- Jun 1, 2012
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Hey guys so I have about 500$ that I think I will use on upgrading my smaller gaming rig (I use it for travel and moving around to different friends houses and tvs). My rig now:
GPU: EVGA GTX 550 Ti Superclocked 2GB (and OC to 1GHz core) (beast card actually I never understood why everyone hates on it soo much)
CPU: Intel Pentium G860
MoBo: ASUS P8H67-M Pro
RAM: 1x4GB 1333 MHz Team Xtreem (1600MHz but MoBo steps it down to 1333)
PSU: Antec 450 Watt Continous Power 2x6 pin PCIe
HDD: Barracuda 120GB 7200RPM (over PATA, definitely a bit old)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
My thoughts: The HDD is a little old for sure and slow. PSU is solid, not really looking for an upgrade there. RAM is good, haven't needed more than 3 gigs yet. I love ASUS MoBos but it's one of the things I was upgrading as the one in there is physically a little short and I'd like more PCIe slots for SLI or CF. The GPU is great actually despite what everyone says. CPU is MUCH better than I was expecting for a dual core Pentium. Intel amazes me every time with their CPUs and AMD dissapoints me every time.
So I am looking for some input on what you what upgrade first with 500$ and that rig. For CPUs I definitely prefer Intel, for MoBo I am open to suggestions! But ASUS are exceptional MoBos. And for graphics I generally prefer AMD.
GPU: EVGA GTX 550 Ti Superclocked 2GB (and OC to 1GHz core) (beast card actually I never understood why everyone hates on it soo much)
CPU: Intel Pentium G860
MoBo: ASUS P8H67-M Pro
RAM: 1x4GB 1333 MHz Team Xtreem (1600MHz but MoBo steps it down to 1333)
PSU: Antec 450 Watt Continous Power 2x6 pin PCIe
HDD: Barracuda 120GB 7200RPM (over PATA, definitely a bit old)
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
My thoughts: The HDD is a little old for sure and slow. PSU is solid, not really looking for an upgrade there. RAM is good, haven't needed more than 3 gigs yet. I love ASUS MoBos but it's one of the things I was upgrading as the one in there is physically a little short and I'd like more PCIe slots for SLI or CF. The GPU is great actually despite what everyone says. CPU is MUCH better than I was expecting for a dual core Pentium. Intel amazes me every time with their CPUs and AMD dissapoints me every time.
So I am looking for some input on what you what upgrade first with 500$ and that rig. For CPUs I definitely prefer Intel, for MoBo I am open to suggestions! But ASUS are exceptional MoBos. And for graphics I generally prefer AMD.
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