- May 29, 2014
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Hi everyone,
I have been looking forward to upgrading my system and I can't do it at once. So I have started one thing at a time and now I am at a fix. My current system config is given below -
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard - MSI P45 Platinum
RAM - 4 GB (2GB x 2)
GPU - MSI AMD HD4850 512 MB
PSU - Corsair VX450
Case - Cooler Master Elite 330
Hard Disks - Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB (Windows - 50GB, Games - 50GB, 10GB unallocated), WD Green 5400 RPM 2 TB.
I have recently purchased the 840 EVO and it has increased system performance greatly. I want to get the Intel 4570, AsRock Z87 Extreme4, GSkill RipJawsX 8GB and Asus R9 280X for my system next. For PSU, I would like the Corsair CS750M or the RM650 and the Corsair Carbide 300R for the case. That's the plan anyway.
Right now I have enough money to get the GPU+PSU or the Motherboard+CPU+RAM. Since I can't get the Motherboard, CPU and RAM separately, it's a problem.
So what should I do? Shall I get the GPU+PSU first or the Motherboard+CPU+RAM first? Whichever I get now, the other one I won't be able to get before the next 5-6 months. While PCIe 3.0 cards would work perfectly well in PCIe 2.0 slots, I think the CPU will be the bottleneck. On the other hand, currently, in playing games, the GPU is my bottleneck since it's not a DX11 card.
Please suggest what I should do.
I have been looking forward to upgrading my system and I can't do it at once. So I have started one thing at a time and now I am at a fix. My current system config is given below -
CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Motherboard - MSI P45 Platinum
RAM - 4 GB (2GB x 2)
GPU - MSI AMD HD4850 512 MB
PSU - Corsair VX450
Case - Cooler Master Elite 330
Hard Disks - Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB (Windows - 50GB, Games - 50GB, 10GB unallocated), WD Green 5400 RPM 2 TB.
I have recently purchased the 840 EVO and it has increased system performance greatly. I want to get the Intel 4570, AsRock Z87 Extreme4, GSkill RipJawsX 8GB and Asus R9 280X for my system next. For PSU, I would like the Corsair CS750M or the RM650 and the Corsair Carbide 300R for the case. That's the plan anyway.
Right now I have enough money to get the GPU+PSU or the Motherboard+CPU+RAM. Since I can't get the Motherboard, CPU and RAM separately, it's a problem.
So what should I do? Shall I get the GPU+PSU first or the Motherboard+CPU+RAM first? Whichever I get now, the other one I won't be able to get before the next 5-6 months. While PCIe 3.0 cards would work perfectly well in PCIe 2.0 slots, I think the CPU will be the bottleneck. On the other hand, currently, in playing games, the GPU is my bottleneck since it's not a DX11 card.
Please suggest what I should do.
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