- Jan 10, 2011
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Hey all,
I am currently upgrading my system and just want to ask that the hardware I choose to purchase very soon. Reason I want to upgrade is because when I want to play games like Arma 2/3 and Battle field 3, I tend to get rather low fps or very low fps (making some games unplayable) which is always frustrating.
my current specs;
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE
MOBO: ASUS M4A78LT-M
RAM: Corsair Vengence 8GB (2x4GB)
GPU: nVidia GTX 460 v2 (1GB)
PSU: Corsair CX600
HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
HDD2: Seagate SATA II 300GB
Monitor: BenQ @ 1920x1080
I am currently only looking to upgrade my CPU and Motherboard first then upgrade my GPU after around September, Which i am looking at getting Nvidia 660ti 2gb.
I am looking at the Asus M5A99X Evo R2.0 as a motherboard upgrade (http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/M5A99X_EVO_R20/#overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://) and the CPU upgrade will be a AMD FX 8350.
I will be using this machine mainly to play games such as Dota 2, Battle Field 3/4 and Arma 3 and for the use of USB 3 as I have some devices/case that use USB 3 and want to use them to full potential. I also do some programming development and sometimes have to virtualise linux distros when working. Edit, I do also like to dual screen and wich to be able to add a second 24" monitor which i would like to be able to use when gaming.
my budget is roughly 250£ just for the Motherboard and CPU. My question is that the upgrade items I have chosen are the best I can get for my buck from my current specs and will be future proof enough for the next few years.
Please feel free to ask me any questions i may have missed out on some information. I am open to alternatives such as Intel builds and other AMD builds.
Thanks in Advance
Digger
I am currently upgrading my system and just want to ask that the hardware I choose to purchase very soon. Reason I want to upgrade is because when I want to play games like Arma 2/3 and Battle field 3, I tend to get rather low fps or very low fps (making some games unplayable) which is always frustrating.
my current specs;
CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 965 BE
MOBO: ASUS M4A78LT-M
RAM: Corsair Vengence 8GB (2x4GB)
GPU: nVidia GTX 460 v2 (1GB)
PSU: Corsair CX600
HDD: OCZ Vertex 4 128GB
HDD2: Seagate SATA II 300GB
Monitor: BenQ @ 1920x1080
I am currently only looking to upgrade my CPU and Motherboard first then upgrade my GPU after around September, Which i am looking at getting Nvidia 660ti 2gb.
I am looking at the Asus M5A99X Evo R2.0 as a motherboard upgrade (http://uk.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/M5A99X_EVO_R20/#overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://) and the CPU upgrade will be a AMD FX 8350.
I will be using this machine mainly to play games such as Dota 2, Battle Field 3/4 and Arma 3 and for the use of USB 3 as I have some devices/case that use USB 3 and want to use them to full potential. I also do some programming development and sometimes have to virtualise linux distros when working. Edit, I do also like to dual screen and wich to be able to add a second 24" monitor which i would like to be able to use when gaming.
my budget is roughly 250£ just for the Motherboard and CPU. My question is that the upgrade items I have chosen are the best I can get for my buck from my current specs and will be future proof enough for the next few years.
Please feel free to ask me any questions i may have missed out on some information. I am open to alternatives such as Intel builds and other AMD builds.
Thanks in Advance
Digger
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