which do i upgrade?

[hougtimo]

I had a client bring a computer to me because some games were choppy. he wants it upgraded so it can play games smoothly.

The current specs are:

1.7ghz P4

512mb ram

ati radeon x700

he has a budget of £120 what would you reccommed to upgrade, my thoughts are cpu and/or ram.

any info is appreciated

hougtimo

[Tanthalas]

I had a client bring a computer to me because some games were choppy. he wants it upgraded so it can play games smoothly.

The current specs are:

1.7ghz P4

512mb ram

ati radeon x700

he has a budget of £120 what would you reccommed to upgrade, my thoughts are cpu and/or ram.

any info is appreciated

hougtimo

What kind of games is he playing? If he's just playing RTS games or older FPS games, stick some more RAM in it - the X700 should be able to cope with most stuff, though a 1.7 is a bit slow for modern games.

If he's wanting to play up-to-date stuff, upgrade the whole lot. Especially if he's lost his mind and is considering Vista.

[hougtimo]

Wellhe's playing stuff like BattleField, and WoW etc...

With a budget of £120 its a bit tight to upgrade the whole lot. He doesn't want vista and is happy with xp. I was thinking maybe along the lines of 1gb ram and a 2.4(ish) P4??

[Tanthalas]

With a budget of £120 its a bit tight to upgrade the whole lot. He doesn't want vista and is happy with xp. I was thinking maybe along the lines of 1gb ram and a 2.4(ish) P4??

Sounds like a sensible upgrade. Give it a try.

[ripken204]

definetly ram.