Approximate Purchase Date: Not in a rush by any means but in the next few days lets say
Budget Range: $800ish before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming mainly, some video and photo editing, surfing the internet
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS (Running Windows 7 Pro 64bit), Case ( Full Tower Thermaltake Armor +) and Power Supply (Have a PC Powering & Cooling 750Watt Silencer)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Would like to stick to AMD, but I did throw together a Intel system to see what the cost would come out too.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Crossfire maybe in the future, although the last two computer I build I bought the motherboard with that in mind and never even got around to getting a second GPU.
Monitor Resolution: Current monitor is at 1680x1050, with future possiblity to get a 1980x1080 monitor
Additional Comments: Originally I wanted to just upgrade the one I had by grabbing a Phenom II since the first Gen Phenoms were not the best, upgrading the GPU and getting some more RAM and maybe get a SSD. But now that I look the RAM I need is very scarce and expensive I might add compared to the new stuff out in addition my CPU cooler ( Asus Lion Square) blocks my other RAM slots so I would have to either find a new cooling solution or modify the one I have now to be able to fit 2 more sticks in. The 4870 I have now runs most of the things I have play decently but some of the new stuff ( BF3, Shogun 2) I have to tone down settings, unconsistant FPS and no DX11 of course, also the CPU is not the best I've come to find out. As far as getting an SSD just wanted to try it out since my computer is extremely slow, but I can hold off on that and put that money towards a GPU since it would benefit me allot more for gaming, I was looking at getting a 7870 when they become available in the next week.
So the question is do I dump money into the current one to try to get some more life out of it thats going on 4 years old or just start off fresh and have some future upgradability later on when Piledriver comes out ?
Current System coming up on 4 years old:
Thermaltake Armor + Full Tower Case
M3A32-MVP Deluxe AM2+ 790FX
AMD Phenom I I 9950 Black Edition OC to 3.1ghz
4gigs DDR2 Corsair Dominator running @ 800mhz
ATI 4870 512mb
1TB Western Digital Black HD
PC Powering & Cooling 750Watt Silencer
Asus LionSquare CPU cooler
What Im looking at purchasing:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18780725
Any opinions and suggestions welcome!
Thanks,
Orlean
Budget Range: $800ish before rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming mainly, some video and photo editing, surfing the internet
Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Speakers, OS (Running Windows 7 Pro 64bit), Case ( Full Tower Thermaltake Armor +) and Power Supply (Have a PC Powering & Cooling 750Watt Silencer)
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: Would like to stick to AMD, but I did throw together a Intel system to see what the cost would come out too.
Overclocking: Yes
SLI or Crossfire: Crossfire maybe in the future, although the last two computer I build I bought the motherboard with that in mind and never even got around to getting a second GPU.
Monitor Resolution: Current monitor is at 1680x1050, with future possiblity to get a 1980x1080 monitor
Additional Comments: Originally I wanted to just upgrade the one I had by grabbing a Phenom II since the first Gen Phenoms were not the best, upgrading the GPU and getting some more RAM and maybe get a SSD. But now that I look the RAM I need is very scarce and expensive I might add compared to the new stuff out in addition my CPU cooler ( Asus Lion Square) blocks my other RAM slots so I would have to either find a new cooling solution or modify the one I have now to be able to fit 2 more sticks in. The 4870 I have now runs most of the things I have play decently but some of the new stuff ( BF3, Shogun 2) I have to tone down settings, unconsistant FPS and no DX11 of course, also the CPU is not the best I've come to find out. As far as getting an SSD just wanted to try it out since my computer is extremely slow, but I can hold off on that and put that money towards a GPU since it would benefit me allot more for gaming, I was looking at getting a 7870 when they become available in the next week.
So the question is do I dump money into the current one to try to get some more life out of it thats going on 4 years old or just start off fresh and have some future upgradability later on when Piledriver comes out ?
Current System coming up on 4 years old:
Thermaltake Armor + Full Tower Case
M3A32-MVP Deluxe AM2+ 790FX
AMD Phenom I I 9950 Black Edition OC to 3.1ghz
4gigs DDR2 Corsair Dominator running @ 800mhz
ATI 4870 512mb
1TB Western Digital Black HD
PC Powering & Cooling 750Watt Silencer
Asus LionSquare CPU cooler
What Im looking at purchasing:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=18780725
Any opinions and suggestions welcome!
Thanks,
Orlean