Time for an upgrade.

[Kalderin]

Hello,
Currently i am running an AMD Athlon x2 250, GTS 250 GPU with 4g Ram. it has been a solid system for the last few years but now is lagging behind more modern systems in terms of gaming.

I've picked up a HD5870 GPU and i am now looking at building the rest of the tower. what would you guys recommend i get to make this run smoothly with games such as Mechwarrior online and Planetside 2 etc.

i will be needing to buy a new case, mobo, ram, and power supply as my current one is only a 500w.

i have a budget of about $1000.

Thank you.

 

[tiny voices]

Get a 600w PSU from Antec, XFX, Corsair, or Seasonic.

Get an i5 3570k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

get a z77 motherboard. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293

Get 8gb 1.5v 1600mhz RAM (dual channel) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314

Get any case you like. Some good ones are: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139016

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233&Tpk=912

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129178

 

[Kalderin]

thanks!

 

[Kalderin]

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