Hi guys,
First I apologise if this is in the incorrect forum for a question like this.
My partner and I have two rather old PCs. He has a 7-8 year old Alienware pre-built that has already had it's GFX card changed twice.
My PC was build about 6 years ago, most of the components were decent for its time over than the motherboard which was a socket 775 already a year old at that point.
We're looking to upgrade, mostly so he can play games not on low res' and mostly for me playing games but also streaming - I'm always a heavy multi-tasker. We are looking at mainly i5 setups.
Now our budget is around €1,000 (around £840) and I've messed around with some configurations on Overlockers, PC Specialist and Novatech - I know it's going to be nigh impossible to get 2 i5 setups for that price. So I wondered if it was possible to get instead, 2 motherboard bundles (mobo, ram, CPU and heatsink), a new case for him and then just replace the other parts (HDD, GFX etc) later on.
My issue is that I'm so out of touch with my component knowledge, I can't safely judge if I'm getting value for money with certain setups.
i.e will I notice THAT much difference between an i5 4570 vs an i5 4670 and if it's worth the extra 100£/€.
We don't necessarily need to have the same bundle. I would happily pay slightly more for a setup that allows more efficient multitasking with programs (Twitch, XSplit + Game) and he would prefer something that will allow him to comfortably meet the system requirements of CoD: Ghost (as an examaple).
So any recommendations or your opinions to help me make a decision would be much appreciated
First I apologise if this is in the incorrect forum for a question like this.
My partner and I have two rather old PCs. He has a 7-8 year old Alienware pre-built that has already had it's GFX card changed twice.
My PC was build about 6 years ago, most of the components were decent for its time over than the motherboard which was a socket 775 already a year old at that point.
We're looking to upgrade, mostly so he can play games not on low res' and mostly for me playing games but also streaming - I'm always a heavy multi-tasker. We are looking at mainly i5 setups.
Now our budget is around €1,000 (around £840) and I've messed around with some configurations on Overlockers, PC Specialist and Novatech - I know it's going to be nigh impossible to get 2 i5 setups for that price. So I wondered if it was possible to get instead, 2 motherboard bundles (mobo, ram, CPU and heatsink), a new case for him and then just replace the other parts (HDD, GFX etc) later on.
My issue is that I'm so out of touch with my component knowledge, I can't safely judge if I'm getting value for money with certain setups.
i.e will I notice THAT much difference between an i5 4570 vs an i5 4670 and if it's worth the extra 100£/€.
We don't necessarily need to have the same bundle. I would happily pay slightly more for a setup that allows more efficient multitasking with programs (Twitch, XSplit + Game) and he would prefer something that will allow him to comfortably meet the system requirements of CoD: Ghost (as an examaple).
So any recommendations or your opinions to help me make a decision would be much appreciated
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