Hey guys, so couple years ago I bought a prebuilt computer. It was my first "gaming" computer and decided to go with the prebuilt one even though it was more expensive because I was terrified of breaking something or installing something incorrectly if I tried putting one together myself.
Needless to say it's starting to not perform how I'd like it, newer games I gotta run on lower settings and just feels a bit chunky overall when I work with adobe programs and rendering.
My current system has the following -
i7 3770k
Radeon 7770 HD
12 gigs ram
750 W psu
I'm not sure how to find the make of the mb - If anyone could let me know how I'd happily post that as well. It was prebuilt though, so imagine the mb is rather bad.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within a week
Budget Range: 800-900
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming / streaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I listed my current stuff above, I think I can keep the cpu, my current HDD, cd drive, powersupply? Let me know if you think differently.
I'd like new ram, a better case / cooling, a better gpu. Maybe a new mb since I'm waiting to overclock.
Do you need to buy OS: No, plan on using my HD i've already got.
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.
Can someone explain what OEM license is? Thanks.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg / amazon
Location: Portland, Oregon
Parts Preferences: Doesnt matter
Overclocking: Not sure how to go about this, I'd like to though. Why I wanted to include a new case and better cooling.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: I've got a 27 inch, 1920 x 1080, then another smaller monitor.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Wanting to stream almost any game out there without problems.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Ram
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GPU
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Case I'm open to suggestions, just want it to run cold.
Better heatsink perhaps also?
So is this possible to do? Keep my current psu, hd, cpu, diskdrive, and mb. pull out all the pieces I'm keeping, and put the old / the new together in a new case? I wouldn't need to install anything expect drivers? No need to mess around in the bios or install a new windows?
Needless to say it's starting to not perform how I'd like it, newer games I gotta run on lower settings and just feels a bit chunky overall when I work with adobe programs and rendering.
My current system has the following -
i7 3770k
Radeon 7770 HD
12 gigs ram
750 W psu
I'm not sure how to find the make of the mb - If anyone could let me know how I'd happily post that as well. It was prebuilt though, so imagine the mb is rather bad.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within a week
Budget Range: 800-900
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming / streaming.
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I listed my current stuff above, I think I can keep the cpu, my current HDD, cd drive, powersupply? Let me know if you think differently.
I'd like new ram, a better case / cooling, a better gpu. Maybe a new mb since I'm waiting to overclock.
Do you need to buy OS: No, plan on using my HD i've already got.
Please note that if you're using an OEM license of Windows, you will need a new one when buying a new motherboard.
Can someone explain what OEM license is? Thanks.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg / amazon
Location: Portland, Oregon
Parts Preferences: Doesnt matter
Overclocking: Not sure how to go about this, I'd like to though. Why I wanted to include a new case and better cooling.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: I've got a 27 inch, 1920 x 1080, then another smaller monitor.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Wanting to stream almost any game out there without problems.
Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts. Please do not post only links.
Ram
http://
GPU
http://
Case I'm open to suggestions, just want it to run cold.
Better heatsink perhaps also?
So is this possible to do? Keep my current psu, hd, cpu, diskdrive, and mb. pull out all the pieces I'm keeping, and put the old / the new together in a new case? I wouldn't need to install anything expect drivers? No need to mess around in the bios or install a new windows?