- Dec 27, 2013
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Hello , a little overview of the situation and my needs before i post budget and current specs, my main focus is 1080p gaming, the pc i currently have is a bit of a mess and was put together by a family friend some time ago, putting together extra parts he had on hand, a gpu i bought and a [pre built hp computer] (http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=5151865&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c03013679-13%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken) he found for cheap.
My budget is around 500 € but i could add a few more hundred if really needed.
I wasn't able to find most of the components on pcpartpicker so i'll just tell you here,
GPU= [Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2gb](http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?leg=&psn=000101&pid=1081&lid=1)
CPU = i3 2120 3.30 Ghz
RAM= ok this is the first time i actually look at my ram and i'm pretty confused so i'll just give you the CPU-Z screenshots and you guys can hopefully tell me wtf is going on [here](http://imgur.com/a/jnFJy) (i knew i had 6 ram before but hadn't actually looked at the speeds)
Mobo= yeah i couldn't find this crap anywhere but it's the one described in [this ](http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=5151865&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c03013679-13%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken) link
Case= the one of the previous link
Hard Disk= I'll change this later on.
PSU = Not sure which model i got but i upgraded from the 300W that was in the prebuilt pc
That should be it for parts, from my research i see that if i want a i5 like a 4670 i'll need to change the mobo, which will mean i might need to change the case too. My main questions were gaming wise would it be best to get a new gpu, i see sapphire are making a r9 290 with their own cooler + a minor factory OC, or just upgrade my cpu and wait a bit for a new graphics card?
A few random CPU-Z screenshots [here](http://imgur.com/a/uPERE)
Last thing is please notice the fact that i live in europe so the prices won't be the ones you might see in the us.
Thank you for your time
My budget is around 500 € but i could add a few more hundred if really needed.
I wasn't able to find most of the components on pcpartpicker so i'll just tell you here,
GPU= [Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 2gb](http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?leg=&psn=000101&pid=1081&lid=1)
CPU = i3 2120 3.30 Ghz
RAM= ok this is the first time i actually look at my ram and i'm pretty confused so i'll just give you the CPU-Z screenshots and you guys can hopefully tell me wtf is going on [here](http://imgur.com/a/jnFJy) (i knew i had 6 ram before but hadn't actually looked at the speeds)
Mobo= yeah i couldn't find this crap anywhere but it's the one described in [this ](http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=5151865&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c03013679-13%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken) link
Case= the one of the previous link
Hard Disk= I'll change this later on.
PSU = Not sure which model i got but i upgraded from the 300W that was in the prebuilt pc
That should be it for parts, from my research i see that if i want a i5 like a 4670 i'll need to change the mobo, which will mean i might need to change the case too. My main questions were gaming wise would it be best to get a new gpu, i see sapphire are making a r9 290 with their own cooler + a minor factory OC, or just upgrade my cpu and wait a bit for a new graphics card?
A few random CPU-Z screenshots [here](http://imgur.com/a/uPERE)
Last thing is please notice the fact that i live in europe so the prices won't be the ones you might see in the us.
Thank you for your time
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