I apologize in advance for being a noob. lol Been looking to upgrade my PC and I am confused and frustrated by all the options. Im trying to build a gaming rig worthy of Battlefield 3, Diablo 3, Witcher 2, among others on highest settings or close to it, but I am trying to get off light on the pocket book. All I ask is for some suggestions and input.
Current PC:
2.60 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-M55SLI-S4
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
4gb ram
7200? rpm 1tb WD HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT (terrible I know)
PSU: Maybe 5-600w? Not sure which
Viewsonic 19"
Here is what I am looking to to get... while keeping some parts of my old PC. Just not sure if I want to spend this much money.
Radeon HD 6850 or 6870... not sure which? $170
Intel Core I5 2500K 3.3ghz $220
Viewsonic VX24" $200
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 $150
Corsair 750tx - 125
Cooler Master Storm Scout - 100 (optional but I at least want it to look and cool good)
Blu Ray drive - 70 (watch hd movies on pc with hd monitor)
Nice gaming keyboard (50-60)
So basically replacing most of the PC and all this will be right around $1100. Granted I havent updated my PC in over 5 years but wow.
Is this going to be good enough? If so, is there any way I can get out cheaper while still having a decent PC? Also, could I use my old 7950 in sli mode? Dont know much about it. Sorry for the trouble and any help would be much appreciated.
Current PC:
2.60 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
Board: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-M55SLI-S4
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
4gb ram
7200? rpm 1tb WD HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT (terrible I know)
PSU: Maybe 5-600w? Not sure which
Viewsonic 19"
Here is what I am looking to to get... while keeping some parts of my old PC. Just not sure if I want to spend this much money.
Radeon HD 6850 or 6870... not sure which? $170
Intel Core I5 2500K 3.3ghz $220
Viewsonic VX24" $200
ASRock P67 EXTREME4 $150
Corsair 750tx - 125
Cooler Master Storm Scout - 100 (optional but I at least want it to look and cool good)
Blu Ray drive - 70 (watch hd movies on pc with hd monitor)
Nice gaming keyboard (50-60)
So basically replacing most of the PC and all this will be right around $1100. Granted I havent updated my PC in over 5 years but wow.
Is this going to be good enough? If so, is there any way I can get out cheaper while still having a decent PC? Also, could I use my old 7950 in sli mode? Dont know much about it. Sorry for the trouble and any help would be much appreciated.