Hi. So here's my current build:
MOBO ASUS M4A78-E AM2+
CPU AMD Phenom II x3 720BE + Scythe NINJA 2 Rev.B
GPU ASUS HD4890 1GB
RAM CORSAIR XMS2-6400 2X2GB DDR2 (TWIN2X4096-6400C5)
HDD WD CAVIAR BLUE 640GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB (WD6400AAKS)
PSU CHIEFTEC 650W (CFT-650-14CS)
Monitor LG W2220P 1680x1050
It's more than 3 years old, and it's starting to show. Saints Row The Third, NFS: The Run are unplayable for me. I never got into GTA IV because of bad framerates... And I'm not sure it's worth upgrading the CPU to X4 955BE or something like that, I recon getting a i5-2500k is a better, more "future-proof" approach. In the graphics department I'm thinking about no less than GTX 560 Ti.
I'll have to upgrade in two phases, because I don't have the money for a full upgrade. So I have 3 options:
A: get a new AMD CPU, then (much later) get a GTX 560 Ti (or better).
B: get a GTX 560 Ti, then (much later) an i5-2500k, motherboard and RAM.
C: get an i5-2500k, motherboard and RAM, then (much later) a GTX 560 Ti.
I think A is just wasting money on an old rig, 2500k would be better. What would you suggest?
MOBO ASUS M4A78-E AM2+
CPU AMD Phenom II x3 720BE + Scythe NINJA 2 Rev.B
GPU ASUS HD4890 1GB
RAM CORSAIR XMS2-6400 2X2GB DDR2 (TWIN2X4096-6400C5)
HDD WD CAVIAR BLUE 640GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB (WD6400AAKS)
PSU CHIEFTEC 650W (CFT-650-14CS)
Monitor LG W2220P 1680x1050
It's more than 3 years old, and it's starting to show. Saints Row The Third, NFS: The Run are unplayable for me. I never got into GTA IV because of bad framerates... And I'm not sure it's worth upgrading the CPU to X4 955BE or something like that, I recon getting a i5-2500k is a better, more "future-proof" approach. In the graphics department I'm thinking about no less than GTX 560 Ti.
I'll have to upgrade in two phases, because I don't have the money for a full upgrade. So I have 3 options:
A: get a new AMD CPU, then (much later) get a GTX 560 Ti (or better).
B: get a GTX 560 Ti, then (much later) an i5-2500k, motherboard and RAM.
C: get an i5-2500k, motherboard and RAM, then (much later) a GTX 560 Ti.
I think A is just wasting money on an old rig, 2500k would be better. What would you suggest?