Comp Parts

[Mr. Hat]

so im getting some new parts for my computer this christmas and i wanted your opinions.

curently ive run out of space on my hard drive and i cant run too many things or my comp freezes.

currently i have
AMD athlon 64 processor 3500+ 2.21 GHz
2 GB of RAM
nvidia geforce 6600 dual graphics card
Western digital 80gb hard drive (it was a loner from the store and i never went back to get my original which was being fixed)

so im trying to decide which hard drive to get and which new processor i want, and whether i need a new one even though my comp freezes with multiple apps running.

for the hard drive im thinking
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive OEM

or(it there a huge noticeable difference between the 10,000rpm and 7200rpm?)

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250 GB, 300 MB/s, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM



and for the processor im thinking

Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13 GHz 2M Sharing L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor

or

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Windsor 2.6GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 Processor


tell me what you guys think i should choose.

thanks for you help, much appreciated,
Mr. Hat

[OCD Dude]

What you need depends on what apps you run, your computer shouldn't be freezing whilst running mutiple apps, unless you are running heavy proggies. Perhaps you need to re-install windows and just add a new HD. The raptor is quick and sweet, but LOUD AS FUCK. Since you seem to know little about computers, i doubt you will notice the diff between the 2 hard drives.

I hope you realise that a new proccessor will require you to buy a new motherboard, and possibly new ram and other shit.

[Mr. Hat]

well i have an asus a8n sli, why would i need a new one

[OCD Dude]

Because the asus a8n doesn't support the AMD AM2 proccessor or the Conroe

[Mr. Hat]

argg, well what would you suggest then

[OCD Dude]

First off, what do you use your computer for? We can take it from there

[Mr. Hat]

i play some games, ive had to uninstall alot of them because i ran out of space, im also getting into some graphic design with photoshop and illustrator and all that good stuff.

[OCD Dude]

What games do you play, which specific programs do you run? What have you tried to find out what is wrong with your comp?
How much (free) space do you have on your HD now?
Run memtest to see if your ram is ok.


I think your current setup should be fine for the things you do. What I would recommend at this point is buy a larger HD and re-install windows on it, keep the other HD for extra space.

Anybody else have any suggetions?

[Mr. Hat]

well the games currently intstalled on my comp are counterstrike source, half life 2, call of duty uo, halo, battlefield vietnam, battlefield 1942

some of them wouldnt let me uninstall them for some reason, but i onl really play counterstrike every now and then

i use photoshop, limewire, word, itunes, aim, firefox, im getting illustrator soon, but thats the main ones

[OCD Dude]

Please run the memtest program to see if your ram is ok, let me know what the result is. For the rest, I still think you should just get a new HD. Your computer should be fine for those games and proggies.