Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)
Budget Range: $700 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, Music
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I'd like to upgrade MOBO, Video Card, whatever else fits in my budget. See current setup link below.
Do you need to buy OS: I believe I have my windows 7 license floating around somewhere.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Wherever cheapest, pref newegg.
Location: Reno, Nevada
Parts Preferences: Prefer to stay Intel, always preferred Nvidia over Radeon, but I heard the Radeon cards have been better bang for your buck.
Overclocking: Possibly
SLI or Crossfire: In the future possibly, but not now.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Additional Comments: Here is the link of my current setup. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113135
I received this from a contest I won from my Local Best buy back in 2011.
I recently switched cases to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004 about 4 months back.
Also, I swapped out my power supply for my old one which was a Thermal Take 650w Bronze rated one I had in my previous PC.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My motherboard is a POS, and I think its taking a dump. I also am just ready to upgrade my graphics card to get better performance additionally anything in my price range.
Here is what I am looking at so far:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131487
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138352
I like that motherboard because I get another stick of memory on top of the current 8GB i have right now.
Also, I am open to suggestions on what else to upgrade/buy within my price range?
Some may recall I did post a thread a week ago or so with very little info. I am not interested in selling and rebuilding, i'd rather just replace piece by piece with what I have. Thanks for your time.
Budget Range: $700 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Movies, Music
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: I'd like to upgrade MOBO, Video Card, whatever else fits in my budget. See current setup link below.
Do you need to buy OS: I believe I have my windows 7 license floating around somewhere.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Wherever cheapest, pref newegg.
Location: Reno, Nevada
Parts Preferences: Prefer to stay Intel, always preferred Nvidia over Radeon, but I heard the Radeon cards have been better bang for your buck.
Overclocking: Possibly
SLI or Crossfire: In the future possibly, but not now.
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Additional Comments: Here is the link of my current setup. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883113135
I received this from a contest I won from my Local Best buy back in 2011.
I recently switched cases to http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004 about 4 months back.
Also, I swapped out my power supply for my old one which was a Thermal Take 650w Bronze rated one I had in my previous PC.
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My motherboard is a POS, and I think its taking a dump. I also am just ready to upgrade my graphics card to get better performance additionally anything in my price range.
Here is what I am looking at so far:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131487
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138352
I like that motherboard because I get another stick of memory on top of the current 8GB i have right now.
Also, I am open to suggestions on what else to upgrade/buy within my price range?
Some may recall I did post a thread a week ago or so with very little info. I am not interested in selling and rebuilding, i'd rather just replace piece by piece with what I have. Thanks for your time.