i've been debating if i should upgrade or not... i've had my system for probably over 5 years with minor changes (upgraded vid card about 2 yrs ago or something like that).
my specs are:
abit kt7 mobo
antec pp-303x 300w ps
amd athlon 900mhz
ibm deskstar 75gxp hard drive
seagate 300gb 5200rpm hd
256mb ram
ati radeon 8500
sony 19" G400 monitor
pioneer A105s dvdrom
plextor 12/10/32x cdrw
i'm likely keeping the dvdr/cdrws, monitor, and 300gb storage drive cause they are good enough for me... and debating if i should keep the main 75gxp hard drive.
i'd like to build something new mainly for gaming, but i don't need to be playing at the absolute highest resolution either. overclocking probably isn't my thing because i keep these things forever and would be worried of shortening it's lifespan (this old system is going to the parents).
i've been doing lots of reading up but probably need to do a lot more since i am completely out of the loop on what's out there....dual core, sli, blah blah!
any help would be aweome! thanks in advance!
my specs are:
abit kt7 mobo
antec pp-303x 300w ps
amd athlon 900mhz
ibm deskstar 75gxp hard drive
seagate 300gb 5200rpm hd
256mb ram
ati radeon 8500
sony 19" G400 monitor
pioneer A105s dvdrom
plextor 12/10/32x cdrw
i'm likely keeping the dvdr/cdrws, monitor, and 300gb storage drive cause they are good enough for me... and debating if i should keep the main 75gxp hard drive.
i'd like to build something new mainly for gaming, but i don't need to be playing at the absolute highest resolution either. overclocking probably isn't my thing because i keep these things forever and would be worried of shortening it's lifespan (this old system is going to the parents).
i've been doing lots of reading up but probably need to do a lot more since i am completely out of the loop on what's out there....dual core, sli, blah blah!
any help would be aweome! thanks in advance!