- Dec 27, 2012
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Budget Range: £150 after shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mainly for gaming and browsing the interweb
Are you buying a monitor: I've already got 19" but I may upgrade to a 24" TV or monitor soon.
Parts to Upgrade: Everything if necessary lol
Do you need to buy OS: Nope
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Don't mind, as long as its trusted and safe.
Location: London, UK
Parts Preferences: Don't really mind, although I would like to stick to AMD unless you can convince me otherwise.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, if its cost effective
Your Monitor Resolution: at the moment its 1280x1024. The new monitor will be 1920x1080
Current Spec:
Mobo - Asus M4A78T - M
CPU - Amd Athlon x3 425 (unlockable)
RAM - 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Corsair Value
Case - Zalman Z9 Plus ATX
GPU - Sapphire Radeon 4890 1GB
OC Optical Drive - Samsung generic DVD-RW multi
HDD - Seagate 160GB 7200rpm + Toshiba 2.5" 320GB 5400rpm
Hi people, jut looking to get an insight on where my current build stands. It was built about 2-3 years ago and I think its starting to show its age. Since building it, I haven't been keeping up to date with current gen tech and am somewhat baffled by this new Intel I core's and amd a series nonsense. The motherboard will need to be changed as it has started to give me the infamous new CPU installed error. The CPU can be unlocked to a phenom but i'd rather leave it stock to prolong its life. As for RAM, all I know is that ddr3 is good. I don't know anything about how speed and timing can affect it. The GPU is my biggest concern as I don't know where it stands. It is VERY RARELY used in benchmarks these days. I also find it hard to max out certain games without lag although this may be because of the CPU I think. For example, the new Tomb Raider struggles with all he settings on high. And lastly, I would like to get rid of the 2.5" laptop HDD and Seagate drive and migrate to a hybrid SSD/HDD setup without losing any ata or installed applications. I don't fancy installing all my Sims 3 expansions and patches all over again!!
The initial budget for upgrades is £150 but I will spend more if necessary. I dont mind B grade/second-hand hardware either. Any advice wold be great thanks.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mainly for gaming and browsing the interweb
Are you buying a monitor: I've already got 19" but I may upgrade to a 24" TV or monitor soon.
Parts to Upgrade: Everything if necessary lol
Do you need to buy OS: Nope
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Don't mind, as long as its trusted and safe.
Location: London, UK
Parts Preferences: Don't really mind, although I would like to stick to AMD unless you can convince me otherwise.
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: Maybe, if its cost effective
Your Monitor Resolution: at the moment its 1280x1024. The new monitor will be 1920x1080
Current Spec:
Mobo - Asus M4A78T - M
CPU - Amd Athlon x3 425 (unlockable)
RAM - 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Corsair Value
Case - Zalman Z9 Plus ATX
GPU - Sapphire Radeon 4890 1GB
OC Optical Drive - Samsung generic DVD-RW multi
HDD - Seagate 160GB 7200rpm + Toshiba 2.5" 320GB 5400rpm
Hi people, jut looking to get an insight on where my current build stands. It was built about 2-3 years ago and I think its starting to show its age. Since building it, I haven't been keeping up to date with current gen tech and am somewhat baffled by this new Intel I core's and amd a series nonsense. The motherboard will need to be changed as it has started to give me the infamous new CPU installed error. The CPU can be unlocked to a phenom but i'd rather leave it stock to prolong its life. As for RAM, all I know is that ddr3 is good. I don't know anything about how speed and timing can affect it. The GPU is my biggest concern as I don't know where it stands. It is VERY RARELY used in benchmarks these days. I also find it hard to max out certain games without lag although this may be because of the CPU I think. For example, the new Tomb Raider struggles with all he settings on high. And lastly, I would like to get rid of the 2.5" laptop HDD and Seagate drive and migrate to a hybrid SSD/HDD setup without losing any ata or installed applications. I don't fancy installing all my Sims 3 expansions and patches all over again!!
The initial budget for upgrades is £150 but I will spend more if necessary. I dont mind B grade/second-hand hardware either. Any advice wold be great thanks.
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