Hey everyone!
Not sure if it's worth replacing all my computer parts due to their age or not. I'm not sure when most parts fail. Most of gaming is on Blizzard games/occasional F2P stuff.
I don't care about running the newest triple AAA title on Ultra, 60 fps.
As long as I can push 1080p, 60fps around medium/high quality on new games and ultra/high settings for F2P/Blizzard games then I'm good to go. I don't plan on expanding very much so Micro ATX/low wattage PSUs are all I need.
This is what I currently have:
So, I have two options from here:
1) Upgrade this sucker
OR
2) Build a brand new PC
This is what I had in mind for building a new PC. Might end up using the same case.
Would it be cheaper to just upgrade the GPU in my existing build (and maybe CPU, if it bottlenecks my GPU), replace the HDD with an SSD and replace older parts as they die out, or just start fresh?
The more money I save, the better monitor(s) I can get.
Also, not sure if a GTX 960 would fit in that case. I'll just do some measuring later unless someone knows off the top of their head.
Overall, I'd just like some advice and pro/cons for each option or other options you might suggest. I'm a good price/good performance kind of guy, I like value but don't want to go too cheap either.
Thanks in advance!!
Not sure if it's worth replacing all my computer parts due to their age or not. I'm not sure when most parts fail. Most of gaming is on Blizzard games/occasional F2P stuff.
I don't care about running the newest triple AAA title on Ultra, 60 fps.
As long as I can push 1080p, 60fps around medium/high quality on new games and ultra/high settings for F2P/Blizzard games then I'm good to go. I don't plan on expanding very much so Micro ATX/low wattage PSUs are all I need.
This is what I currently have:
- Case: Rosewill FBM-01- Dual-Fan Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case
- PSU: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze
- Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P34 (FX)
- CPU: AMD FX-4300 Quad-core 3.8GHz
- RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw, DDR3, 2x4GB
- Video Card: EVGA GTX 560 (not the TI version!)
- Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 500GB, 7200 RPM
So, I have two options from here:
1) Upgrade this sucker
OR
2) Build a brand new PC
This is what I had in mind for building a new PC. Might end up using the same case.
Would it be cheaper to just upgrade the GPU in my existing build (and maybe CPU, if it bottlenecks my GPU), replace the HDD with an SSD and replace older parts as they die out, or just start fresh?
The more money I save, the better monitor(s) I can get.
Also, not sure if a GTX 960 would fit in that case. I'll just do some measuring later unless someone knows off the top of their head.
Overall, I'd just like some advice and pro/cons for each option or other options you might suggest. I'm a good price/good performance kind of guy, I like value but don't want to go too cheap either.
Thanks in advance!!