- Feb 25, 2012
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Hi all,
I was wondering if you guys could shed some light on this. I am currently looking to upgrade my system, but I am in the age old dilemma of if I should upgrade to more expensive newer hardware and wait, or buy older hardware that is better than what I have. Here is what I currently have:
ASUS P5QL PRO, Core 2 Duo E8400 @ Stock Speed, 8GB DDR2-800 RAM, 120GB Intel SSD, 1TB WD Blue, XFX 650W PSU, Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 OC (new)
I am having problems playing some of the new games, because I believe they are all made for quad core cpus. Here is what I am thinking of getting:
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 AMD870 ATX AM3 DDR3
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition AM3 3.4GHZ (NOT OVERCLOCKED)
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600
All used for $155
Or alternatively, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield CPU used for $130 (which works with my system I believe), or Intel Extreme Core 2 Quad QX9750 Processor 3.16Ghz Yorkfield for $150.
And finally: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6 core AM3+ CPU AND ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro/USB3 AM3+ mobo for $120. (I think the mobo only has beta support for AM3+ though?)
I don't want to come off as getting you to do my research for me, I just wanted some advice on whether any of these are a good idea. Also, is it a good idea to buy CPU's and other pc components used, or is that something that you just don't do? Are these substantial upgrades over what I already have?
Thank you very much for your assistance
I was wondering if you guys could shed some light on this. I am currently looking to upgrade my system, but I am in the age old dilemma of if I should upgrade to more expensive newer hardware and wait, or buy older hardware that is better than what I have. Here is what I currently have:
ASUS P5QL PRO, Core 2 Duo E8400 @ Stock Speed, 8GB DDR2-800 RAM, 120GB Intel SSD, 1TB WD Blue, XFX 650W PSU, Gigabyte Radeon HD 7790 OC (new)
I am having problems playing some of the new games, because I believe they are all made for quad core cpus. Here is what I am thinking of getting:
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 AMD870 ATX AM3 DDR3
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition AM3 3.4GHZ (NOT OVERCLOCKED)
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus
Corsair XMS3 CMX4GX3M2A1600C9 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1600
All used for $155
Or alternatively, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield CPU used for $130 (which works with my system I believe), or Intel Extreme Core 2 Quad QX9750 Processor 3.16Ghz Yorkfield for $150.
And finally: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 6 core AM3+ CPU AND ASUS M4A89GTD-Pro/USB3 AM3+ mobo for $120. (I think the mobo only has beta support for AM3+ though?)
I don't want to come off as getting you to do my research for me, I just wanted some advice on whether any of these are a good idea. Also, is it a good idea to buy CPU's and other pc components used, or is that something that you just don't do? Are these substantial upgrades over what I already have?
Thank you very much for your assistance
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