I recently started contemplating a new build, but my budget won't get me what I really want performance wise. So now I just want to upgrade my current build to try to get another year or so out of it.
The old build was:
E6300 (Allendale)
Gigabyte 965P DS3 (rev 1.3)
2 GB of OCZ DDR2-800
Antec Earthwatss 380 PSU (came with case)
Asus 5670 Videocard (recently upgraded)
I guess that's all the main components. I've been trying to research upgrade options for my processor. i recently bought the videocard to hold me off until the new build, but I think my processor is holding me back now. I game on my lcd tv now so the resolution is only 1280*720. Trying to research processor upgrades is kind of confusing for me as there seems to be a new/different E6300 that I must've missed in my absence from the computer world.
Main question: what would be a decent processor upgrade that would work with my current setup? I plan on adding another gig or 2 of ram possibly wince memory is cheap. I'm trying to avoid getting a new mobo, psu, etc (hence the video card i chose). This PC will be handed down to someone once I do the new build.
Thanks for any input.
edit: the processor doesn't overclock like it used too so that's not an option. not sure what's holding me back but after years of overclocking now the overclock will not hold after a reboot (and yes i've researched and tried all suggestions involving that).
The old build was:
E6300 (Allendale)
Gigabyte 965P DS3 (rev 1.3)
2 GB of OCZ DDR2-800
Antec Earthwatss 380 PSU (came with case)
Asus 5670 Videocard (recently upgraded)
I guess that's all the main components. I've been trying to research upgrade options for my processor. i recently bought the videocard to hold me off until the new build, but I think my processor is holding me back now. I game on my lcd tv now so the resolution is only 1280*720. Trying to research processor upgrades is kind of confusing for me as there seems to be a new/different E6300 that I must've missed in my absence from the computer world.
Main question: what would be a decent processor upgrade that would work with my current setup? I plan on adding another gig or 2 of ram possibly wince memory is cheap. I'm trying to avoid getting a new mobo, psu, etc (hence the video card i chose). This PC will be handed down to someone once I do the new build.
Thanks for any input.
edit: the processor doesn't overclock like it used too so that's not an option. not sure what's holding me back but after years of overclocking now the overclock will not hold after a reboot (and yes i've researched and tried all suggestions involving that).
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