This is the build I've got right now:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33GHz, not overclocked)
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L mobo
ATI Radeon HD 4350 (I know, terrible!)
Maxtor 500gb 7200 hdd, being upgraded to a Samsung EVO 120GB SSD as soon as it arrives
4GB DDR2 1GHz 5-5-5-15 (G.Skill), being upgraded to 8GB as soon as it arrives
Samsung 225BW 22" LCD 1680x1050 (will likely be upgraded to a 24" 1080p monitor of some sort as soon as I can get my wife to agree to the small expenditure!)
I'm looking to spend around $100 max, so I'm looking on eBay at used:
GeForce GTX 460
GeForce GTX 465
GeForce GTX 550ti
GeForce GTX 650
ATI Radeon HD 7770 or something in that range
I don't do a lot of gaming, but I'll probably start playing a little Simcity or Civilization once I finish grad school. Mostly I use my PC for running an XP virtual machine that connects to a virtual desktop for work and I watch HD video, which my current setup chokes on regularly. I also run a Plex server that I use for my Apple TVs using PlexConnect
It's been about 5 years since I made any upgrades to this PC. I used to love this stuff but I've gotten out of the loop after getting married and having a kid and generally having better things with which to waste my time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 (2.33GHz, not overclocked)
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L mobo
ATI Radeon HD 4350 (I know, terrible!)
Maxtor 500gb 7200 hdd, being upgraded to a Samsung EVO 120GB SSD as soon as it arrives
4GB DDR2 1GHz 5-5-5-15 (G.Skill), being upgraded to 8GB as soon as it arrives
Samsung 225BW 22" LCD 1680x1050 (will likely be upgraded to a 24" 1080p monitor of some sort as soon as I can get my wife to agree to the small expenditure!)
I'm looking to spend around $100 max, so I'm looking on eBay at used:
GeForce GTX 460
GeForce GTX 465
GeForce GTX 550ti
GeForce GTX 650
ATI Radeon HD 7770 or something in that range
I don't do a lot of gaming, but I'll probably start playing a little Simcity or Civilization once I finish grad school. Mostly I use my PC for running an XP virtual machine that connects to a virtual desktop for work and I watch HD video, which my current setup chokes on regularly. I also run a Plex server that I use for my Apple TVs using PlexConnect
It's been about 5 years since I made any upgrades to this PC. I used to love this stuff but I've gotten out of the loop after getting married and having a kid and generally having better things with which to waste my time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!