Hey there, I'm a semi-hardcore World of Warcraft player and I've been running the same CPU for a few years now. I've upgraded many components on my system including m y graphics card and hard drive so I know a bit about how to properly install both hardware and software to safely upgrade. Right now my system is as follows:
Motherboard: ASUS P5Ne-SLI
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E7200
Graphics Card: EVGA NVIDIA GTX 560 2 gb
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
With this setup I can idle at ultra settings upwards of 60 fps but once there are a lot of players and effects the game slows drastically to 15 and sometimes even under 10 fps. I'm assuming this is due to the processing power. Even turning down the graphics settings to minimum doesn't help.
I also should mention I have my machine overclocked to 3.3 GHz and stability has never been an issue although I can't rule out the possibility that I've burned it out? I do run regular prime95 tests and my temperatures and performance are stable.
Anyhow, I'm looking to spend $200 or less as this is what my budget will allow. Looking over my options I've seen that I can get a Core i3 and compatible motherboard for around this range. I'm aware I'll have to purchase new RAM as DDR2, used by my current mobo, is far outdated at this point as well. My question is, will I be able to safely upgrade my system without a fresh install of Windows as some guides I've read suggest?
Motherboard: ASUS P5Ne-SLI
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo E7200
Graphics Card: EVGA NVIDIA GTX 560 2 gb
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
With this setup I can idle at ultra settings upwards of 60 fps but once there are a lot of players and effects the game slows drastically to 15 and sometimes even under 10 fps. I'm assuming this is due to the processing power. Even turning down the graphics settings to minimum doesn't help.
I also should mention I have my machine overclocked to 3.3 GHz and stability has never been an issue although I can't rule out the possibility that I've burned it out? I do run regular prime95 tests and my temperatures and performance are stable.
Anyhow, I'm looking to spend $200 or less as this is what my budget will allow. Looking over my options I've seen that I can get a Core i3 and compatible motherboard for around this range. I'm aware I'll have to purchase new RAM as DDR2, used by my current mobo, is far outdated at this point as well. My question is, will I be able to safely upgrade my system without a fresh install of Windows as some guides I've read suggest?
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