FrustratedGamer24

TYVM Dalo Harkin for the help Ive looked uo some ATI GPUs and i think im going to go with the Sapphire 1GB HD4850. With the PSU im going with a OCZ modular with red cooling fan :D. The CPU im still not sure but maybe a Athlonx2 6000+ @ 3.1Ghz wich is AM2 socket and windsor core. The only thing i still dont know is the RAM :confused: . Some guy told me heatspreders are the way to go if im upgrading for gaming. He offered me a G.Skill dual channel kit pc-5300 (2x2GB) wit CAS 4 nad 4-4-4-12 timing (I have no idea what that means). He wants US$50 for those but i have never heard that brand before, is it good/reliable?? He offered me the same thing but PNY with CAS 5 and 5-5-515 timings at US$43. I have heard bad reviews on this brand but still some people say that with ram brands arent that important nowdays since everyone has "lifetime warranty". Or should I go with more trusted bands with no heatspreaders (because of budget) like crucial, corsair and kingston????

Im upgrading the cpu, ram and psu on my HP Pavillion a1677c, the thing is I cant find the specs of the motherboard ASUS A8M2N-LA. So my questions are: Could it handle a AMD Athlon x2 6400+ @ 3.2Ghz Model #: ADX6400CZBOX ? What kind of PSU can i fit in there, what should i look for in it, what brands should I look for? Can it handle 4Gigs (2x2gig pc 5300 ram modules)? later on im going to upgrade the GPU, i think this depends onthe PSU upgrade i do now but im not really sure, im thinking of getting the XFX - GeForce 9800 GXT+512MB DDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card. I want to upgrade this pc because i dont have enough money for buy/build a new one and I think with these upgrades i may be able to play games like crysis or COD 4 in mid setting at 1680x1050 pixels . I have $200 to spend on these upgrades (without the gpu). Any advice would be nice. The specs i found are these: For the whole pc HP Pavilion Media Center a1677c Desktop PC - Product Specifications For the Mobo HP and Compaq Desktop PCs - Motherboard Specifications, A8M2N-LA (NodusM3) by the way thanks for the help =D

Hi everyone and thank you in advanced for any help in the future . Im a computer enthusiast with little knowledge of hardware specs and requirements. Im mostly a gamer/designer that uses the pc for 1st person shooter games like crysis and some desing programs like autocad, 3dmax and such. Im dont consider myself an expert on any programs/programming subjets so if I can help anyone with any not so advanced issue ill be more than happy to do so. So thats about it thanx for reading my intro and have a nice day! PC Hp Pavillion a1677c Laptop Dell XPS M1210