APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within 1 month
BUDGET RANGE: About $600-700
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet
PARTS TO UPGRADE MOBO, Ram, CPU
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: case, monitor, PSU, GPU if I can help it, Hard drive etc
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA, California
PARTS PREFERENCES: open
OVERCLOCKING: maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no
MONITOR RESOLUTION: SAMSUNG 42” 1920x1080@59Hz
WiFi capable - NO
OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit (retail/volume – not OEM version)
CPU Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz Lynnfield Socket 1156 LGA -Fan = Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-core-i5-750-processor-8m-cache-2-66-ghz.html
RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
MoBo ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7P55D-E PRO (LGA1156)
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P7P55DE_PRO/
GPU 8192MB ATI Radeon RX 580 Series (XFX Pine Group) with SAMSUNG 42” (1920x1080@59Hz)
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-am...0-graphics-card-black/6092641.p?skuId=6092641
PSU Corsair TX750W
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...80-PLUS®-Certified-Power-Supply/p/CMPSU-750TX
HD 465GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device (SATA)
https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-7200-12-st3500418as-500gb/p/N82E16822148395
Optical Drives ATAPI iHAS124 Y ATA Device
Audio VIA HD Audio onboard MOBO
Case CM HAF 922 case (ATX)
https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/haf-922/
Reason for upgrading moBo, Ram and CPU is to play newer games (ie Post Scritum).
Is it possible to not reinstall OS win 10 when upgrading these parts or copy existing HD and Win10 onto new SSD?
Thanks for the advice!
D
BUDGET RANGE: About $600-700
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: gaming, surfing the internet
PARTS TO UPGRADE MOBO, Ram, CPU
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: case, monitor, PSU, GPU if I can help it, Hard drive etc
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg, amazon
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA, California
PARTS PREFERENCES: open
OVERCLOCKING: maybe
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no
MONITOR RESOLUTION: SAMSUNG 42” 1920x1080@59Hz
WiFi capable - NO
OS Windows 10 Home 64-bit (retail/volume – not OEM version)
CPU Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz Lynnfield Socket 1156 LGA -Fan = Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...-core-i5-750-processor-8m-cache-2-66-ghz.html
RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 668MHz (9-9-9-24)
MoBo ASUSTeK Computer INC. P7P55D-E PRO (LGA1156)
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P7P55DE_PRO/
GPU 8192MB ATI Radeon RX 580 Series (XFX Pine Group) with SAMSUNG 42” (1920x1080@59Hz)
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-am...0-graphics-card-black/6092641.p?skuId=6092641
PSU Corsair TX750W
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categ...80-PLUS®-Certified-Power-Supply/p/CMPSU-750TX
HD 465GB Seagate ST3500418AS ATA Device (SATA)
https://www.newegg.com/seagate-barracuda-7200-12-st3500418as-500gb/p/N82E16822148395
Optical Drives ATAPI iHAS124 Y ATA Device
Audio VIA HD Audio onboard MOBO
Case CM HAF 922 case (ATX)
https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/cases/mid-tower/haf-922/
Reason for upgrading moBo, Ram and CPU is to play newer games (ie Post Scritum).
Is it possible to not reinstall OS win 10 when upgrading these parts or copy existing HD and Win10 onto new SSD?
Thanks for the advice!
D