Current System:
PSU - CoolerMaster Thunder 700W
RAM - 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600Mhz
HDD - WesternDigital 1.5TB SATA2
HDD - 124GB Samsung SSD
GPU - Sapphire SA-R9270-2G
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition CPU, 3.2GHz
MOBO - Asus M4A87TD-USB3 - AM3
CASE: Antec Dark Fleet DF-30
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: $1000
System Usage: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Mobo, Cpu, Gpu
May also upgrade ram and power supply if needed.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes / No
Not sure, I have a windows 7 64 bit DVD that came with my pc but I have never upgraded the mobo before
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Will be purchasing parts in Japan from either
http://www.biccamera.com/bc/top/CSfTop.jsp
or
http://www.yodobashi.com
Location: Kawasaki Japan
Parts Preferences: Have been using AMD for awhile but am interested in an intel / nvidia set up
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I have a CPU cooler but can upgrade if needed
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Having trouble playing new games, fps stutters a lot, Planetside 2 runs at 40fps on low and newer games need a lot of tweaking to run well, hoping to run new games on high / max without any issues
PSU - CoolerMaster Thunder 700W
RAM - 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600Mhz
HDD - WesternDigital 1.5TB SATA2
HDD - 124GB Samsung SSD
GPU - Sapphire SA-R9270-2G
CPU - AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition CPU, 3.2GHz
MOBO - Asus M4A87TD-USB3 - AM3
CASE: Antec Dark Fleet DF-30
Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: $1000
System Usage: Gaming
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Mobo, Cpu, Gpu
May also upgrade ram and power supply if needed.
Do you need to buy OS: Yes / No
Not sure, I have a windows 7 64 bit DVD that came with my pc but I have never upgraded the mobo before
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Will be purchasing parts in Japan from either
http://www.biccamera.com/bc/top/CSfTop.jsp
or
http://www.yodobashi.com
Location: Kawasaki Japan
Parts Preferences: Have been using AMD for awhile but am interested in an intel / nvidia set up
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200
Additional Comments: I have a CPU cooler but can upgrade if needed
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Having trouble playing new games, fps stutters a lot, Planetside 2 runs at 40fps on low and newer games need a lot of tweaking to run well, hoping to run new games on high / max without any issues