Okay earlier today I was looking at trying to extend the life of my current rig by getting a new video card. The only one that would be worth the effort is the Visiontek X1950 Pro AGP 8X priced at $300. But wait! This card requires (suggests?) that I have a 450W PSU and I only have a 250W. So I'd have to upgrade that as well, so now I'm nearing $375ish. So I decided to take a trip to my local Fry's and see what I could get for under a $1000 dollars. Here's what I've got so far:
MSI P965 Neo-F Intel® P965 Express Socket LGA775 ATX Motherboard
Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo E6300 - BX80557E6300 - Box CPU - Socket LGA775
KINGSTON HyperX DDR 2GB PC3200 DUAL MEMORY
WD2500JB 250GB UDMA/100
ATI RADEON X1950 PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express Graphics Card
Sound Blaster Audigy SE 7.1 Surround Sound Card
Raidmax Smilodon Mid Tower Case
All of this comes to $978.95. Is there anything missing (except the OS)? Also, I wouldn't mind any comments (positive or negative) on any of the components I've picked out. This doesn't have to be a top of the line gaming rig. For reference, this is what I would be replacing:
Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
1 GB RAM
120 GB HD
Sound Blaster Audigy Z 5.1
ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256
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