATA)
your video card model and manufacturer
number of floppy/cd/dvd drives
this mobo doesn't have firewire built-in, so if you have a camcorder chances are that you'll have to get a firewire card (PCI interface) to connect it to your computer.
the capture card got a lukewarm review...but the next best is $50 more expensive (and not that much better)
dual-core processor with ddr2 800 (2x512MB in dual-channel mode) will boost performace in ripping, indexing vobs, and editing in general.
- requiett
- Joined: Mon May 12, 2003 6:49 pm
- Location: Alaska
Case
MOBO
Capture Card
Video Card
1 GB RAM
CPU
All totaled with shipping included, I got: $430.94
The motherboard is hot shit. She's runnin on DDR2, and supports up to 16GB [with 4 2GB cards installed, though you'll probably never even get that far].
I included 1GB of DDR2 as per your specifications.
The CPU is decent, and is probably faster than what most editors have right now: Athlon 64 [2.2 ghz]
Your GeForce 2 is all but obsolete for most modern 3-D apps and won't work with PCI-16X, so I threw a standard card on there, since the MOBO doesn't have integrated video.
The capture card should be perfect quality for ripping PS2 games. I wouldn't use it for high-def applications, but it should easily slam all your standard stuff.
I threw in a new case as a novelty, since they always look 1337. The important part about the case is that it includes a 400w power supply, which you might need, especially if you plan on puttin' loads of RAM in.
All-in-all, I think I covered all your grounds here. You've got about $70 of lee-way with this config, which you can use for another 512MB RAM, or maybe a boss soundcard.
Have your friend check out this setup. Good luck!
MOBO
Capture Card
Video Card
1 GB RAM
CPU
All totaled with shipping included, I got: $430.94
The motherboard is hot shit. She's runnin on DDR2, and supports up to 16GB [with 4 2GB cards installed, though you'll probably never even get that far].
I included 1GB of DDR2 as per your specifications.
The CPU is decent, and is probably faster than what most editors have right now: Athlon 64 [2.2 ghz]
Your GeForce 2 is all but obsolete for most modern 3-D apps and won't work with PCI-16X, so I threw a standard card on there, since the MOBO doesn't have integrated video.
The capture card should be perfect quality for ripping PS2 games. I wouldn't use it for high-def applications, but it should easily slam all your standard stuff.
I threw in a new case as a novelty, since they always look 1337. The important part about the case is that it includes a 400w power supply, which you might need, especially if you plan on puttin' loads of RAM in.
All-in-all, I think I covered all your grounds here. You've got about $70 of lee-way with this config, which you can use for another 512MB RAM, or maybe a boss soundcard.
Have your friend check out this setup. Good luck!
- Keeper of Hellfire
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What the hell, the X2s are that cheap?!Kariudo wrote:CPU
It may be time for me to upgrade.
(I did base my computer on Socket 939 with the conscious plan of upgrading to an Athlon X2 when I had the money, after all.)
- Kariudo
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yeah, AMD dropped the msrp on all desktop cpus by about half when core2 duo came out. (that means when I got my x2 3800 (s939) it was about the same as the 4800 is priced now)Scintilla wrote:What the hell, the X2s are that cheap?!Kariudo wrote:CPU
It may be time for me to upgrade.
(I did base my computer on Socket 939 with the conscious plan of upgrading to an Athlon X2 when I had the money, after all.)
It's hard to find the s939 cpus now though (that one is socket AM2)
this is the lowest priced s939 x2 on newegg (open box).
- Keeper of Hellfire
- Joined: Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:13 am
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Sorry. I did remember it wrong, it has comparable results like an AMD Athlon64 FX 62. Would it only compare to the FX 55 it'd be a bad deal. That's the comparisonKeeper of Hellfire wrote:The E6400 showed in benchmarks comparable power as an AMD Athlon64 FX 55.
- Joe88
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:38 pm
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indeedKeeper of Hellfire wrote:Sorry. I did remember it wrong, it has comparable results like an AMD Athlon64 FX 62. Would it only compare to the FX 55 it'd be a bad deal. That's the comparisonKeeper of Hellfire wrote:The E6400 showed in benchmarks comparable power as an AMD Athlon64 FX 55.
It outran the FX-62
even the E6300 could beat it with a small OC
so yea core 2 duo is the way to go
I do suggest a 975X chipset over the P965 on the mobo part
but you might not be able to do it for that price , those chipsets start at $150 I belive
and its your choice for ATI or nVidia
though you can grab an all in wonder (gfx card , tv tuner, caputure , ext...)
or an x1600 pro would be a great value for $99