- Oct 15, 2012
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About me: Gamer, Audio/Video Transcoding/ Encoding, Musician
Games I play: WoW, Diablo 3, Minecraft, Command and Conquer 3, Sims 3, Simcity (New one).
What I currently have:
Dell XPS 8500- Purchased for $500 at Best Buy on clearance. (which I thought was real good as I don't plan on o/c'ing my cpu at all.)
Specs:
Intel i7-3770
8GB Ram
2TB HDD
Radeon HD 7570 1GB Graphics card GDDR5 128-Bit
Samsung 1920x1080 24" Display
The PSU can support upto 225W of Graphics as Dell's website states. It's 460 Watts Total from what I can read.
UPDATE- Looking at a EVGA GTX 650Ti 2GB GDDR5 gpu, I can get it for $164.99. MY PSU has 2x 6-pin power connectors for a GPU, from the looks of the TDP of the GTX 650 Ti it's 110W where the PSU that Dell has and Dell Advertises can do upto 225W. Would this GPU be an upgrade over the current GPU I have though? (I know there is more Memory, but that is all.
I would like to upgrade the gpu if I can without upgrading the PSU if at all possible. Besides the case isn't that large, So I am certain that the largest cards will fit regardless if I had the power.
The upgrades I was looking into doing was: GPU, add a SSD (it can be lower capacity, thanks to the 2TB HDD), and PSU (I would like to save the PSU for last as I can always upgrade that down the road or replace it easily should the need arise. I would love upgrading everything if possible though. But I understand the costs of things too.
Also looking at Best Buy for my purchases, as I have $300 gift cards (total) towards them and not much cash. (Maybe $90 extra cash.) Best Buys area I'm looking in are these Zip codes: 43105, 43130, 43147. I am currently looking at the parts on the website and will most likely update my posting if I find something. Best Buy will also Price Match Amazon, Newegg and Tiger Direct (Provided they have the item in stock, so I will be cross referencing those. I just wanted an idea of what to start looking at. As I find parts I like I will add them with costs.
Thanks for all the help.
Games I play: WoW, Diablo 3, Minecraft, Command and Conquer 3, Sims 3, Simcity (New one).
What I currently have:
Dell XPS 8500- Purchased for $500 at Best Buy on clearance. (which I thought was real good as I don't plan on o/c'ing my cpu at all.)
Specs:
Intel i7-3770
8GB Ram
2TB HDD
Radeon HD 7570 1GB Graphics card GDDR5 128-Bit
Samsung 1920x1080 24" Display
The PSU can support upto 225W of Graphics as Dell's website states. It's 460 Watts Total from what I can read.
UPDATE- Looking at a EVGA GTX 650Ti 2GB GDDR5 gpu, I can get it for $164.99. MY PSU has 2x 6-pin power connectors for a GPU, from the looks of the TDP of the GTX 650 Ti it's 110W where the PSU that Dell has and Dell Advertises can do upto 225W. Would this GPU be an upgrade over the current GPU I have though? (I know there is more Memory, but that is all.
I would like to upgrade the gpu if I can without upgrading the PSU if at all possible. Besides the case isn't that large, So I am certain that the largest cards will fit regardless if I had the power.
The upgrades I was looking into doing was: GPU, add a SSD (it can be lower capacity, thanks to the 2TB HDD), and PSU (I would like to save the PSU for last as I can always upgrade that down the road or replace it easily should the need arise. I would love upgrading everything if possible though. But I understand the costs of things too.
Also looking at Best Buy for my purchases, as I have $300 gift cards (total) towards them and not much cash. (Maybe $90 extra cash.) Best Buys area I'm looking in are these Zip codes: 43105, 43130, 43147. I am currently looking at the parts on the website and will most likely update my posting if I find something. Best Buy will also Price Match Amazon, Newegg and Tiger Direct (Provided they have the item in stock, so I will be cross referencing those. I just wanted an idea of what to start looking at. As I find parts I like I will add them with costs.
Thanks for all the help.
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