- Apr 23, 2014
- 3
- 0
- 4,510
I have an old GeForce 8800 GTX video card that I would love to update, but think I'll wait because I'm already running over budget as I revitalize my old computer. I will tell you what I'm getting, hoping for a suggestion or two, and you can tell me if I really need to pony up the cash for a new video card at this point.
-Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1000CHTZ 1TB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive,
-ORICO PVU3-5O2U 7 USB 3.0 Ports Desktop PCI - Express Card,
-Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz,
-ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor,
-HyperX Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ***SHOULD I GET THE 2400 INSTEAD???
I'm getting some other things as well, but this should suffice for this conversation.
Thanks. My items are at the Newegg checkout....
UPDATE: Thanks, everyone for your input!
I will play the occasional game (oblivion). I do much more CAD work, a lot of spreadsheets (Excel, mostly, which doesn't use much in the way of resources), an increasing amount of video editing, for fun, work, and for my exacting father-in-law. I will have good cooling, and I want this system to be current-ish for a few years.
Regarding the GPU: It has been said that in general the Intel 4600 graphics of the Intel i7 4770K are up to handling photo editing tasks with reasonable speed and that there is no need to install a dedicated graphics card. I can, of course for 3D, but... I'll get the 2400 mhz RAM, as well, since it's nearly the same price, and I could overclock it.
My tower case is still useable, as is my 700w power supply and yes, the GeForce 8800 GTX is from 2006. My budget is $1,500.
-Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD1000CHTZ 1TB 10000 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Enterprise Hard Drive Bare Drive,
-ORICO PVU3-5O2U 7 USB 3.0 Ports Desktop PCI - Express Card,
-Intel Core i7-4770K Haswell 3.5GHz,
-ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX gaming board with double-sided ROG Armor,
-HyperX Beast 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ***SHOULD I GET THE 2400 INSTEAD???
I'm getting some other things as well, but this should suffice for this conversation.
Thanks. My items are at the Newegg checkout....
UPDATE: Thanks, everyone for your input!
I will play the occasional game (oblivion). I do much more CAD work, a lot of spreadsheets (Excel, mostly, which doesn't use much in the way of resources), an increasing amount of video editing, for fun, work, and for my exacting father-in-law. I will have good cooling, and I want this system to be current-ish for a few years.
Regarding the GPU: It has been said that in general the Intel 4600 graphics of the Intel i7 4770K are up to handling photo editing tasks with reasonable speed and that there is no need to install a dedicated graphics card. I can, of course for 3D, but... I'll get the 2400 mhz RAM, as well, since it's nearly the same price, and I could overclock it.
My tower case is still useable, as is my 700w power supply and yes, the GeForce 8800 GTX is from 2006. My budget is $1,500.
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram