Well I have a friend that really got into PC gaming recently and after buying all these games and a headset his MB/CPU died on him. I told him I was sort of looking into upgrading my system and I would give him my MB, CPU, and RAM for a good starting point for him. He's not looking into spending a lot and already has a GPU and PSU ready, so the transition would be easy.
Currently I have the following....
AMD 64 X2 5600+ (Windsor) 2.8ghz w/ Zalman 9700
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe
Corsair 4GB 800Mhz (4 1GB)
2x ASUS 8800GTX in SLi both with Zalman VF1000
3 SATA HD's (One of which is a Raptor 10k)
Thermaltake 850w PSU
Creative SB XtremeGamer Fatility Pro Edition (PCI interface)
I really don't want to replace the 8800GTX's, as I think their still decent cards to run with. What do you guys think? I was planning on replacing only the MB, CPU and RAM since my friend will be getting those components from my current rig. Possibly looking into water cooling, but I'm unsure at the moment. I was looking at the Zalman 9900 for the CPU. This is what I'm looking at for those few components....
AMD Phenom II x4 965 125w version (I want the 3 stepping)
ASUS Crosshair III
G.Skill 4GB 1600Mhz (2 2GB)
Zalman 9900 for the CPU.
Any ideas? any suggestions? I think $500 is a good round number for me to spend to upgrade these components. I do have some extra to get a water cooling system if need be, but my case is already setup for air cooling and quite decent I might add. I would like to get an intel system, but the price on the i7's is outrageous.
Currently I have the following....
AMD 64 X2 5600+ (Windsor) 2.8ghz w/ Zalman 9700
ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe
Corsair 4GB 800Mhz (4 1GB)
2x ASUS 8800GTX in SLi both with Zalman VF1000
3 SATA HD's (One of which is a Raptor 10k)
Thermaltake 850w PSU
Creative SB XtremeGamer Fatility Pro Edition (PCI interface)
I really don't want to replace the 8800GTX's, as I think their still decent cards to run with. What do you guys think? I was planning on replacing only the MB, CPU and RAM since my friend will be getting those components from my current rig. Possibly looking into water cooling, but I'm unsure at the moment. I was looking at the Zalman 9900 for the CPU. This is what I'm looking at for those few components....
AMD Phenom II x4 965 125w version (I want the 3 stepping)
ASUS Crosshair III
G.Skill 4GB 1600Mhz (2 2GB)
Zalman 9900 for the CPU.
Any ideas? any suggestions? I think $500 is a good round number for me to spend to upgrade these components. I do have some extra to get a water cooling system if need be, but my case is already setup for air cooling and quite decent I might add. I would like to get an intel system, but the price on the i7's is outrageous.