Hi there! I'm not too informed about hardware, but I need to upgrade my PC. With all the different brands and models I don't want to make a mistake! I was hoping someone could help me make the right decisions.
I don't play shooter type games but I do play other games such as Civ VI and X-com 2. I'd like to be able to play them at high settings and I'd like them to load faster. I'd like my PC generally to run faster.
(Maybe important: I found out my motherboard and CPU are running hot. The board goes to 114C and the CPU 72C, they idle at 55C and 43C. Lately my PC shuts down when I play games. I'll buy better fans, but do you think they're damaged now? I have retail Win7, can I move it to a new motherboard?)
Here's my system now. I have $800Cdn ($600US).
[OS] Windows 7
[Board] Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
[CPU] AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
[Display] AMD Radeon HD 6950
[Memory] 8 gb Single-channel DDR3 1333
[Storage] A hard drive
Given the heat problem, what would you do? A big question for me is whether to change the board/CPU given my budget. Thank you so much if you can take the time to help.
I don't play shooter type games but I do play other games such as Civ VI and X-com 2. I'd like to be able to play them at high settings and I'd like them to load faster. I'd like my PC generally to run faster.
(Maybe important: I found out my motherboard and CPU are running hot. The board goes to 114C and the CPU 72C, they idle at 55C and 43C. Lately my PC shuts down when I play games. I'll buy better fans, but do you think they're damaged now? I have retail Win7, can I move it to a new motherboard?)
Here's my system now. I have $800Cdn ($600US).
[OS] Windows 7
[Board] Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3
[CPU] AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
[Display] AMD Radeon HD 6950
[Memory] 8 gb Single-channel DDR3 1333
[Storage] A hard drive
Given the heat problem, what would you do? A big question for me is whether to change the board/CPU given my budget. Thank you so much if you can take the time to help.