I need to upgrade my computer and looking into some suggestions on what a decent motherboard/processor would be.
I've purchased pre-bulilt systems all my life, so I didn't really have to worry about the componetns. My current setup is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core processor 6000+3.01 ghz with 6GB ram. The mobo is a foxconn. I bought it thru Vigor Gaming, which doesn't exist anymore (purchased back in 2008 i believe).
My GPU will be upgraded once I can get the other components upgraded.
I've been playing Battlefield 3, which is an extremely resource hogging game. I've got all my settings on low and with few as possible processes running so I can try and dedicate any resource to the game. Well, it just isn't cutting it for me any more. I want to experience the game smoothly...not jumpy.
I've got a big A+ case with an existing 1100 watt psu.
I'm leaning more towards an Intel processor rather and AMD.
I'd like to stay around the $500 range for a mobo/processor...that is including a cooling system for the processor.
Can someone guide me on what I should get and/or your experiences with what you have now.
Thanks in advance.
Nick
I've purchased pre-bulilt systems all my life, so I didn't really have to worry about the componetns. My current setup is an AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core processor 6000+3.01 ghz with 6GB ram. The mobo is a foxconn. I bought it thru Vigor Gaming, which doesn't exist anymore (purchased back in 2008 i believe).
My GPU will be upgraded once I can get the other components upgraded.
I've been playing Battlefield 3, which is an extremely resource hogging game. I've got all my settings on low and with few as possible processes running so I can try and dedicate any resource to the game. Well, it just isn't cutting it for me any more. I want to experience the game smoothly...not jumpy.
I've got a big A+ case with an existing 1100 watt psu.
I'm leaning more towards an Intel processor rather and AMD.
I'd like to stay around the $500 range for a mobo/processor...that is including a cooling system for the processor.
Can someone guide me on what I should get and/or your experiences with what you have now.
Thanks in advance.
Nick