Hi everyone,
I would like to introduce you my particular case and even complex, I truly appreciate any help you can provide me. During my last year, I’ve been studying abroad (UK) and at the end I got a permanent position here. In Spain, I left my desktop gaming PC and now that I will earn some money since Sept-Oct, I would like to study the possibility of bringing my old PC or build a new one.
My computer in Spain is:
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400
- CPU Fan: Xilence P4 775
- Motherboard: ECS P35t-A
- GPU: XFX Geforce 8800GTS 512mb
- Memory: 4gb (4x1) Kingston ValueRam DDR2 800
- TFT: Samsung 2032nw (1680x1050)
- Power Supply: TACENS Radix II Smart 520w
Because I’ve been one whole year without “gaming” I actually don’t know how old my computer is and if it would be able to handle the current/new games that are coming.
The main problem is that until October I won’t have any money for buying a new system (and from the next month I will have free time for playing)
Now in mid-July I go back to Spain and I have the opportunity to bring to UK certain/all parts of my old computer. I know that in Spain, none except me will use my computer. Hence there are different options:
- Bring some pieces, buy other pieces here now (max budget 450 dollars, 300 pounds) and follow a “transition plan” in order to end with a good system in a midterm (Christmas 2011).
- Is It worth it to bring my whole current PC and keep playing with it?
- Discard the option of bringing my current PC, try to sell second-handed some pieces and by a new computer in UK.
In order to give you an idea of the budget that I can face for a new system in Sept-Oct, I thought about this system (max budget 600pounds, 950-1000dollars)
- Case: Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 8MB Cache
- CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
- Mobo: Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 880G Socket AM3
- Memory: G-Skill 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Ripjaws Memory Module CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
- GPU: ASUS HD 6850 Direct CU 1GB GDDR5
- Screen: LG M237WDP 23" LCD TV/ Monitor Full HD (1920x1200)
- PSU: Corsair TX 650W V2 PSU
PRICE: 550 Pounds (from Ebuyer.com)
I would like to comment that even I consider myself a gamer, I am not an enthusiast of max specs. I never did OC (but I would like to learn how) and even I would like to have a powerful system I need to think of my budget (that’s why I chose a new AMD based computer).
My target is to be able of run at high settings the next coming games: BF3, MW3, Guild Wars 2, Starcraft II, the new Oblivion…
The most interesting option for me would be to buy something new now and to get profit of some parts of my previous computer and end with a good system at Christmas. Maybe I can get this buying a new case, PSU, CPU fan and graphic card (HD5850, 6850), keep the motherboard, CPU and memory. The next step would be to buy a hybrid motherboard 775-1115 (with the proper upgrade to memory modules DDR3) OC my e8400. The final step would be to buy an i3-2100 or i5-2500. Even this can be more expensive than the AMD-based option; I could pay by separate terms and adapt my PC to future changes of hardware (new coming CPUs??) and I would be glad of taking profit of some parts of my previous computer.
Regarding the monitor thing, maybe is not worth to bring my 20” Samsung TFT to UK (in my luggage) and it’s better to buy a new 23”-24” LCD monitor 1920x1200 in UK (It would be also my main TV at home).
Again, thank you!!
Regards
I would like to introduce you my particular case and even complex, I truly appreciate any help you can provide me. During my last year, I’ve been studying abroad (UK) and at the end I got a permanent position here. In Spain, I left my desktop gaming PC and now that I will earn some money since Sept-Oct, I would like to study the possibility of bringing my old PC or build a new one.
My computer in Spain is:
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400
- CPU Fan: Xilence P4 775
- Motherboard: ECS P35t-A
- GPU: XFX Geforce 8800GTS 512mb
- Memory: 4gb (4x1) Kingston ValueRam DDR2 800
- TFT: Samsung 2032nw (1680x1050)
- Power Supply: TACENS Radix II Smart 520w
Because I’ve been one whole year without “gaming” I actually don’t know how old my computer is and if it would be able to handle the current/new games that are coming.
The main problem is that until October I won’t have any money for buying a new system (and from the next month I will have free time for playing)
Now in mid-July I go back to Spain and I have the opportunity to bring to UK certain/all parts of my old computer. I know that in Spain, none except me will use my computer. Hence there are different options:
- Bring some pieces, buy other pieces here now (max budget 450 dollars, 300 pounds) and follow a “transition plan” in order to end with a good system in a midterm (Christmas 2011).
- Is It worth it to bring my whole current PC and keep playing with it?
- Discard the option of bringing my current PC, try to sell second-handed some pieces and by a new computer in UK.
In order to give you an idea of the budget that I can face for a new system in Sept-Oct, I thought about this system (max budget 600pounds, 950-1000dollars)
- Case: Coolermaster HAF 912 Plus Case
- CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition 3.4GHz Socket AM3 8MB Cache
- CPU Fan: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
- Mobo: Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 880G Socket AM3
- Memory: G-Skill 4GB DDR3 1333MHz Ripjaws Memory Module CL9 (9-9-9-24) 1.5V
- GPU: ASUS HD 6850 Direct CU 1GB GDDR5
- Screen: LG M237WDP 23" LCD TV/ Monitor Full HD (1920x1200)
- PSU: Corsair TX 650W V2 PSU
PRICE: 550 Pounds (from Ebuyer.com)
I would like to comment that even I consider myself a gamer, I am not an enthusiast of max specs. I never did OC (but I would like to learn how) and even I would like to have a powerful system I need to think of my budget (that’s why I chose a new AMD based computer).
My target is to be able of run at high settings the next coming games: BF3, MW3, Guild Wars 2, Starcraft II, the new Oblivion…
The most interesting option for me would be to buy something new now and to get profit of some parts of my previous computer and end with a good system at Christmas. Maybe I can get this buying a new case, PSU, CPU fan and graphic card (HD5850, 6850), keep the motherboard, CPU and memory. The next step would be to buy a hybrid motherboard 775-1115 (with the proper upgrade to memory modules DDR3) OC my e8400. The final step would be to buy an i3-2100 or i5-2500. Even this can be more expensive than the AMD-based option; I could pay by separate terms and adapt my PC to future changes of hardware (new coming CPUs??) and I would be glad of taking profit of some parts of my previous computer.
Regarding the monitor thing, maybe is not worth to bring my 20” Samsung TFT to UK (in my luggage) and it’s better to buy a new 23”-24” LCD monitor 1920x1200 in UK (It would be also my main TV at home).
Again, thank you!!
Regards