Looking to *possibly* upgrade my motherboard and CPU. I just recently got advice for getting a new graphics card and I'm worried about bottle necking, and possibly still not getting good performance in new, high end games. This is mostly theory considering how old my system is and the graphics card not actually arriving yet.
My system currently is:
OS: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Harddrive: Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB Hard Drive
RAM: 4GB
CPU: Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.8GHz
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5670 (Plan on purchasing an MSI GTX 660)
PSU: 525w
I couldn't find any information on my motherboard. According to what I did find, there is no way to figure out exactly what mine is because Dell uses customized motherboards and each one is different.
I was told that if anything I should just upgrade my RAM some and I won't have any bottle necking issues, and my machine will be formidable once again. But I just wanted to double check here. If it is just the ram, could anyone suggest a product to buy that will fit with no modding or extra parts required?
Would http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=207D374AA5CA7304 be a good upgrade?
My system currently is:
OS: Windows 7 (64-bit)
Harddrive: Seagate ST31000528AS 1TB Hard Drive
RAM: 4GB
CPU: Intel Core i7 CPU 930 @ 2.8GHz
Graphics Card: Radeon HD 5670 (Plan on purchasing an MSI GTX 660)
PSU: 525w
I couldn't find any information on my motherboard. According to what I did find, there is no way to figure out exactly what mine is because Dell uses customized motherboards and each one is different.
I was told that if anything I should just upgrade my RAM some and I won't have any bottle necking issues, and my machine will be formidable once again. But I just wanted to double check here. If it is just the ram, could anyone suggest a product to buy that will fit with no modding or extra parts required?
Would http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=207D374AA5CA7304 be a good upgrade?