Hello
So recently I was looking to upgrade my graphics card but after some discussion on another thread I decided to upgrade my whole computer cause the card I ordered would bottleneck my computer the way it is now. So here is what I have now:
Win 7 Pro (64bit)
Gigabyte Mother EP45-UD3P
Intel Core 2 Duo at 3.00Ghz
OCV 700W power
4 GB of RAM
ATI Radeon 4800 series with 512MB GDDR3 (PCI 2.0 x16)
2 TB Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514
Cooler Master Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-NA-_-NA
Here is what someone (user: ipwn3r456) suggested I get:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($148.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $802.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-09 22:12 EST-0500)
ipwn3r456 also suggested that I "keep the power supply, case, optical drive, your OS, monitor, and maybe your hard drive".
Do you guys agree with the above set up or have any other recommendations?
Is 700 W enough for the new set up? What if I end up getting dual cards?
I wonder if the 2 TB drive I have is good/fast enough?
Also, the case that I have now is good but when I had two cards set up they would overheat so maybe I should get a different case? Do you have any recommendation?
I appreciate all suggestions/thoughts/questions!
Cheers!
- Henry
So recently I was looking to upgrade my graphics card but after some discussion on another thread I decided to upgrade my whole computer cause the card I ordered would bottleneck my computer the way it is now. So here is what I have now:
Win 7 Pro (64bit)
Gigabyte Mother EP45-UD3P
Intel Core 2 Duo at 3.00Ghz
OCV 700W power
4 GB of RAM
ATI Radeon 4800 series with 512MB GDDR3 (PCI 2.0 x16)
2 TB Hard Drive - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514
Cooler Master Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-NA-_-NA
Here is what someone (user: ipwn3r456) suggested I get:
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($169.99 @ Microcenter)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($148.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 830 Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.88 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card ($279.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $802.82
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-11-09 22:12 EST-0500)
ipwn3r456 also suggested that I "keep the power supply, case, optical drive, your OS, monitor, and maybe your hard drive".
Do you guys agree with the above set up or have any other recommendations?
Is 700 W enough for the new set up? What if I end up getting dual cards?
I wonder if the 2 TB drive I have is good/fast enough?
Also, the case that I have now is good but when I had two cards set up they would overheat so maybe I should get a different case? Do you have any recommendation?
I appreciate all suggestions/thoughts/questions!
Cheers!
- Henry