Hello everyone,
I'm looking to upgrade my current PC. I play around with Gimp and Photoshop, and I do some light gaming, such as with Diablo 3. I don't do much that is super demanding, so I'm basically looking for a worthwhile upgrade with cost efficiency in mind. I'm leaning towards AMD since it is so cost efficient compared to Intel, I've noticed that AMD receives better feedback for gaming, and I've had positive experiences with AMD in the past. Overall I was looking for a decent build for $400 or less (less is always better).
So far, these are the items I already have that I think would suffice:
Mid-tower case: Cooler Master Centurion 5
430-watt power supply: Corsair CS430
DVD/CD burner: I'll use the old one I have
Discreet graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5450 (for the time being it has worked with Diablo 3, so Im planning on upgrading this later)
Hard drive (will be used as storage drive, not for OS or page file): Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA 6GB/s
These are the items I'm thinking would be appropriate for the build:
AMD FX-6350 Vishera 3.9GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Six-Core
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory (I could purchase another kit in the future, but I think this may be sufficient for the time being?)
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (I'm unsure if it would be a noticeable performance increase to have two SSD's, with one for the OS and the other for gaming files and page file. I've read mixed reviews on this theory)
Total cost: $391
Also, I will need to purchase Windows 8, since the current OS on this computer is, unfortunately, Windows XP Home...
Other bits of information:
Monitors: two 19'' LCD monitors (resolution 1280 x 1024)
I will be building this system within the next few weeks.
I will be overclocking.
I am located in the US.
I would like my mobo to be Crossfire compatible so that I may upgrade the graphics later.
Lastly, I'm upgrading because a ten-year old PC with Windows XP is quickly becoming as useful as a paperweight.
Please let me know what you think or any suggestions you may have, and thanks in advance for the help!
-MuscleMuffins
I'm looking to upgrade my current PC. I play around with Gimp and Photoshop, and I do some light gaming, such as with Diablo 3. I don't do much that is super demanding, so I'm basically looking for a worthwhile upgrade with cost efficiency in mind. I'm leaning towards AMD since it is so cost efficient compared to Intel, I've noticed that AMD receives better feedback for gaming, and I've had positive experiences with AMD in the past. Overall I was looking for a decent build for $400 or less (less is always better).
So far, these are the items I already have that I think would suffice:
Mid-tower case: Cooler Master Centurion 5
430-watt power supply: Corsair CS430
DVD/CD burner: I'll use the old one I have
Discreet graphics card: ATI Radeon HD 5450 (for the time being it has worked with Diablo 3, so Im planning on upgrading this later)
Hard drive (will be used as storage drive, not for OS or page file): Seagate Barracuda 1 TB SATA 6GB/s
These are the items I'm thinking would be appropriate for the build:
AMD FX-6350 Vishera 3.9GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Six-Core
ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory (I could purchase another kit in the future, but I think this may be sufficient for the time being?)
SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) (I'm unsure if it would be a noticeable performance increase to have two SSD's, with one for the OS and the other for gaming files and page file. I've read mixed reviews on this theory)
Total cost: $391
Also, I will need to purchase Windows 8, since the current OS on this computer is, unfortunately, Windows XP Home...
Other bits of information:
Monitors: two 19'' LCD monitors (resolution 1280 x 1024)
I will be building this system within the next few weeks.
I will be overclocking.
I am located in the US.
I would like my mobo to be Crossfire compatible so that I may upgrade the graphics later.
Lastly, I'm upgrading because a ten-year old PC with Windows XP is quickly becoming as useful as a paperweight.
Please let me know what you think or any suggestions you may have, and thanks in advance for the help!
-MuscleMuffins
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