I am currently about to do an upgrade from my current system listed here;
CPU - Q6600 G0 Step Quad Core Socket 775
Ram - 8Gigs OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066
MoBo - Asus P5N-T Deluxe
HD - Seagate 500Gig 7200rpm
PSU - Corsair 850TX
Video - BFG GTX275OC
Optic - Dual DvDRW's
Case - Antec 900 Ver. 1
I am wanting to go with a newer socket processor such as i5/i7 as well move on to DDR3 Ram. I would like to maintain the same amount of memory due to the multitasking I do. I usually have 1-2 games open, 1 browser (multiple tabs), MSE AV and a MP3 player. I would say my usage is about 70% Gaming, 10% graphics work (photoshop/illustrator), 20% internet browsing and such. I have been looking at MSI Military spec mobo P55A-G55 $149, Intel Core I5-760 Quad Core 2.8Ghz $209, and 8Gigs GSkill Ripsaw DDR3 1600 $104 per 4gigs. Which actually puts me under budget but since I have never used anything but Asus Motherboards I am kinda wary about going off brand for that component. I haven't ruled out AMD but they seem slightly slower for the equal price range, and I could be wrong here.
Just looking for some advice/input on what could be had for $700 to get a newer socket CPU/Mobo/DDR3 Ram.
Thanks
CPU - Q6600 G0 Step Quad Core Socket 775
Ram - 8Gigs OCZ Reaper DDR2 1066
MoBo - Asus P5N-T Deluxe
HD - Seagate 500Gig 7200rpm
PSU - Corsair 850TX
Video - BFG GTX275OC
Optic - Dual DvDRW's
Case - Antec 900 Ver. 1
I am wanting to go with a newer socket processor such as i5/i7 as well move on to DDR3 Ram. I would like to maintain the same amount of memory due to the multitasking I do. I usually have 1-2 games open, 1 browser (multiple tabs), MSE AV and a MP3 player. I would say my usage is about 70% Gaming, 10% graphics work (photoshop/illustrator), 20% internet browsing and such. I have been looking at MSI Military spec mobo P55A-G55 $149, Intel Core I5-760 Quad Core 2.8Ghz $209, and 8Gigs GSkill Ripsaw DDR3 1600 $104 per 4gigs. Which actually puts me under budget but since I have never used anything but Asus Motherboards I am kinda wary about going off brand for that component. I haven't ruled out AMD but they seem slightly slower for the equal price range, and I could be wrong here.
Just looking for some advice/input on what could be had for $700 to get a newer socket CPU/Mobo/DDR3 Ram.
Thanks