Hi there. New Here. I figured this place to be the best to ask any PC related questions, even though there's plenty of other forums doing the same thing...
First of all, I searched for topics similar, but really, when it comes down to it, you really do need to ask the questions yourself...So, here's my PC's specs, so you all know what I got.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 - running at stock 3.2Ghz
MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4A89GTD-Pro/USB3 Motherboard
RAM:8Gb Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 Memory running 8-8-8-24-33 at 1333Mhz
VIDEO:EVGA NVidia GeForce 460SC 1Gb Video Card
HDD/s Seagate 500Gb Sata2 and Seagate 750Gb Sata2 Hard Disks
POWER SUPPLY: Antec Earthwatts 650watts
So, that's the main things that are of a concern or are critical. I can still do a couple of things with this system to keep me happy until I put it out to pasture.
1 - upgrade my Video card to a GTX 760/770
2 - upgrade my DDR3 to the maximum the board can have (16Gb)
3 - If necessary, upgrade my power supply (need someone to clarify this is actually necessary)
4 - Get an SSD - this is a given even if I don't get anything else, I want one of these to get rid of the bottleneck in my system.
So, these 4 things are my wish list, without having to spend I crapload on a new system...Real world things like bills and mortgages stop me from getting too trigger happy with my plastic.
Anyone got some tips for me as to what I should do to get the maximum out of my current system?
First of all, I searched for topics similar, but really, when it comes down to it, you really do need to ask the questions yourself...So, here's my PC's specs, so you all know what I got.
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 - running at stock 3.2Ghz
MOTHERBOARD: Asus M4A89GTD-Pro/USB3 Motherboard
RAM:8Gb Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 Memory running 8-8-8-24-33 at 1333Mhz
VIDEO:EVGA NVidia GeForce 460SC 1Gb Video Card
HDD/s Seagate 500Gb Sata2 and Seagate 750Gb Sata2 Hard Disks
POWER SUPPLY: Antec Earthwatts 650watts
So, that's the main things that are of a concern or are critical. I can still do a couple of things with this system to keep me happy until I put it out to pasture.
1 - upgrade my Video card to a GTX 760/770
2 - upgrade my DDR3 to the maximum the board can have (16Gb)
3 - If necessary, upgrade my power supply (need someone to clarify this is actually necessary)
4 - Get an SSD - this is a given even if I don't get anything else, I want one of these to get rid of the bottleneck in my system.
So, these 4 things are my wish list, without having to spend I crapload on a new system...Real world things like bills and mortgages stop me from getting too trigger happy with my plastic.
Anyone got some tips for me as to what I should do to get the maximum out of my current system?