Dear respected members,
At the moment i`m running:
Case : Coolermaster HAF 932
CPU : Core 2 duo E7500 (ordered Q9650 and still waiting )
Motherboard: Asus P5Q PRO
RAM : 4 gb DDR2
GPU : ATI Saphire Radeon 4870 vapor x 1gb
PSU: Corsair VX 550 watt ( Got my HX 1000 and waiting to be installed on )
CPU Cooling : stock intel cooler ( bought a Noctua NH-D 14 to be installed on my Q9650)
Speaker : Antec lansing
Monitor : LG 22" W2252 te
Windows xp 32
Resolution i played on is 1680 x 1050 (native res)
As hardware and computing is becoming my hobby now ( expensive one as well haha ). I want to keep my self updated with my computer parts and to be futureproof for several years at least.
The reason i chose Q9650 insted of i7 920 or any LGA 1366 sockets were because, i merely built this rig for 6 months, and still loving my LGA 775.
From what i`ve researched the LGA 1366 mobo + ram + etc are expensives ( im talking the high end ones ). So i want to maximise my LGA 775 for now.
Another reason i chose noctua nh-d14 is because its air! im not convenient with liquid cooling (H50) to damaged my components haha.
Please advise what should i upgrade for future proof parts as i am into gaming mostly (hard core ones) and with budget in mind Thank you
Gargoyle85
At the moment i`m running:
Case : Coolermaster HAF 932
CPU : Core 2 duo E7500 (ordered Q9650 and still waiting )
Motherboard: Asus P5Q PRO
RAM : 4 gb DDR2
GPU : ATI Saphire Radeon 4870 vapor x 1gb
PSU: Corsair VX 550 watt ( Got my HX 1000 and waiting to be installed on )
CPU Cooling : stock intel cooler ( bought a Noctua NH-D 14 to be installed on my Q9650)
Speaker : Antec lansing
Monitor : LG 22" W2252 te
Windows xp 32
Resolution i played on is 1680 x 1050 (native res)
As hardware and computing is becoming my hobby now ( expensive one as well haha ). I want to keep my self updated with my computer parts and to be futureproof for several years at least.
The reason i chose Q9650 insted of i7 920 or any LGA 1366 sockets were because, i merely built this rig for 6 months, and still loving my LGA 775.
From what i`ve researched the LGA 1366 mobo + ram + etc are expensives ( im talking the high end ones ). So i want to maximise my LGA 775 for now.
Another reason i chose noctua nh-d14 is because its air! im not convenient with liquid cooling (H50) to damaged my components haha.
Please advise what should i upgrade for future proof parts as i am into gaming mostly (hard core ones) and with budget in mind Thank you
Gargoyle85