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    Default Help out a noob

    Yeah, I like to play Battlefield 2. I like to play battlefield 2 too much. I have 768MB of 2700 memory. Does anyone know if buying more would provide a significant boost to the FPS in battlefield 2 and maybe let me play with higher settings? I have a 6600GT, rather old but ok gigabyte MOBO (agp 8x and no dual channel). Decent but old western digital HD. 1.8Ghz AMD athlon XP Barton. 350Watt PSU. Windows XP.

    So what should I buy? I have $80 (maybe $100).

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    well your CPU is holding you back big time, so adding RAM wont help that much

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    I don't really see the point of buying a better althon XP. Everything is going to dual core 64 bit and PCIe. I'm saving my money to upgrade everything. But even if I went out and bought a new Athlon XP that was say 2.4 Ghz, would I notice a tremendous difference in Battlefield 2?

    After asking myself these kind of questions, I arrive at the conclusion that I should just save my money and upgrade to a 1.5 grand PC (built by myself).

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    thats good thinking. at this point in time, there is no point in upgrading socket A rig. save your money, and get a brand new rig when you think the time is right

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    Probably going to be past this time next year, most likely when Longhorn comes out. Then there'll be a bunch of cool stuff out and I'll have the money to buy it.

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    i was in the same situation that u are but was able to find a good deal on a dell with a pentium 6 series processor and already had a case and just have to buy a new mobo.

    i only spent about $500 on it and got a 17" lcd screen too.
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    Dell= evil. And Pentium 6? Did you like, use a time machine to get that deal? Could I borrow it please?

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    I read on torrentspy (not that i use it or anything >_>) that K7's are officially done with. So you might be able to find one now on the cheap.

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    Default Re: Help out a noob

    Quote Originally Posted by Kano
    Dell= evil. And Pentium 6? Did you like, use a time machine to get that deal? Could I borrow it please?
    dont give him a hard time, you know he is probably talking about the 64 bit intel

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    i am talking about the 64-bit and the dell is just a temp cuz im only 15 and on a small budget
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