I think my computer has started to show its age. I've always upgraded my system in the past so I'd like to explore that option first before I think about getting a new one. I will be sticking with AMD (upgrade or new option).
My current uses that tax the system;
Gaming;
EVE Online, BF2142 - Both run, but not as good as I need them to be.
Applications;
Vmware (atleast 2 instances, slows down a lot currently)
HD Video playback (has issues with 720p and above res video. Lately, even regular video playback has been spotty (after my Win 7 upgrade, possible the drivers are not up to par yet)
My current specs;
- AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (2.2 GHz) processor (Socket 939)
- ECS KN1 Extreme Motherboard
- 1024MB PC3200 * 2 Ram
- Windows 7 Ultimate
- 250/80/40 GB Harddrives (All SATA I think)
- Nvidia GeForce 7800GT 256mb video card (1680x1050 rez)
- Onboard LAN/Audio
- DELL 2005FPW (widescreen lcd)
- other stuff (not relevent)
Is there hope with a CPU/Ram/videocard upgrade? PC3200 Ram is pretty expensive and higher clocked socket 939 CPU are hard to find. Upgrading a videocard shouldn't be a problem.