Hi all.
I built my PC two years ago, and I've recently been itching to upgrade. However, I'm really not sure what direction I should take. Even though my build was relatively cheap, I still get all the performance I need for gaming. Here's what I'm running:
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz (unlocked 4th core)
MOBO: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
GPU: MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5/OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB
RAM: 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 (Unsure of brand - it was a recent gift)
PSU: Antec BP550 Plus 550W
Case: Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX
Here's the thing. I have a ~$150 Amazon gift card sitting around. I wouldn't mind using it on a few games, as they crop up. On the other hand, part of me wants to wait until an amazing deal pops up on a video card. And yet another part of me wouldn't mind springing for a nice new monitor, or a case that will last me for years to come, or the list goes on. As you might have noticed, I'm a bit indecisive... at least in this situation.
The main things I'm interested in are value and longevity, which at my budget might be mutually exclusive. I'd be fine with spending a bit over that $150 gift card, but not by much more than $50, if that. And while this may entirely derail my topic, I'm worried about needing to build a new PC from the ground up if I don't start to upgrade soon, and I'm also worried about upgrading my current rig and then STILL needing to build a brand new PC from the ground up after shelling out for some upgrades. I'm apparently worried a lot.
In the end, I'm entirely prepared to buy absolutely nothing. But if you were in my shoes, what would YOU do?
Thanks for bearing with me!
I built my PC two years ago, and I've recently been itching to upgrade. However, I'm really not sure what direction I should take. Even though my build was relatively cheap, I still get all the performance I need for gaming. Here's what I'm running:
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz (unlocked 4th core)
MOBO: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
GPU: MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5/OC GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 768MB
RAM: 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 (Unsure of brand - it was a recent gift)
PSU: Antec BP550 Plus 550W
Case: Rosewill DESTROYER Black Gaming ATX
Here's the thing. I have a ~$150 Amazon gift card sitting around. I wouldn't mind using it on a few games, as they crop up. On the other hand, part of me wants to wait until an amazing deal pops up on a video card. And yet another part of me wouldn't mind springing for a nice new monitor, or a case that will last me for years to come, or the list goes on. As you might have noticed, I'm a bit indecisive... at least in this situation.
The main things I'm interested in are value and longevity, which at my budget might be mutually exclusive. I'd be fine with spending a bit over that $150 gift card, but not by much more than $50, if that. And while this may entirely derail my topic, I'm worried about needing to build a new PC from the ground up if I don't start to upgrade soon, and I'm also worried about upgrading my current rig and then STILL needing to build a brand new PC from the ground up after shelling out for some upgrades. I'm apparently worried a lot.
In the end, I'm entirely prepared to buy absolutely nothing. But if you were in my shoes, what would YOU do?
Thanks for bearing with me!
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