System Upgrade

[oversite]

Hi All,

I have been running my current system for nearly 2 years now and I have started to notice that its not up to scratch to play new games. So Im looking to upgrade however funds are short so if I could upgrade component by component that would be good but I understand that that may not always be possible.

Currently I run;
Intel E6550 (2.33GHz), 4GB RAM, Radeon HD 4600 series full sized case. ASUS P5K/EPU MB


I purfer ATI over NVIDIA and I am currently running windows 7 although that will change soon.

So my question is what should I upgrade first, the video card? if so could people please recommend a good one that will utilise my current setup?

I am Australian and will be buying of umart.com.au

Any advice appreciated.

 

[jmani]

well, your cpu might bottleneck some modern card, but that ok untill you get a new cpu , and the amd 7850 is good ,it plays most games at 1080p ultra/high,

 

[fueledguitar]

I think your video card and motherboard should be upgraded. Your CPU can still play newest games, but if you want to, go for intel core i5. your RAM is fine either. Radeon hd7850 is what i suggest.

 

[oversite]

Thanks guys, should the 7850 be the first upgrade?

I found a few in my price range any preferences?
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=4&sid=89025
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=4&sid=94624
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=4&sid=95257
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=4&sid=88918
http://www.umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=248&bid=4&sid=88448

Are you sure the 4gb of ram is enough? I can get 16gb of corsair for $95?

Thanks again.

 

[fueledguitar]

really? 8gb should be enough bro, dont take too much :lol:

also, you might wanna check if your motherboard still support pci x16 slot. 7850 is.

 

[oversite]

any idea how I would check that?

 

[fueledguitar]

Asus P5K/EPU
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5KEPU/#specifications
===
Expansion Slots 2 x PCIe x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x1 mode)
supports CrossFire Technology
2 x PCIe x1
2 x PCI
===
It's all fine. your motherboard supports it

 

[oversite]

Thanks again,

So my current plan is to get one of those 7850 cards (not sure which one yet) and some more RAM. Next upgrade around I think a new mother board and maybe CPU.

Does this sound about right?

 

[fueledguitar]

Yeah.

7850>RAM>MotherBoard>CPU

And you're ready to go.

 

[oversite]

Does anybody have any advice as to which 7850 card to go with?

 

[fueledguitar]

Does anybody have any advice as to which 7850 card to go with?

Gygabyte or an MSI version. your choice.

 

[oversite]

I would like to thank you guys one more time. All this help and so quick. THANKS