hi ive got a decent pc but its a bit old now and i dont if to upgrade the pc or just buy a custm bulit one. heres a list of bits i want to upgrade

1 - want a quad core cpu
2 - new psu
3 - new 500gb hardrive
4 - new case
5 - another 8800gt graphics card

is it worth doing these or just getting a new pc alltogeather

Just build it your self scotty.

i mean would it be worth buying the parts that i need or just paying like £600 for a decent spec one

Buy the parts and do it yourself.

how much would i get for the intell e6600 2.4ghz cpu overclocked to 3.4 with a Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower cooler.

How much you looking for? :D

how much would i get for the intell e6600 2.4ghz cpu overclocked to 3.4 with a Zalman CNPS9500-LED Aero Flower cooler.

huh? why would you want to upgrade from that?

do you actually have any need for a quad or a second 8800gt or are you just being sucked in by the spiel ?

ive been wanting sli for a while and i didnt have the money for the 2nd card or the cpu and now i have lol

plus i hate my case its crap lol

Ususally, more than 3 changes means it's MUCH better to buy new.
I agree with you....if it's not new equipment then it's redundant equipment. Why pay good money to upgrade the obolete?

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thanks ppl

Seriously, you will get next to no performance gains upgrading your CPU, native support for quad core is pretty low, and if you did get one you'd want a 45nm quad core with at least 12mb cache and a FSB >= 1333mhz to notice any difference, and then you'd be silly to run that without at least 4GB of 1000mhz + DDR RAM , and you'd have to use one of the latest MoBo chipsets to do that setup any justice at all.
How deep are your pockets?

Just buy a new case ;)

wot about the new geforce 9800gtx heard there miles better than then 8800gt. So another card and case plus hardrive iam lookin at around £250

I heard the 9 series geforce to nvidia is what netburst was to intel.

and whats that. so theres no point in buying a quad core and another graphics card.

i cant see why not upgrading to quad core wouldnt be worth it hense thats why all the gaming pc's have the q6600 and come with the 9800gtx's

Buy them then.

A jump from the newer 8800GTs (G92 core) to the 9800 GTXs isnt goint to be a massive difference. But since the prices are coming down on the 9800 GTXs i would get your 8800GT sold and then get a 9800 GTX when the price comes down. Thats what i did with my 8800 GTS (still waiting for the price of the 9800 GTXs to come down here mind)

wots your say about the quad core debate

I personaly dont think its worth the jump just yet. I only have a E2180 but it overclocks really well and does everything I need it to. May get the E7200 for the 45nm technology and more cache but not in any rush. Stick with what you got or have a look 4870s if you want more out your graphics. Also in SLI you only get about 50% increase from another card so it would be better to spend the budget of 2 cards on one really good one.