What does my new rig need most?

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#1 supergamer1289
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I just got this new computer and I am already thinking about what to upgrade :) Also, is the Memory espescialy good because it coasts a lot. Also, will the duel chanel help in preformance?
  • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6300 CPU @ 1.86GHz 1066FSB 2x1MB L2 Cache EM64T
  • GB (2x512MB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair Value Select)
  • Single Hard Drive (250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
  • Asus P5N-SLI nForce 570 SLI Chipset LGA775 Supports Core 2 Duo CPU FSB1066 DDR2 Mainboard w/GbLAN,USB2.0,&5.1Audio
  • NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB PCI Express x16
  • STANDARD CASE POWER SUPPLY
  • Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium

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#2 supergamer1289
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Oh and all of this for 930 bucks. Thats not including the 19 inch widescreen acer 5 MS screen.
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#3 Jiggly_Wiggly
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Add another gig of ram, get rid of that case power supply, and ur video card is holding you back.
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#4 BeavermanA
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Yea check your PSU, then wait a month or so for the 8600 Ultra if you don't want to spend a super lot.
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#5 supergamer1289
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Yes, I plan to upgrade them all eventually. What FIRST. What should I get soonest. My reasoning is memory now then when the 8600 ultra comes out I will buy that along with a new power suply. Oh and I am getting the same case as you so what do you think of it?
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#6 BeavermanA
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If you can afford that, do it. I'd say skip the ram but you're on Vista, you'll need it for sure.
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#7 supergamer1289
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If you can afford that, do it. I'd say skip the ram but you're on Vista, you'll need it for sure. BeavermanA
Yeah, I will be getting a new video card for my birth day. I think I will just skimp out on the ram for now. Its a lot cheeper and not nearly as exspencive.
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#8 kakishi1
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I have like the same exact set up though i have a x1900gt and i love it with a 600w xstreamgamer psu. Look at the benchmarks for video cards and see which one comes out to be better, like my x1900gt was just alittle bit under the x1950pro and was like $50-100 cheaper.  But ya definitly check out the cards and be sure to get a better psu.  
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#9 Wesker776
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In order: - Another GB of RAM - A new PSU - The 8600 Ultra
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#10 DirkVDV01
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[QUOTE="Wesker776"]In order: - Another GB of RAM - A new PSU - The 8600 Ultra

Hmmm, I would start with the PSU, then the RAM and then the GPU
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#11 RayvinAzn
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Power supply first, then look at doubling up that RAM, and finally consider a graphics card upgrade.
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#12 V4LENT1NE
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There isnt really much point in getting a better video card with that RAM, I would say get its better to have 2 GB of RAM than Vista on 1 GB, that will likely slow things down. Get the RAM then upgrade the card.