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samanimax

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Hi guys.

I was considering whether I want to invest a decent power computer or nah because of my "Old" pc is not that powerful.

Below lists are my pc specs now.

CPU: i7 920@2.67 GHZ (Socket 1366 LGA)
MOBO: RAMPAGE III Black Edition
GPU: Asus R9 290 DirectCU II
RAM: HyperX DDR3 8GB
Monitor : AOC 2343 (60Hz)

Is my computer decent enough? Any hardware should I replace/upgrade?
 
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It isn't going to be horrible performance but that CPU is now seven years old and is past due replacement. I don't think it is worthwhile putting just a new CPU in the system and I would be looking at buying CPU/Motherboard/RAM as the 290 is still capable enough at 1080p for now.

I should add I assume you're looking at a new gaming PC. However even general productivity tasks my advice would be look at the CPU if you feel the PC is slow.
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Decent enough for what? What you're using it for, and how much you care about whether it's fast (do you use it for work; does ten seconds faster rendering times earn you more money), that kind of stuff can determine whether a $200 Chromebook is fine, or you want to spend $3k+ on a monster.

An SSD is a cheap upgrade that tends to make things feel faster. Another 8GB of RAM, too - given that is a 3-channel memory controller, you may want to go to 12GB or 24GB and load each channel equally.

That's still a pretty fast PC otherwise.
 
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It isn't going to be horrible performance but that CPU is now seven years old and is past due replacement. I don't think it is worthwhile putting just a new CPU in the system and I would be looking at buying CPU/Motherboard/RAM as the 290 is still capable enough at 1080p for now.

I should add I assume you're looking at a new gaming PC. However even general productivity tasks my advice would be look at the CPU if you feel the PC is slow.
 
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samanimax

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Decent enough for gaming.



Noted with thanks mate!
 
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