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Started by Dasa94 | | 18 answers
Upgrading A VERY OLD build. Looking for Help.
So hi guys.

I am going to build a new PC as my current PC is almost dead. Just taking Last breaths :D 
Current specs are :
Core 2 Duo E7400 @2.80
2gb Ram DDR2
320 gb HDD
Cooler Master GX 550W PSU
HD 7750.
As for monitor currently using Acer AL1702W with 1440x900 resolution. Will buy a new 1080p monitor too.

As you can see its clearly TOO old :D 
so what im thinking about getting is this build

i5 4570
Asus H81M-E
1 TB HD
4 gb ram ( will get another 4gb)
for the graphics card im thinking about MSI r9 280x
was also thinking about getting a better PSU because i have heard that Cooler master aint any good so if this PSU can run the system then its good if not then i will have to buy a new one.

Any suggestions on the build ? etc.
Help appreciated. Thanks :p 
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September 15, 2014 2:31:36 PM

Hmm, I would believe the cards offer the same cooling, although there might be a 1-3 degree difference. The MSI card has a higher clock speed, but I wouldn't trust their QC... I would say the MSI card if you want better performance and the Powercolor card if you want to go with a company that will actually HELP you.
September 15, 2014 7:03:59 AM

8350rocks said:
Honestly, if they are the same price, I would pick the power color card. I have had great luck with them, and they seem to work really well and run reasonably quiet as well...


Any idea on which card runs cooler ? i dont really care about the noise as im not bothered by it so i wanna know which card will run cooler.
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September 15, 2014 6:23:15 AM

Honestly, if they are the same price, I would pick the power color card. I have had great luck with them, and they seem to work really well and run reasonably quiet as well...
September 14, 2014 10:52:08 AM

tomtsir said:
Whqt games you want to play? If you want to play bf4 or somethinf like this ....take a new mb socket 775 that is ddr3 competitive....take 8 gigs of ram and a cpu cooler like cs 212 evo to go to 3.5 ghz...


any links or something for that mb ? also i dont actually wish to overclock Cpu or anything but i might in the future so that is why i was thinking about 280x.

Also i will probably play everything from FPS to mmo. :p 
September 14, 2014 10:39:17 AM

Whqt games you want to play? If you want to play bf4 or somethinf like this ....take a new mb socket 775 that is ddr3 competitive....take 8 gigs of ram and a cpu cooler like cs 212 evo to go to 3.5 ghz...
September 14, 2014 10:26:36 AM

Wolfshadw said:
If they're the same price, take your pick.

-Wolf sends


Does anyone of those got any pros or cons against the other ?
a c 103 à CPUs
a b Ĉ ASUS
a b B Homebuilt system
September 14, 2014 10:05:11 AM

If they're the same price, take your pick.

-Wolf sends
September 14, 2014 8:06:06 AM

Anyone ?
September 13, 2014 12:04:29 PM

If i can get both in the same price then ?
a b à CPUs
September 13, 2014 12:01:16 PM

Although MSI cuts some corners on their motherboards, and their QC isn't the best, whichever is the cheapest, like 8350rocks said would do.

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