What would you upgrade...

[legacy-Jertsy]

Hi there


I'm about to upgrade meh PC..

Soo, I would like to know what you would upgrade..

Radeon Sapphire Pro 9700
1 gig pc2700
Q-tech 550W
P4 2.8 533
80 Maxtor 2mb
Av49/n, up to pc3200 400Mhz - 3.06GHz
2mb cable
SB 2 z-640's

Im thinking of getting a 9800 pro, but have been told the 9700 will do...

I am, will be, an IG player so every Frames gonna count..

Thx for your time..

The Jertz

[legacy-Côrrûpted]

Most of that looks pretty good, but as for improvements I would say change to DDR400 ram, get a 800Mhz FSB proc. , and either a SATA HD or at least a 7200RPM drive with 8mb buffer. Thats if your dying to upgrade, rumor mill is there will be some really cool new tech coming out soon.

[legacy-Syberdoor]

I'd wait with upgrading... the things out now won't give you reasonable improvements fro their price

[legacy-Jertsy]

Hi there..


thx for ya input here folks...

Well, I have decided to go for a gig of 3200 and a radeon pro 9800..

I was thinking of upgrading my CPU for a 2.8 800 fsb... would there be much of an improvement over meh 2.8 533???


Jertz..

Hey syberdoor m8.. still around ehh... I remember you helping out before...

[legacy-Syberdoor]

hey. well still tryin my best to help

I thnik if you wanna use PC3200 Ram you need like a 800Mhz cpu... so there would be no question whether it helps

but I could be wrong

[legacy-.:i:.]

I would wait another product cycle before upgrading
the 9800 pro isnt that much faster thant the 9700 pro
the 2.8 800 isnt that much faster than your 533
It would be a waste of money imo,since you will spend alot of money only to be 5 % faster
if you wait another product cycle ,everything you want will be cheaper or you can buy something alot better

[legacy-Jertsy]

Originally posted by Syberdoor
hey. well still tryin my best to help

I thnik if you wanna use PC3200 Ram you need like a 800Mhz cpu...

thx loads for that m8.. You just saved me £120.00... What is the point in upgrading to something I cannot fully utilise...

but I could be wrong

never.. although the Mrs might beg-to-differ... heh

Originally posted by .:i:.
[B]
I would wait another product cycle before upgrading
the 9800 pro isnt that much faster thant the 9700 pro
the 2.8 800 isnt that much faster than your 533
It would be a waste of money imo,since you will spend alot of money only to be 5 % faster
if you wait another product cycle ,everything you want will be cheaper or you can buy something alot better

good advice m8..

I think ill save my money now...

The thing is, lately I have noticed a bad drop in my system performance... In game it just seems like everybody can move, shoot, faster than me. Its not lag, its foOking annoying.

Im a good player, normally reaching the top of the pack. But as of late Stevey Wonder could own me..

So I was thinking of an upgrade.... but lets face it people with lower specs that mine play & own

anyway thx for ya input..

Jertz

[legacy-.:i:.]

If it were me id reformat

But simple fixes are

make sure you dont have multiple conflicting drivers for ati
here is a guide if you want to be sure they are installed properly
http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...Id=569&dPage=2

Also go into your ut2003/systems folder
and pull the ut2003.ini and ut2003 log file(notpad) out of system and store it somewhere safe.
then start 2k3 and exit it to let it place a default ut2003.ini in systems
you can use your saved ut2003.ini for important d3d settings and favorite list of servers,you can just copy and paste to notpad
But dont copy everything ,because ive found the file builds up over time and decreases performace.

If that confuses you,id just retweak maunually using in-game setting options

What I do is the first time i get 2k3 setup the way I like is just make a backup of your ut2003.ini,then when you notice it performing bad just use it and copy over the existing used ut2003.ini in system

here is a 2k3 guide
http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...review&dId=392
It will tell you everything

[legacy-Jertsy]

Originally posted by .:i:.
If it were me id reformat

Hey m8

Yeah, The last resort was a format.. *He shivers at the amount of tweaking ahead* but me thinks it is going to have to happen... I have tried deleting the ini, even to the point of doing a fresh reinstall ever other week..

Anyways, who's Bill Hicks..

Because I too have had many good times...

[legacy-.:i:.]

ah if you reformat and use xp
use this guide for xp gamers
http://www.tweaktown.com/document.ph...&dId=324&44064
I know im a guideaholic,but these guys are great

this guide is what turned me on to them,its easy to use and really makes a difference

www.billhicks.com
go to cd releases click on the albums and audio samples, it has tons of sample mp3s(like 20 full tracks)

[legacy-w00t69]

would be a waste of money to upgrade that system. It's like throwing money away, because it's already more than good enough. If you need better frames, o/c that video card a little bit, and maybe bump that 2.8 up to 3.0 ghz if you really need some more performance.