Hi,
I have allways build my computers for last 15 yrs. But this time my company wanted to get me a new one, but only choice was to go with a branded setup. Now I know a thing or 2 as I use these things every day, so I know the basics is ok. I just havent kept up to date with current graphics.
Below is the combo I have. Its a HP media center:
Hardware
Base processor
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (K) 2.4 GHz (95W)
1066 MHz front side bus
Socket 775
Chipset
Intel G33 Express
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: IPIBL-LB
Memory Installed 4 GB
Hard drive
1 TB (2 x 500) SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive
Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Graphics
GeForce 8600GT
* 512 MB GDDR2 memory
* I/O Ports: HDMI, dual-link DVI , S-video
Television
PCI Express x1 TV tuner card
Sound/Audio
Integrated High Definition audio
* Realtek ALC 888S chipset
* Supports up to 8 audio channels
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100/1000 Base-T networking interface
etc...
So the question is. The 8600GT graphics??? I know its decent, but what would be a recommended upgrade to this one? Keeping in mind it has not a huge PSU, and I dun wanna start changeing more components. I would also like to keep it as silent as possible.
I play CS/COD4 and some other stuff. My son plays mainly car games, NFS etc...
Thanks in advance for your advise.
I have allways build my computers for last 15 yrs. But this time my company wanted to get me a new one, but only choice was to go with a branded setup. Now I know a thing or 2 as I use these things every day, so I know the basics is ok. I just havent kept up to date with current graphics.
Below is the combo I have. Its a HP media center:
Hardware
Base processor
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (K) 2.4 GHz (95W)
1066 MHz front side bus
Socket 775
Chipset
Intel G33 Express
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: IPIBL-LB
Memory Installed 4 GB
Hard drive
1 TB (2 x 500) SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW 12X RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive
Wireless LAN 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Graphics
GeForce 8600GT
* 512 MB GDDR2 memory
* I/O Ports: HDMI, dual-link DVI , S-video
Television
PCI Express x1 TV tuner card
Sound/Audio
Integrated High Definition audio
* Realtek ALC 888S chipset
* Supports up to 8 audio channels
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100/1000 Base-T networking interface
etc...
So the question is. The 8600GT graphics??? I know its decent, but what would be a recommended upgrade to this one? Keeping in mind it has not a huge PSU, and I dun wanna start changeing more components. I would also like to keep it as silent as possible.
I play CS/COD4 and some other stuff. My son plays mainly car games, NFS etc...
Thanks in advance for your advise.