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Upgrading a DELL Dimension 8300
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03-01-2006 1:06pm#1I am currently considering updrading my dimension (having mulled over just biting the bullet and buying a new one.... but a new(er) car has won over instead!!). Currently its a Dimension 8300
3.06 (H Thread),
1 Gb RAM,
DVD+RW,
128Mb 9800 Radeon (AGP),
19" CRT,
5.1 creative sound.
In truth it does okay on pretty much all the FPS games I own (really the only genre I play). I'm sure folks can fixate on frames / sec and the like, but it runs my COD 2 and FEAR okay albeit with not all the bells and whistles it could do. The upgrades I am considering are
Monitor (will use the 19 CRT as my second monitor) : http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000CCB0OG/ref=wl_it_dp/202-0149261-3663035?%5Fencoding=UTF8&coliid=I1WHI0ZEG9L5L5&colid=1GV70I6U3PJT3
RAM (total after upgrade of 2GB, wrote to Komplett.ie and they tell me this ram is compatiple with my desktop??... verify??): http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=309843&cks=CMS
Graphics card: really looking for advice here.... I'm in the market for one at around €250ish or perhaps a shade more if the recomendation was good.
Any chance you guys could give me some advice on, if these upgrades will get me the 12 - 18 months life that I would like to squeeze out of this system, if I should be cutting my losses and trying to flog my current PC and start a fresh, Should I be looking at a processor upgrade and if so what my options are in that respect.... basically any and all advice welcome.
Thanks in advance.
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