tobyj42

thank you both for the reply on a sunday night. The PSU is about 550watts but as you say, Chunkier GPU`s require more power and cooling etc. I think i`ll sell the system on e-bay for £100 and splash out on a new gaming machine. Does anyone recommend CHILLBLAST as PC specialists and would you have an Intel I5 or I7 based PC or go for AMD. also Which is better RADEON or NVIDIA chipsets as graphics cards?

Hello FPCH I am newbie poster with simple question. Is it worth upgrading my dinosaur of a PC to play latest games on High settings or just bite the bullet and splash out on Shiny new power PC? Is it better to buy all the parts yourself and get someone to build it for you or buy off the shelf from PC specialists Embarrassed to give my spec!!!! A measly 921 points on the PC benchmark 8 website.. Mesh Intel Core 2 duo E6600 2.4GHZ 4mb (2005) Windows XP 32Bit i think 2 GB of DDR2 RAM ASUS P5N32- SLI Deluxe motherboard 300 GB hard drive Graphics card...NVIDIA GEFORCE 7950GT (512!!!!!MB) I could play all games on med-low settings up until I got FAR CRY 3 for xmas. This is just about unplayable on lowest settings...RAGE wouldnt even load..lol. Am a fan of FPS and RPGs would it make any difference if I put 2 more GB of Ram in OR bought a new graphics card? Considering this system cost £1000 back in 2005, it still is excellent for everything else. I have my eye on the CHILLBLAST FUSION FIREBIRD Gaming powerhouse also worth about £1k without monitor. Please say buy new PC so I have an excuse to treat myself Any suggestions greatly appreciated