Hi,
My desktop is almost 7 years old and is still running Win 7. I figure this is a good time to upgrade rather than moving to Win 10 only. Mostly I'm worried the hardware will fail due to it's age.
I'm looking for help with:
Approximate Purchase Date: May 1st latest
Budget Range: £1,250 (additional if required to cover OS and retain quality)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (all genres, latest most demanding games), Recording, streaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, if needed - current is BenQ GL246-B.
Parts to Upgrade: Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Power Supply, storage, case, graphics card. Headset (everything but mouse, keyboard).
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Overclockers or other site shipping to UAE.
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (English having to live/work in UAE)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, ASUS, Razer
Overclocking: Pre-overclocked, yes. I will not be overclocking myself.
SLI or Crossfire: If required
Your Monitor Resolution: Current is 1920 x 1080 - not sure if that will change with new monitor
Additional Comments: Playing RPGs, MMORPGS, FPS, Strategy (League of Legends, World of Tanks, Warplanes, Mount & Blade, Total War games, Witcher, Fall out, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Guild Wars 2 and recording) Looking to possibly stream
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Desktop is 7 years old running win 7.
This is my existing set up.
(From Overclockers)
Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K)
CP-502-IN
HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M)
GX-065-HS
Avexir Core Blue Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-4CI) - Blue Light
MY-004-AR
CM Storm Sniper Gaming Tower Case - PURE Black
CA-303-CM
(From SCAN)
ANTEC FORMULA 7 THERMAL COMPND
LN362561
AKASA AK-CC4008HP01 VOODOO
LN413311
GByte GA-X79-UD3 X79 s2011 MoB
LN420741
3XS X79 IVY-E BIOS UPGRADE
LN533511
Thank you for any advice and feedback
My desktop is almost 7 years old and is still running Win 7. I figure this is a good time to upgrade rather than moving to Win 10 only. Mostly I'm worried the hardware will fail due to it's age.
I'm looking for help with:
Approximate Purchase Date: May 1st latest
Budget Range: £1,250 (additional if required to cover OS and retain quality)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (all genres, latest most demanding games), Recording, streaming
Are you buying a monitor: Yes, if needed - current is BenQ GL246-B.
Parts to Upgrade: Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Power Supply, storage, case, graphics card. Headset (everything but mouse, keyboard).
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Overclockers or other site shipping to UAE.
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (English having to live/work in UAE)
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU, ASUS, Razer
Overclocking: Pre-overclocked, yes. I will not be overclocking myself.
SLI or Crossfire: If required
Your Monitor Resolution: Current is 1920 x 1080 - not sure if that will change with new monitor
Additional Comments: Playing RPGs, MMORPGS, FPS, Strategy (League of Legends, World of Tanks, Warplanes, Mount & Blade, Total War games, Witcher, Fall out, Dragon Age, Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, Guild Wars 2 and recording) Looking to possibly stream
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading: Desktop is 7 years old running win 7.
This is my existing set up.
(From Overclockers)
Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K)
CP-502-IN
HIS HD 7950 IceQ BOOST 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (H795QC3G2M)
GX-065-HS
Avexir Core Blue Series 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C10 2400MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U24001004G-4CI) - Blue Light
MY-004-AR
CM Storm Sniper Gaming Tower Case - PURE Black
CA-303-CM
(From SCAN)
ANTEC FORMULA 7 THERMAL COMPND
LN362561
AKASA AK-CC4008HP01 VOODOO
LN413311
GByte GA-X79-UD3 X79 s2011 MoB
LN420741
3XS X79 IVY-E BIOS UPGRADE
LN533511
Thank you for any advice and feedback
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