Afternoon all, longtime reader, first time poster here at Tom's
I'm looking to do a bit of upgrading on my homebuilt PC, but I have a rather limited budget (all the coins I've saved in my Stay Puft piggy bank + some health benefit payouts. Whoo!). With a wedding to pay for in the summer, the budget falls in the $400-$500 range
Currently running the below -
Windows XP
Core2 Duo E6600 2.4ghz
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 MOBO
2 GB DDR2 Ram
GeForce 8800 GTS
Now, I know I want to go to Windows7 and 4GB of RAM. With an OEM version of Windows7 and the G.Skill RAM recommended in the $1000 build here at Tom's, that puts me at about $150 spent
The question then becomes, what do I spend the rest on? A new Mobo+CPU combo (the i5-2500k + ASUS P67 Pro MOBO) or a new video card (Gigabyte Radeon 6950)? Ideally I would do both, but I just don't think a $700 outlay is feasible.
So, which combo will provide the most bang for my buck. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
I'm looking to do a bit of upgrading on my homebuilt PC, but I have a rather limited budget (all the coins I've saved in my Stay Puft piggy bank + some health benefit payouts. Whoo!). With a wedding to pay for in the summer, the budget falls in the $400-$500 range
Currently running the below -
Windows XP
Core2 Duo E6600 2.4ghz
Gigabyte 965P-DS3 MOBO
2 GB DDR2 Ram
GeForce 8800 GTS
Now, I know I want to go to Windows7 and 4GB of RAM. With an OEM version of Windows7 and the G.Skill RAM recommended in the $1000 build here at Tom's, that puts me at about $150 spent
The question then becomes, what do I spend the rest on? A new Mobo+CPU combo (the i5-2500k + ASUS P67 Pro MOBO) or a new video card (Gigabyte Radeon 6950)? Ideally I would do both, but I just don't think a $700 outlay is feasible.
So, which combo will provide the most bang for my buck. Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance