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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2010, 08:55:34 PM »
Oh it says you have two video adapters.

4GB will be uselsss w/32 bit proc...


Yea don't believe that, it lies.

And the Processor is 64-bit and I have a 64-bit OS I can use.  I've used both 64-bit and 4Gb of RAM with this Processor before so I know it handles it just fine. :)
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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2010, 08:57:23 PM »
Alright then yes RAM...I've used the Blackine Enhanced...pretty damn good. Mushkin is great.
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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2010, 11:23:31 PM »
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Gamer.  There's one for about $90 that fits a PCI slot.  It has it's own processor and RAM and will offload all audio processing from the CPU freeing that for other uses.

If you have a 64 bit OS get the RAM.  If not you'll still gain about .3-.6 Gb of useable system RAM.  If the costs and latencies are the same go with 1066.  If either the cost or the latencies are lower get the 800.
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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #18 on: April 04, 2010, 10:55:52 AM »
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None, the system runs AH at 50+ FR at max settings (4K shadows), but some parts are showing their age.

Well, I guess my po' Nebraska farm boy heritage is showing through, but if nothing ain't broke seems like a waste to go about fixin' on it...

Take the gal out and spend it on her!

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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2010, 11:04:54 AM »
Well, I guess my po' Nebraska farm boy heritage is showing through, but if nothing ain't broke seems like a waste to go about fixin' on it...

Take the gal out and spend it on her!

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I have this curse of electronics not lasting long around me so I try to replace them before it dies and I am without it for a week or more. :)
Actually amazing these parts have lasted so long, it's a record for me.


Thanks for all the suggestions, now to see how much I have to spend for parts. :D
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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2010, 11:21:00 AM »
Seems to me that GPU RAM eats into the system RAM.  So going to 4GB is a good idea. It will allow you to load the entire game into RAM rather than part of it.

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Re: What would you upgrade first?
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2010, 11:52:21 AM »
Well, I guess my po' Nebraska farm boy heritage is showing through, but if nothing ain't broke seems like a waste to go about fixin' on it...

Take the gal out and spend it on her!

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