I am running into CPU bottleneck issues on some of the new games I want to play (Guild Wars 2). I know my system is old, but I just don't have the money for a full rebuild. Is there any way for me to upgrade pieces? I was thinking of upgrading just the motherboard and processor and then reusing as much of my current gear as possible. I think my PSU and graphics card could handle GW2 if I got a better processor.
My hope is that I can do just a CPU upgrade now with a path to buy a new case and other components of a full upgrade later in the year.
Will that even work? Or should I just wait until I can do a full system upgrade?
Current System:
Operating System: MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM: 4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0RY007 (Socket 775) 40 °C
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5670 (Sapphire/PCPartner) 34 °C
Hard Drives: 466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives: TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653F ATA Device
Power: Antec 450w
Audio: AMD High Definition Audio Device
Thanks for any advice.
My hope is that I can do just a CPU upgrade now with a path to buy a new case and other components of a full upgrade later in the year.
Will that even work? Or should I just wait until I can do a full system upgrade?
Current System:
Operating System: MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM: 4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 398MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard: Dell Inc. 0RY007 (Socket 775) 40 °C
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5670 (Sapphire/PCPartner) 34 °C
Hard Drives: 466GB Western Digital WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives: TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H653F ATA Device
Power: Antec 450w
Audio: AMD High Definition Audio Device
Thanks for any advice.