just made $300 - help me upgrade my system with this ( 2 Views )

1. a basic rundown..
   
   shuttle XPC, Model ST61G4L
   533/800MHz FSB Intel CPU
   Chipsets: ATI RS300 + IXP150
   3.2 ghz
   2.095 gigs of ram
   geforce fx 5900 ultra card
   
   i've recently made a quick $300 and i'd like to try and use it to upgrade my computer in any way possible, but i have zero ideas on what hardware i should spend it on!
   
   i'm delving into serious video editing, so can i have some recommendations? keep in mind i have a fairly small case
   
   
   (funda, Gibraltar)


2. If you game, I'd say get a newer/better graphics card? But I'm not sure how good the FX 5900 is.
   
   
   (merve, Korea, Republic of)


3. graphics card, pretty much the only bottleneck there
   
   
   (hüseyin, Iraq)


4. $270 (with $30 rebate)
   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102492
   
   $230 (stock overclocked)
   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814143045
   
   I would expect the performance to favor the ATi card, marginally. Plus, because it's an All-In-Wonder, when you decide to make a completely new computer, you can use the Shuttle as an HTPC.
   
   
   (ertuðrul, Turkmenistan)


5. before you upgrade your vid card, what is your PSU?
   
   
   (aleyna, Reunion)


6. Shuttle proprietary PSU, I should think. It has to be plenty, and I understand they're quite quiet and well-made.
   
   
   (corcc, Saint Kitts and Nevis)


7. If you're going to be getting into video editing, you might want to spend some of that money on a big hard drive. DV is huge.
   
   
   (su tuana, Gambia)


8. Maybe a AGP 6800GS(If they are out) and a 200 Gig harddrive?
   
   
   (serhat, Cook Islands)


9. i actually just got a 300gig HD, alongside with my 60gig squeezed into my shuttle - so i'm fairly good as far as space goes...for now
   
   i'm thinking perhaps a vid card would be a nice idea, but i have no idea what would be a smart choice these days. i'm a gamer, but i only play a new title every so often (last was doom3, now waiting for my next big purchase). photoshop/graphic work/animation/video is more of what keeps my system busy, and i don't know if there are cards more suited to this... and for $300.
   
   i'd really like to squeeze every last bit of performance and speed out of this sucker that i can.
   
   
   (fatih, Vanuatu)


10. Those two cards are about what's left for choices; AGP is fading in popularity in the shadow of PCI-Express, and they're some of the latest releases that you can find in stock for a respectable price. (You could find older cards that cost more but will not perform as well. Those are at the top of their game.)
    
    
    (talha, Lesotho)


11. I'd say get the X800XT All in Wonder card above...can't go wrong there.
    
    
    (ozan dost, Fiji)

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