Approximate Purchase Date: unsure, though would likely end up being before august.
Budget Range: 700-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies watching movies)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I am not sure exactly which parts would be best for replacing for the best performance increase, though I currently have the Optiplex 745 desktop with a Radeon HD 6570 crammed in.
edit: Also, 6 gb RAM.
Do you need to buy OS: No (I have a copy of windows 7 Home Premium)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None.
Location: Mesa, Arizona United States
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I am looking mostly for the best improvements I could make with this budget, or if I would be better off waiting a bit longer to have a larger budget so I could start from scratch (And what you would suggest if I did that)
I was considering something like This. though that's just from me looking around pcpartpicker, and I suspect it to be highly inefficient.
I have a mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor, and headset already
I generally play strategy games like the civilization series, or the men of war series, and occasionally play some minecraft with friends, though I would like to be able to run chivalry (or at the very least, the previously mentioned games at a higher frame rate)
Budget Range: 700-800
System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies watching movies)
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I am not sure exactly which parts would be best for replacing for the best performance increase, though I currently have the Optiplex 745 desktop with a Radeon HD 6570 crammed in.
edit: Also, 6 gb RAM.
Do you need to buy OS: No (I have a copy of windows 7 Home Premium)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: None.
Location: Mesa, Arizona United States
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I am looking mostly for the best improvements I could make with this budget, or if I would be better off waiting a bit longer to have a larger budget so I could start from scratch (And what you would suggest if I did that)
I was considering something like This. though that's just from me looking around pcpartpicker, and I suspect it to be highly inefficient.
I have a mouse, keyboard, speakers, monitor, and headset already
I generally play strategy games like the civilization series, or the men of war series, and occasionally play some minecraft with friends, though I would like to be able to run chivalry (or at the very least, the previously mentioned games at a higher frame rate)