I have a PC thats several years old at this point, i know i cant play some of the latest games due to lack of horsepower, so im wondering with my current system is it worth just upgrading a few components or is it close enough to retirement to just build a new pc from the ground up? Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Not a big rush maybe the next 2 months
Budget Range: $1000 before rebates if building new everything / $500ish if doing a few components
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies) Gaming/Net surfing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model
Do you need to buy OS: No unless required
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: Stoddard NH USA
Parts Preferences: no real preference
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024,
Additional Comments: mostly play games like Skyrim, fallout,battlefield,everquest, and really building this with the mindset of playing the next elder scrolls game down the road
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: cant play games like battlefield 1 and upcoming other titles
System:
Operating System :Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (6.1, Build 7601)
Processor:AMD Phenom II x4 965 Processor 3.4ghz
Memory: 8192MB Ram
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 753mb memory
Hard Drives: 120 Gig SSD and a 1 TB HDD drive
Sound Card: on board i think
Power Supply: Seasonic x650 Gold 650 watt
MB: Asus M4A87TD EVO AMD 870
sorry forgot to add a few components
Looks like:
Logitech 920-000914 Black 106 Normal Keys Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboar
Budget Range: $1000 before rebates if building new everything / $500ish if doing a few components
System Usage from Most to Least Important: (e.g.: Folding@Home, gaming, surfing the internet, watching movies) Gaming/Net surfing
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: (e.g.: CPU, mobo, RAM) **Include Power Supply Make & Model
Do you need to buy OS: No unless required
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com
Location: Stoddard NH USA
Parts Preferences: no real preference
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe
Your Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024,
Additional Comments: mostly play games like Skyrim, fallout,battlefield,everquest, and really building this with the mindset of playing the next elder scrolls game down the road
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: cant play games like battlefield 1 and upcoming other titles
System:
Operating System :Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (6.1, Build 7601)
Processor:AMD Phenom II x4 965 Processor 3.4ghz
Memory: 8192MB Ram
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5700 753mb memory
Hard Drives: 120 Gig SSD and a 1 TB HDD drive
Sound Card: on board i think
Power Supply: Seasonic x650 Gold 650 watt
MB: Asus M4A87TD EVO AMD 870
sorry forgot to add a few components
Looks like:
Logitech 920-000914 Black 106 Normal Keys Wired Ultra-thin Illuminated Keyboar
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