- Nov 19, 2014
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Hi, I bought my current PC around six years ago and after sitting down with Dragon Age: Inquisition and realizing that my computer was struggling to play the game on Medium without stuttering, I decided that it's finally time to invest in a few upgrades. Unfortunately, I'm not very tech savvy and I need some help deciding how to go about it. Here's what I'm running:
MSI MS-7522
AMD Radeon HD 5800 Series
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
6 (2x3) GB DDR3 RAM
This is on 750W of power. None of it is overclocked. When I bought the computer, I was finishing high school and overclocking was sold as a death sentence to anyone who didn't know what they were doing, so I haven't gone anywhere near trying it.
What's the most efficient way of going about upgrading -- as in, what should I upgrade first and how? Am I so far behind that it's more feasible to just buy a completely new rig? I don't have the kind of money to put down on a computer that I did when I bought this one, so buying something completely new is a last resort. I'd rather not spend too much over ~$500, and I'll happily go below that price point if at all possible.
What should my first upgrade be? I would assume that I need to bump up my RAM. Do I need to worry about compatibility with my current memory, or am I good as long as I'm using DDR3? After RAM, should I be upgrading my CPU or my GPU?
Any help or recommendations are greatly appreciated.
MSI MS-7522
AMD Radeon HD 5800 Series
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
6 (2x3) GB DDR3 RAM
This is on 750W of power. None of it is overclocked. When I bought the computer, I was finishing high school and overclocking was sold as a death sentence to anyone who didn't know what they were doing, so I haven't gone anywhere near trying it.
What's the most efficient way of going about upgrading -- as in, what should I upgrade first and how? Am I so far behind that it's more feasible to just buy a completely new rig? I don't have the kind of money to put down on a computer that I did when I bought this one, so buying something completely new is a last resort. I'd rather not spend too much over ~$500, and I'll happily go below that price point if at all possible.
What should my first upgrade be? I would assume that I need to bump up my RAM. Do I need to worry about compatibility with my current memory, or am I good as long as I'm using DDR3? After RAM, should I be upgrading my CPU or my GPU?
Any help or recommendations are greatly appreciated.
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