Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forum, and signed up to get some advice on a new system, as my current one (Acer Aspire 'something' with 2.4Ghz q6600 CPU, 4 Go 800Mhz G-skill Ram, crappy 9600GS GPU...) is showing signs of weakness and has started crashing on me regularly (freezing, blue screen, black screen and all the delighting stuff
).
I'm tired of formating the whole thing each time only to see the freezes come back after a few weeks...
Problem is I haven't kept up to pace with all the evolutions that were introduced during the last 4 years, and I'm kind of lost, chosing between all the parts (MOBO's with different kinds of sockets/CPU's/GPU's)
My goal is to get a solid - and most of all evolutive - 'base' system (MOBO: socket? / PSU / CPU), put my old stuff in it (HDD/RAM/Dvd burner...) and then upgrade it with quality parts (GPU, RAM memory, ...) when I get the money / find good deals on them.
BUT, as I don't have an unlimited budget, I'm looking for what you might call 'the smartest solution' in terms of pricing / compatibility /quality and evolutivity.
Here is what I'm expecting to do with it:
- [when I get the GPU] play the games that were released during the last 3 years in 1080p at very high settings, specifically racing sims (iracing, shift2, rfactor2) and FPS (Far cry 3, crysis 2 & 3...)
- play the games that will be released during the next 2-3 years at high / medium high settings
- watch videos in full HD resolution
- Be able to put a very good sound card on the MOBO
- get at least HDMI/USB 3.0 and bluetooth connectivity, and any other technology you think will be useful in the near future
I don't care if it's AMD or Intel based, as long as meets my requirements.
I am aware that my post might be a little vague / confusing, but I'm far from being an expert in computer hardware and like I said I did not keep up with the market for 4 years...
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys
I'm new to the forum, and signed up to get some advice on a new system, as my current one (Acer Aspire 'something' with 2.4Ghz q6600 CPU, 4 Go 800Mhz G-skill Ram, crappy 9600GS GPU...) is showing signs of weakness and has started crashing on me regularly (freezing, blue screen, black screen and all the delighting stuff
). I'm tired of formating the whole thing each time only to see the freezes come back after a few weeks...
Problem is I haven't kept up to pace with all the evolutions that were introduced during the last 4 years, and I'm kind of lost, chosing between all the parts (MOBO's with different kinds of sockets/CPU's/GPU's)
My goal is to get a solid - and most of all evolutive - 'base' system (MOBO: socket? / PSU / CPU), put my old stuff in it (HDD/RAM/Dvd burner...) and then upgrade it with quality parts (GPU, RAM memory, ...) when I get the money / find good deals on them.
BUT, as I don't have an unlimited budget, I'm looking for what you might call 'the smartest solution' in terms of pricing / compatibility /quality and evolutivity.
Here is what I'm expecting to do with it:
- [when I get the GPU] play the games that were released during the last 3 years in 1080p at very high settings, specifically racing sims (iracing, shift2, rfactor2) and FPS (Far cry 3, crysis 2 & 3...)
- play the games that will be released during the next 2-3 years at high / medium high settings
- watch videos in full HD resolution
- Be able to put a very good sound card on the MOBO
- get at least HDMI/USB 3.0 and bluetooth connectivity, and any other technology you think will be useful in the near future
I don't care if it's AMD or Intel based, as long as meets my requirements.
I am aware that my post might be a little vague / confusing, but I'm far from being an expert in computer hardware and like I said I did not keep up with the market for 4 years...
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys
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