I've recently posted on Newegg's forums, but I always like to ask all the experts I can. Here's the skinny (Newegg posting)...
I've decided to give my tired old rig a little work and figured I'd pick the brains of everyone I could. I don't plan on hard core raiding, or playing with vid levels adjusted to ultra, but I would like to have smooth frame rates at the middle to high end of the resolution spectrum. I have around a $300 budget to work with and was curious of your thoughts (or if it's even worth the hassle!).
Here's my current specs:
(Vista 64)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple Core 2.11 GHz
ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus MoBo
AMD Radeon HD 5770 series
WDC WD50 00AAKS-00A7B SCSI Disk Device
Corsair XMS DDR2 4 GB
HANNS-G Hi221D Monitor
ChiefMax 650w Power Supply
So... Is it possible to breath some life back in this critter? If so, where should I start? Thanks in advance!
I had one response I've been chewing on. I was also curious of the community's thoughts on the post. Here's the advice from an eggXpert...
You can pickup a new mobo, cpu, ram, and psu for now and upgrade the gpu in a few months. Not the best parts but still way better than your current build and well under budget.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157366
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
I'm not sure how well WoW uses multiple threads but you may be better suited with an i3 if it doesn't use more than 2. IIRC WoW is more CPU limited than GPU so this may give you a decent boost without the new gpu. Upgrading to 8gb down the road wont hurt either.
Also upgrading to windows 7 on your limited budget isn't going to be worth it. You're not going to be able to make all the hardware upgrades you need on a $200 budget. Do keep in mind however that with a mobo swap you are probably going to need a fresh install anyways. So make sure your install cds and coa are handy.
Is the reply decent advice? Any variations you might add? Penny for your thoughts here.
Sorry for the long winded post, but the advice I get here is always solid. And appreciated!
Cheers
I've decided to give my tired old rig a little work and figured I'd pick the brains of everyone I could. I don't plan on hard core raiding, or playing with vid levels adjusted to ultra, but I would like to have smooth frame rates at the middle to high end of the resolution spectrum. I have around a $300 budget to work with and was curious of your thoughts (or if it's even worth the hassle!).
Here's my current specs:
(Vista 64)
AMD Phenom 8450 Triple Core 2.11 GHz
ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus MoBo
AMD Radeon HD 5770 series
WDC WD50 00AAKS-00A7B SCSI Disk Device
Corsair XMS DDR2 4 GB
HANNS-G Hi221D Monitor
ChiefMax 650w Power Supply
So... Is it possible to breath some life back in this critter? If so, where should I start? Thanks in advance!
I had one response I've been chewing on. I was also curious of the community's thoughts on the post. Here's the advice from an eggXpert...
You can pickup a new mobo, cpu, ram, and psu for now and upgrade the gpu in a few months. Not the best parts but still way better than your current build and well under budget.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157366
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438016
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286
I'm not sure how well WoW uses multiple threads but you may be better suited with an i3 if it doesn't use more than 2. IIRC WoW is more CPU limited than GPU so this may give you a decent boost without the new gpu. Upgrading to 8gb down the road wont hurt either.
Also upgrading to windows 7 on your limited budget isn't going to be worth it. You're not going to be able to make all the hardware upgrades you need on a $200 budget. Do keep in mind however that with a mobo swap you are probably going to need a fresh install anyways. So make sure your install cds and coa are handy.
Is the reply decent advice? Any variations you might add? Penny for your thoughts here.
Sorry for the long winded post, but the advice I get here is always solid. And appreciated!
Cheers
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