- Nov 27, 2008
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I'm looking to upgrade my rig (or replace it) as little as possible to make it more reliable. Currently I have:
Radeon HD6870
Core i5
400W Corsair PSU
ASUS P7H55
Right now the PC runs fine except for my CPU overheating a lot. I recently bought a Core i5 on ebay (used) and it started overheating so I got a new heat sync: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF39E2338
It still overheats some times, often in the middle of WoW arenas. I get a CPU FAN ERROR at post, this error is new. This makes me think my motherboard is on it's last leg.
This rig was built in early 2010 and the only game I currently play is WoW, maxed settings on a 1920x1080 and another side monitor for skype stuff
1. Should I upgrade the whole rig? Everything is already 6 years old, the PSU can't have that much life left in it. I do have very good fan design with positive case pressure so it's entirely spotless inside, zero dust bunnies! (I'm very proud of this).
2. If I do upgrade, I was thinking about going to my local micro center and shopping their "refurbished" section for a good brand motherboard for a good discount. Is this a solid idea, if so what chipsets should I look out for and build around?
3. If #2 is a bad idea, are there any other good ideas? Electronics have a very low resale value, is there any good way to take advantage of this? I looked at newegg's refurbished units (not individual parts but gaming PC's) and they're still very expensive.
4. Lastly, if you think I should go new, should I go with a previous generation? Wow isn't a highly demanding game, I want longevity and reliability with this PC for the lowest price possible.
Thank you!
My budget is as little as I can get it, but I know this isn't a cheap purchase. I might have to do it in phases (new mobo/cpu/ram) and then a new PSU followed by a new GPU.
P.S. Check out my post history, I really used to know my shit but I really haven't been up to date since 2010.
Radeon HD6870
Core i5
400W Corsair PSU
ASUS P7H55
Right now the PC runs fine except for my CPU overheating a lot. I recently bought a Core i5 on ebay (used) and it started overheating so I got a new heat sync: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF39E2338
It still overheats some times, often in the middle of WoW arenas. I get a CPU FAN ERROR at post, this error is new. This makes me think my motherboard is on it's last leg.
This rig was built in early 2010 and the only game I currently play is WoW, maxed settings on a 1920x1080 and another side monitor for skype stuff
1. Should I upgrade the whole rig? Everything is already 6 years old, the PSU can't have that much life left in it. I do have very good fan design with positive case pressure so it's entirely spotless inside, zero dust bunnies! (I'm very proud of this).
2. If I do upgrade, I was thinking about going to my local micro center and shopping their "refurbished" section for a good brand motherboard for a good discount. Is this a solid idea, if so what chipsets should I look out for and build around?
3. If #2 is a bad idea, are there any other good ideas? Electronics have a very low resale value, is there any good way to take advantage of this? I looked at newegg's refurbished units (not individual parts but gaming PC's) and they're still very expensive.
4. Lastly, if you think I should go new, should I go with a previous generation? Wow isn't a highly demanding game, I want longevity and reliability with this PC for the lowest price possible.
Thank you!
My budget is as little as I can get it, but I know this isn't a cheap purchase. I might have to do it in phases (new mobo/cpu/ram) and then a new PSU followed by a new GPU.
P.S. Check out my post history, I really used to know my shit but I really haven't been up to date since 2010.
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