Hello all!
I'm looking to upgrade my PC soon for around 700$ if possible, as the title states! Pretty much what I'd like is something that can handle my current favourite game, Global Agenda, smoothly with most of the settings maxed out.
These are my current parts I'm willing to upgrade to achieve that:
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 2.4GHz OC'd to 3.0 GHz
2 x 2GB OCZ XTC gold DDR2-800
Gigabyte P35C-DS3R Motherboard
Sapphire Radeon HD4890 (with a resoldered, superglued capacitor that could fail at any moment)
I am more than willing to grab aftermarket parts to overclock, but would prefer to stay away from water cooling.
I've thrown together a bunch of parts that I figured may be sufficient and would love some feedback if possible.
AMD A8 X4 3850
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H
2 x 4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1866MHz
Asus EAH6870
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next couple of months.
Budget Range: 500-700 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, potentially streaming if it can be done within those price ranges, nothing else worth mentioning that's particularly taxing
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Hard Drives, DVD (if I can avoid having to buy a SATA drive since mine is IDE), Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: directcanada.com, ncix.com
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences:
Intel Quad core CPU
Prefer to stick to performance RAM, 8GB seems to be the ideal standard nowadays
Have had good luck with my Gigabyte Motherboard, but willing to switch
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I have a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme that I could likely get a bracket for which would allow me to continue using it for overclocking.
Thanks!
I'm looking to upgrade my PC soon for around 700$ if possible, as the title states! Pretty much what I'd like is something that can handle my current favourite game, Global Agenda, smoothly with most of the settings maxed out.
These are my current parts I'm willing to upgrade to achieve that:
Intel Core 2 DUO E6600 2.4GHz OC'd to 3.0 GHz
2 x 2GB OCZ XTC gold DDR2-800
Gigabyte P35C-DS3R Motherboard
Sapphire Radeon HD4890 (with a resoldered, superglued capacitor that could fail at any moment)
I am more than willing to grab aftermarket parts to overclock, but would prefer to stay away from water cooling.
I've thrown together a bunch of parts that I figured may be sufficient and would love some feedback if possible.
AMD A8 X4 3850
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H
2 x 4GB G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series DDR3 1866MHz
Asus EAH6870
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next couple of months.
Budget Range: 500-700 before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, potentially streaming if it can be done within those price ranges, nothing else worth mentioning that's particularly taxing
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers, Hard Drives, DVD (if I can avoid having to buy a SATA drive since mine is IDE), Monitor
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: directcanada.com, ncix.com
Country of Origin: Canada
Parts Preferences:
Intel Quad core CPU
Prefer to stick to performance RAM, 8GB seems to be the ideal standard nowadays
Have had good luck with my Gigabyte Motherboard, but willing to switch
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I have a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme that I could likely get a bracket for which would allow me to continue using it for overclocking.
Thanks!