Hey Everyone,
I haven't posted here in ages, since I built my first desktop back in 2008. You were all incredibly helpful in assisting me with picking out components for the build and giving advice. The machine, which I built for around $1200 including the monitor, is still running strong with Windows 7, now, but I'm wondering if I should upgrade it. It's not that it's slow, it's that with all the new hardware that's come out, and with the sequel to Oblivion around the corner, I'm kind of getting itchy. Here's what it looks like:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Intel Q6600, G0 stepping
4 Gigs (2x2) of DDR2 800 RAM
EVGA Superclocked 8800GT, 512 megs of RAM
I think because I sprang for what was, at the time, a really good video card, I've had good luck with longevity. I know that I can't get a better processor without also getting a new motherboard. Would it be worth it to snag some more RAM - I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 - or upgrade the video card without rebuilding the whole thing?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I haven't posted here in ages, since I built my first desktop back in 2008. You were all incredibly helpful in assisting me with picking out components for the build and giving advice. The machine, which I built for around $1200 including the monitor, is still running strong with Windows 7, now, but I'm wondering if I should upgrade it. It's not that it's slow, it's that with all the new hardware that's come out, and with the sequel to Oblivion around the corner, I'm kind of getting itchy. Here's what it looks like:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Intel Q6600, G0 stepping
4 Gigs (2x2) of DDR2 800 RAM
EVGA Superclocked 8800GT, 512 megs of RAM
I think because I sprang for what was, at the time, a really good video card, I've had good luck with longevity. I know that I can't get a better processor without also getting a new motherboard. Would it be worth it to snag some more RAM - I'm running 64-bit Windows 7 - or upgrade the video card without rebuilding the whole thing?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!