Current rig
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2813#ov ] Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 rev 1 [/url]
4GB ram:
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
Monitors - BenQ GL2450H (Digital) [NoDB] HDMI connection @ 1920 x 1080 (native)
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] VGA connection @ 1680 x 1050 (native)
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - 64 bit
Budget is approximately £100 maybe £130 at a push for the Motherboard/psu/bundle.
The bundles I was looking at were
Intel Pentium Dual Core G3220 3.00GHz HASWELL Socket 1150 3MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
4GB Ram
Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 Socket 1150 (Haswell) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
The other
AMD]http://goo.gl/xT9clS]AMD FM2 A6 5400K 3.0GHz Socket FM2 Processor[/url]
Asus A85XM-A Motherboard
4GB ram
Location is the UK
Sorry for the previous post should of waited for sleep before posting.
Original post
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2813#ov ] Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 rev 1 [/url]
4GB ram:
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
Monitors - BenQ GL2450H (Digital) [NoDB] HDMI connection @ 1920 x 1080 (native)
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] VGA connection @ 1680 x 1050 (native)
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - 64 bit
Budget is approximately £100 maybe £130 at a push for the Motherboard/psu/bundle.
The bundles I was looking at were
Intel Pentium Dual Core G3220 3.00GHz HASWELL Socket 1150 3MB Cache Retail Boxed Processor
4GB Ram
Asus H81M-PLUS Intel H81 Socket 1150 (Haswell) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
The other
AMD]http://goo.gl/xT9clS]AMD FM2 A6 5400K 3.0GHz Socket FM2 Processor[/url]
Asus A85XM-A Motherboard
4GB ram
Location is the UK
Sorry for the previous post should of waited for sleep before posting.
Original post
I am looking at a desperately overdue update.
My funds are limited so I am looking at the following two bundles.
Asus Intel Super Value Bundle £ 94.98
Alternative source
Catalyst Dual Core AMD FM2 3.6GHz 4GB £99.99
My current set up is a Frankenstein mix up of parts that I am surprised it is still running (touch wood). I have not kept up with anything computing for a while, which you will guess by the system I have. It has done its job, which covers a large scope of tasks; photo editing, scanning in photos, streaming tv shows, video editing and playing games.
Games have been, Eve - 2 clients, Space Engineers, 7 Days to Die, The forest, Age of Empires 3, more recently Fallout 4 using ultra low graphics mod.
I was surprised Fallout 4 ran which is it does, it uses almost all of my ram and takes a short while to load. Subsequently I looked at adding some more ram. I cannot add anymore ram, it was the first thing I checked, so I am looking at the two bundles above. They probably are the top of my budget, I know its not much but I probably could stretch a little extra.
I am not limited to those bundles, I looked at them as separate parts but found them more expensive.
I am happy at getting all the parts separately if there is a better/similar equally cheap option.
My current monstrosity:
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 rev 1
4GB ram:
Stick 1 Module Name Kingston, Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks), Module Type Unbuffered DIMM,
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM, Memory Speed DDR2-667 (333 MHz), Module Width 64 bit
Stick 2 Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks), Module Type Unbuffered DIMM, Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM,
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz), Module Width 64 bit
** I know the speed difference has its complications.
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
Monitors - BenQ GL2450H (Digital) [NoDB] HDMI connection @ 1920 x 1080 (native)
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] VGA connection @ 1680 x 1050 (native)
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - 64 bit
I plan on getting the upgrade soon, probable in the next two weeks. I won't be upgrading the graphics card, well not just yet I haven't checked compatibility yet.
Budget is approximately £100 maybe £130 at a push as cash is limited a few other things such as a new case, additional ram, and possibly a psu. I won't be getting a new monitor and live in the UK.
Overclocking is a possibility but not sure either way.
I think I have answered the questions on *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice* although maybe in a roundabout way.
I understand there is a lot of opinion regarding AMD vs Intel but I will appreciate it all. Especially from people with experience with both.
