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Greetings all,
I recently broke my hand and will be out of work for a while, and I need to do something to make the time go by fast, and since I'm bored of my ps3 I decided to upgrade my out of date computer. With this being said, here is what I'm thinking of and hope everything works out well. Since I had a gaming computer built a while ago, I'm hoping I can save where I can to keep the cost down so I wont get evicted.
Approximate Purchase Date: Today
Budget Range: 1-700 it can be more but I'd love for it to be under 500 if possible, but if not I originally planned for about 1000. But with bills coming in, I would like to be lower. If this makes sense.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Not sure what folding@home is, but gaming, surfing, streaming movies, watching movies.
Are you buying a monitor: No, I already have one.
Parts to Upgrade: This is tricky, I know I need more ram, but since my motherboard is outdated going to have to upgrade that and CPU, so instead of rambling on, I need motherboard, ram, cpu possibly graphics card and power supply (mine may be going out)
Do you need to buy OS: Nope
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I heard the best was Newegg, But I will go where ever to get the best deal, even if I have to drive to a local store.
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona USA - 85254 <-- zip code
Parts Preferences: I have AMD parts right now, so I planned on sticking with AMD, but my buddy and reading here suggested that intel is the better bang for your buck, even though it's a bit more expensive.
Overclocking: Maybe, I'm a bit skeptical about these types of things, as I am not computer savvy.
SLI or Crossfire: I apologize I read the SLI/Crossfire FAQ by Maziar, And I still am lost about what this is exactly.
Your Monitor Resolution: I am at 2048x1152. Is this good?
Additional Comments: I would like to play, CS:GO, Call of Duty, Maybe some new MMO's that are coming out. I would just like a system that play the newer games that are out right now. Maybe Crysis? If that's still the top of the line game?
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My computer was built ages ago, and it used to be pretty good, and now i'm way behind the curve.
Side Note: To show you where i'm coming from i'll list out my specs to give an idea. I have an Asus M3A76 Motherboard, AMD 7750 Dual Core CPU, with 3 Gigs of ram. I have a Nvidia GeForce GTS 250, now for Black OPS 2, Canirunit said my graphics card was fine, but I know its old, so If there a decent one that won't hurt my wallet, I can always replace it.
After reading some threads, this is what I was thinking about from gathering information from another thread, I have no idea if this will work, but it's worth a shot, feel free to say yay or nay about it, and input your suggestions, as you guys are the experts.
EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Price is 675.57 out the door with that. I already have fans in my computer and a Unicorn Sigma case. Also, this is without the warranties, do you guys recommend getting them?
I recently broke my hand and will be out of work for a while, and I need to do something to make the time go by fast, and since I'm bored of my ps3 I decided to upgrade my out of date computer. With this being said, here is what I'm thinking of and hope everything works out well. Since I had a gaming computer built a while ago, I'm hoping I can save where I can to keep the cost down so I wont get evicted.
Approximate Purchase Date: Today
Budget Range: 1-700 it can be more but I'd love for it to be under 500 if possible, but if not I originally planned for about 1000. But with bills coming in, I would like to be lower. If this makes sense.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Not sure what folding@home is, but gaming, surfing, streaming movies, watching movies.
Are you buying a monitor: No, I already have one.
Parts to Upgrade: This is tricky, I know I need more ram, but since my motherboard is outdated going to have to upgrade that and CPU, so instead of rambling on, I need motherboard, ram, cpu possibly graphics card and power supply (mine may be going out)
Do you need to buy OS: Nope
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I heard the best was Newegg, But I will go where ever to get the best deal, even if I have to drive to a local store.
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona USA - 85254 <-- zip code
Parts Preferences: I have AMD parts right now, so I planned on sticking with AMD, but my buddy and reading here suggested that intel is the better bang for your buck, even though it's a bit more expensive.
Overclocking: Maybe, I'm a bit skeptical about these types of things, as I am not computer savvy.
SLI or Crossfire: I apologize I read the SLI/Crossfire FAQ by Maziar, And I still am lost about what this is exactly.
Your Monitor Resolution: I am at 2048x1152. Is this good?
Additional Comments: I would like to play, CS:GO, Call of Duty, Maybe some new MMO's that are coming out. I would just like a system that play the newer games that are out right now. Maybe Crysis?
If that's still the top of the line game?And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: My computer was built ages ago, and it used to be pretty good, and now i'm way behind the curve.
Side Note: To show you where i'm coming from i'll list out my specs to give an idea. I have an Asus M3A76 Motherboard, AMD 7750 Dual Core CPU, with 3 Gigs of ram. I have a Nvidia GeForce GTS 250, now for Black OPS 2, Canirunit said my graphics card was fine, but I know its old, so If there a decent one that won't hurt my wallet, I can always replace it.
After reading some threads, this is what I was thinking about from gathering information from another thread, I have no idea if this will work, but it's worth a shot, feel free to say yay or nay about it, and input your suggestions, as you guys are the experts.
EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
Price is 675.57 out the door with that. I already have fans in my computer and a Unicorn Sigma case. Also, this is without the warranties, do you guys recommend getting them?
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