- Aug 30, 2013
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Hi guys, so here's the situation:
My girlfriend's computer has been blue-screening or restarting whilst she plays games (Sims 3, Skyrim, Team Fortress 2) that have previously worked fine on her setup (below). This has been pretty irritating for her and it's sat unused for a few months now. I've been asked to find parts to upgrade it to something that will be able to play latest releases and I wanted to check my decisions with some people who know their gear before anything gets bought.
Old spec:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz
Mobo: MSI N1996
RAM: 2x Kingston 2Gb 667MHz DDR2 (KVR667D2N5/2G)
GPU: SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIE
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 200Gb 7200rpm
PSU: WinPower SL-8500BTX
Potential spec:
Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz 6MB
Asus P8Z77-V LX2 S1155 Intel Z77 DDR3 ATX
Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 Vengeance Blue Performance Desktop Memory Kit
Corsair 430 Watt Builder Series CX 430 Modular Power Supply
We're trying to keep the HDD and GPU, is this going to work? I'm not opposed to changing them, just trying to keep the budget low.
Many thanks, and apologies for the essay!
My girlfriend's computer has been blue-screening or restarting whilst she plays games (Sims 3, Skyrim, Team Fortress 2) that have previously worked fine on her setup (below). This has been pretty irritating for her and it's sat unused for a few months now. I've been asked to find parts to upgrade it to something that will be able to play latest releases and I wanted to check my decisions with some people who know their gear before anything gets bought.
Old spec:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.53GHz
Mobo: MSI N1996
RAM: 2x Kingston 2Gb 667MHz DDR2 (KVR667D2N5/2G)
GPU: SAPPHIRE AMD Radeon HD 5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIE
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 200Gb 7200rpm
PSU: WinPower SL-8500BTX
Potential spec:
Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz 6MB
Asus P8Z77-V LX2 S1155 Intel Z77 DDR3 ATX
Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600Mhz CL9 Vengeance Blue Performance Desktop Memory Kit
Corsair 430 Watt Builder Series CX 430 Modular Power Supply
We're trying to keep the HDD and GPU, is this going to work? I'm not opposed to changing them, just trying to keep the budget low.
Many thanks, and apologies for the essay!
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