New Graphics card + Memory

[Stonehelm]

Right im looking to buy a new graphics card and 1GB of DDR RAM.

Here is my mobo specs: http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d915gag/

Can some one recommend me the best that i can get for £200 - £300 I can go up to about £400 but idealy i will only spend that much if its a big increase in performance from what i can get for £200 - £300.

Oh and Gaming performance is what im after.

 

[urbanfox]

http://www.cpuid.org/cpuz.php

Post a SS of the memory tab.

 

[Stonehelm]

Here:

Do you need a SS of each slot on the SPD tab or just that?

 

[¤]´)÷¤--§îr Äürøñ--¤÷(`[¤]

Two options from the Auronator today.

First up is the big-******* option. This setup will ensure your gaming performance is stellar, and so will be the hole in your pocket.

Second up is the reasonable-******* option. This setup is more like what you asked for in price, but the gaming performance in the newer games doesn't come close to the 7800GT.

 

[urbanfox]

Here:

Do you need a SS of each slot on the SPD tab or just that?

Gimme a SS of your CPU tab.

 

[Stonehelm]

Here:

The first one is possible as i do have the money but lets just see what Mr. Fox comes up with, thanks for the recommendations though.

 

[urbanfox]

I'm only going to recommend one option atm. Now, since you can afford a good video card you definitely want a total of 2GB of ram. HOWEVER, if you notice your current ram is actually being run on a divider atm. This means that while your stock FSB should be running you DDR400, it's actually running your ram @ DDR333. I assume you bought this computer as a whole from local store? I've seen this before on these forum's unfortunetly, whoever put the computer together using underperforming parts.

I took a look at komplett and tried to come up with a cart that took into consideration all the aspects of the situation (underclocked ram, pricing, performance) and came up with this:

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/4748/25az.jpg

It adds another 2x512 of DDR400 (which will work with your DDR333) and gives you a very good videocard, both of which you can bring with you to a new system in the future (current A64?).

 

[Stonehelm]

I bouhgt my computer from PC world and it came with 512mb so i added the 512mb from my old computer, not too sure if that was a good idea, so at the moment i have 4 sticks of 256. I was planning on just removing them and putting new in (1 GB atm then up to 2 GB when i have got the cash) because i have found a home for my old ram.

Would aurons RAM (on the first option) be a good choice if im just putting that in.

Slots:

 

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Would aurons RAM (on the first option) be a good choice if im just putting that in.

Slots:

Yes, you would remove two of your 256mb modules, and place the two 512mb ones in their place. You WOULD feel a boost.

Of course, if you want performance, you'd also take the last 2 256mb modules out, but you might want the extra 512mb of ram

 

[urbanfox]

Ye, I'm with Auron. Leave the 2x256 of PC3200 (DDR400) and add in a cheap 2x512 kit with a nice VC and you should be set, with the option later to take out the 2x256 and replace them with 2x512.