Approximate Purchase Date: Now through End of Summer
Budget Range: $400 USD without shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > Streaming > Surfing the Net > Watching Movies
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, motherboard, GPU, RAM (Reusing PSU Thermaltake Purepower W0121RU 600W)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Location: Seattle, WA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, MSI motherboard
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Feel like my computer is in need of some upgrades. I have not bought any parts for it since 2009, and I want to make sure I am upgrading correctly for what I want to do. Games are getting a little choppy for me (<35 fps), and I'd like to see fps increases. Also, I'd like to stream my games with my webcam running. When I try to stream at 720p, frames drop from my normal ~60 to 15-30 in League of Legends. I would prefer to stream at 1080p with high frame rates. My net should not be a bottleneck as it is 100 mb up/down. I feel like a CPU upgrade might help, but I would like people with more experience to weigh in on it.
Current
CPU: i5 750
Motherboard: MSI P55-GD55
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
GPU: Radeon HD 5770
HD: Western Digital 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
Budget Range: $400 USD without shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming > Streaming > Surfing the Net > Watching Movies
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, motherboard, GPU, RAM (Reusing PSU Thermaltake Purepower W0121RU 600W)
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Location: Seattle, WA
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, MSI motherboard
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Feel like my computer is in need of some upgrades. I have not bought any parts for it since 2009, and I want to make sure I am upgrading correctly for what I want to do. Games are getting a little choppy for me (<35 fps), and I'd like to see fps increases. Also, I'd like to stream my games with my webcam running. When I try to stream at 720p, frames drop from my normal ~60 to 15-30 in League of Legends. I would prefer to stream at 1080p with high frame rates. My net should not be a bottleneck as it is 100 mb up/down. I feel like a CPU upgrade might help, but I would like people with more experience to weigh in on it.
Current
CPU: i5 750
Motherboard: MSI P55-GD55
RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600
GPU: Radeon HD 5770
HD: Western Digital 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache
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