Upgrades

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So, got a crap load of cash from a "Project Prom" (it was basically a LAN party.... the other day, spent some, but still have about 100 bucks left. Want to upgrade my PC because it seems to be getting a bit long in the tooth. Currently I have as follows

AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE OC'd at 3.838 Ghz 24/7 stable
Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P
XFX Radeon HD 4870 1 GB OC'd at 820/1100 <--feels kinda slow in games like GTA4, starts dropping below 30 FPS at times...RAGE
4 GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 9-9-9-20 times if I remember
OCZ ModXstreme Pro 700 Watt PSU
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1 TB 32 MB cache
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 360 GB 8 MB cache
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar 8 MB cache
Samsung Spinpoint 160GB 7200 8 MB cache

Its all in a Coolermaster 690 case with plenty of fans and airflow.

I really want to maybe get a new GPU and maybe sell my current monitors and get a newer one that is just a higher res.

Looking at either trying to get another 4870 for crossfire, which would deny myself DX11, and would require me to use Molex to PCIe adapters (Damn this PSU) or getting a 5830. I heard that the new nVidia GTS 450 is supposed to come out this summer and out perform the 5830 at a lower price.. which would make me feel sick :|

I have a lot of PC crap that I need to sell just looking for the energy and time to put it all on eBay, any ideas on what you guys would do?

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It wasnt a LAN party <.<.

It was Prom. xD

i would get DX11..

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I.. don't... care... you got half the cash so STFU AND LET ME BELIEVE WHAT I WANT TO BELIEVE..... lol only kidding. and yes I would get DX 11..

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You need to start putting it on ebay, before prices start to drop. Prices change really quickly there.

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I would go with a xfx 5830 the cooler is fairly ugly on it but it performs the same as other 5830's but this one is the cheapest on the market by alot ;)

ignore the picture it's showing there 5750 for some reason the actually card has the same cooler but the card itself is longer

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Anyone else want to suggest what to do?

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You should buy new sun glasses lol jk umm video card

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An Intel X25-M SSD.
I have one.
It's like a completely new pc (if you install the OS on it)

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.....isn't that too much for his pocket?

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Don't know. I don't stay updated on prices outside norway. :]

EDIT; ok I see now that 100 bucks is nothing.
nvm the SSD.

Buy a USB fan. for teh lulz.
Or spend all the money on dealextreme.

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Sell current gpu
make monies
combine monies
buy new gpu
????
Profit

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Second this idea.
unless you mobo dosn't have intergrated graphics or any spare gpu's then you might want to think about wat to do with yourself with your comp temporarily out of service and is it worth it which i think it is

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Definitely new GPU, GPUs are most fun!

EDIT

Or custom water cooling loop, that was a fucking lot of fun!

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http://www.frys.com/product/6237960Â really good deal once it comes back in stock