Hey guys, I am interested in upgrading my computer in the coming months, but I don't know a good deal about PCs and creating a really good gaming machine.
What I have currently is a Pentium 4 at 2.0 GHz running on 512 PC800 RDRAM. I have a Geforce 4 MX 440 *grumble*, so yeah, I definately want to upgrade my graphics card. I'm looking to get a
real Geforce 4, like a Geforce 4 Ti 4800 SE or an 8x AGP Geforce Ti 4600. Which ever one I get will have 128 MB. I'm not really looking to get a nutso card like an ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro or a 9800 Pro; I just don't really have the money for such a card.
One thing I'm curious about is my RAM. This is basically where the bulk of my questions lie. I've seen all sorts of "PC" RAM, like PC2100 RAM and PC2700 RAM. I have several questions. Is PC800 RAM good? I'm sure PC3200 is better, but am I pretty good with PC800 RAM? On another board, some people mentioned that Pentium 4's are very good with Rambus RDRAM. I have PC800 RDRAM; does that mean I have Rambus RDRAM, or no? Any help on this would be appreciated.
Other than this, I plan on getting a second HD in the not too distant future (I plan to get one that has least 80 Gig and run at a speed of at least 7200 RPM and will have 8 MB cache) and also get a DVD drive (yeah, we didn't get a DVD drive for this nifty comp of ours, but at least I can get one for like $40-$50). As for RAM, I'd like to expand it to 1 GB one day, but I won't do that for some time, probably not until like early 2004.
So how does that all sound? If anybody has any helpful input, I'd appreciate it alot.
Ciao.
A PC Gaming Newbie...looking to some PC Gamers For a Bit of Help and Info
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