I am not expecting miracles from this upgrade, an increase in performance for Fallout. Hopefully a speed increase when scanning and just in general.
16GB max ram for the Intel is not an issue, 32GB would be nice but doubt I could afford that much before it is time to upgrade,
The intel has 3MB Intel® Smart Cache and the AMD has 96kB L1, 1MB L2. I am not sure how these two difference effect the performance.
Theses are also items I'm looking at.
Case 1 I like the vents on top of this one.
Case 2
Case 1 Having a solid top would be useful not sure if it is better to have vents on top. Got more research in these to decide.
Potential ram
I think I have covered everything here *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*
I hope this is not too muddled, answered any questions and asks mine clearly enough.
EDIT: Just noticed the alternative source bundle has a different motherboard.
My funds are limited so I am looking at the following two bundles.
Asus Intel Super Value Bundle £ 94.98
Alternative source
Catalyst Dual Core AMD FM2 3.6GHz 4GB £99.99
My current set up is a Frankenstein mix up of parts that I am surprised it is still running (touch wood). I have not kept up with anything computing for a while, which you will guess by the system I have. It has done its job, which covers a large scope of tasks; photo editing, scanning in photos, streaming tv shows, video editing and playing games.
Games have been, Eve - 2 clients, Space Engineers, 7 Days to Die, The forest, Age of Empires 3, more recently Fallout 4 using ultra low graphics mod.
I was surprised Fallout 4 ran which is it does, it uses almost all of my ram and takes a short while to load. Subsequently I looked at adding some more ram. I cannot add anymore ram, it was the first thing I checked, so I am looking at the two bundles above. They probably are the top of my budget, I know its not much but I probably could stretch a little extra.
I am not limited to those bundles, I looked at them as separate parts but found them more expensive.
I am happy at getting all the parts separately if there is a better/similar equally cheap option.
My current monstrosity:
Gigabyte GA-MA74GM-S2 rev 1
4GB ram:
Stick 1 Module Name Kingston, Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks), Module Type Unbuffered DIMM,
Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM, Memory Speed DDR2-667 (333 MHz), Module Width 64 bit
Stick 2 Module Size 2 GB (2 ranks, 8 banks), Module Type Unbuffered DIMM, Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM,
Memory Speed DDR2-800 (400 MHz), Module Width 64 bit
** I know the speed difference has its complications.
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GT 630
Monitors - BenQ GL2450H (Digital) [NoDB] HDMI connection @ 1920 x 1080 (native)
Generic PnP Monitor [NoDB] VGA connection @ 1680 x 1050 (native)
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional - 64 bit
I plan on getting the upgrade soon, probable in the next two weeks. I won't be upgrading the graphics card, well not just yet I haven't checked compatibility yet.
Budget is approximately £100 maybe £130 at a push as cash is limited a few other things such as a new case, additional ram, and possibly a psu. I won't be getting a new monitor and live in the UK.
Overclocking is a possibility but not sure either way.
I think I have answered the questions on *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice* although maybe in a roundabout way.
I understand there is a lot of opinion regarding AMD vs Intel but I will appreciate it all. Especially from people with experience with both.
I am not expecting miracles from this upgrade, an increase in performance for Fallout. Hopefully a speed increase when scanning and just in general.
16GB max ram for the Intel is not an issue, 32GB would be nice but doubt I could afford that much before it is time to upgrade,
The intel has 3MB Intel® Smart Cache and the AMD has 96kB L1, 1MB L2. I am not sure how these two difference effect the performance.
Theses are also items I'm looking at.
Case 1 I like the vents on top of this one.
Case 2
Case 1 Having a solid top would be useful not sure if it is better to have vents on top. Got more research in these to decide.
Potential ram
I think I have covered everything here *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice*
I hope this is not too muddled, answered any questions and asks mine clearly enough.
EDIT: Just noticed the alternative source bundle has a different motherboard.