Approximate Purchase Date: At least 2-3 years ago.
Budget Range: $1500 (at the time of this post, I am continuing to save money.)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming; Artwork (photoshop/illustrator); 3D Modelling; Movies/Music
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Anything
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.centrecom.com.au/ . Or any other Australian based websites.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parts Preferences: Thinking about upgrading to Nvidia graphics but aren't too fussed. And wanting to stay with an Intel CPU.
Overclocking: Maybe (won't have any idea what I'm doing)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (using two monitors)
Additional Comments: Want to upgrade my PC to the best it can. And to be able to run games at the max if possible. As well as run the Adobe suite and 3D software (3DS Max, Zbrush, etc).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: To maximize my 2-3 year old PC so it can run games to their maximum capabilities.
System Specs:
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.40GHz.
RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
Motherboard: MSI H67MA-E45 (MS-7678) (SOCKET 0) 46 °C
Graphics: 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Gigabyte) 46 °C
Storage: 59GB KINGSTON SV100S264G ATA Device (SSD) 27 °C
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device (SATA) 15 °C
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device (SATA) 20 °C
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio
Budget Range: $1500 (at the time of this post, I am continuing to save money.)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming; Artwork (photoshop/illustrator); 3D Modelling; Movies/Music
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Anything
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: http://www.centrecom.com.au/ . Or any other Australian based websites.
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Parts Preferences: Thinking about upgrading to Nvidia graphics but aren't too fussed. And wanting to stay with an Intel CPU.
Overclocking: Maybe (won't have any idea what I'm doing)
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 (using two monitors)
Additional Comments: Want to upgrade my PC to the best it can. And to be able to run games at the max if possible. As well as run the Adobe suite and 3D software (3DS Max, Zbrush, etc).
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: To maximize my 2-3 year old PC so it can run games to their maximum capabilities.
System Specs:
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 @ 3.40GHz.
RAM: 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
Motherboard: MSI H67MA-E45 (MS-7678) (SOCKET 0) 46 °C
Graphics: 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Gigabyte) 46 °C
Storage: 59GB KINGSTON SV100S264G ATA Device (SSD) 27 °C
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device (SATA) 15 °C
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 ATA Device (SATA) 20 °C
Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio