Ram or Monitor

[Cyfr]

My current pc specs are:
P4 2.6ghz 800fsb
Herc Radeon 9800pro 128mb
1gig ddr (2700)
15" very high responce time (and a nasty dead pixle)
Shuttle Machine

I was wondering if it would be best to get better ram, maybe 3200 so I could overclock my P4 which I can't do so well with 2700. If so could anyone recommend a nice model of ram?

If I got a monitor, I would most likely want a flatscreen 17"+. I don't really know the difference between flatscreen and crt apart from how far it goes back, which I dont care about.
So would I be best getting a flatscreen or crt? Can you recommend any models

 

[Tom]

For the monitor, a crt would be cheaper, have a higher resolution, and a sharper image with less smearing. Personally I'd go for a 19", much better to have those extra couple of inches.

 

[Xavier]

Ok, firstly you're really going to need to tell us your budget.

Secondly, what motherboard do you have currently?



Xav

 

[Cyfr]

Budget is about £300 I guess.
Can't find my mobo handbook but it was one of the first shuttles, P4.. a G or G2 I think. (If thats any help )

 

[Xavier]

If you've got an 800FSB CPU, then I take it your shuttle is Springdale or Canterwood based?

 

[Cyfr]

Yes but couldnt say which, I would go for Springdale tho

 

[Xavier]

In which case, PC3200 will give you a performance bump, as long as you use a matched pair of DIMMs (equal speeds, equal sizes) - if you can stretch to ~£400 though look at the 1760 series TFTs from NEC, awesome colour reproduction and great for gaming.

Xav