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Old 11-27-09   #1 (permalink)
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I've been out of the PC gaming scene for a while, and I want to jump back in. I'm not quite sure what I should upgrade first, I was thinking GPU definitely.

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id say ur mobo, ram, cpu and gpu need an upgrade prob ur hard drive too if ur gonna be playing and installing lots of games, but if it were me, id go with a vid card first and foremost
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graphics card and more ram. Recommend a 4890 or 5770 for GPU
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id say ur mobo, ram, cpu and gpu need an upgrade prob ur hard drive too if ur gonna be playing and installing lots of games, but if it were me, id go with a vid card first and foremost
lol, you just recommended he upgrade his entire computer.
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I think I'll get a 5770 and 4GB of ram.

How will games perform then?

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I think I'll get a 5770 and 4GB of ram.

How will games perform then?
You should see a nice boost in gaming with that 5770. What 4GB or ram do you plan to get?
Also if you didn't know the 5770 has 100% CF scaling in some games/benches

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A 5*** series and 4gB. I miss my P5N32E. I broke it.
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ram and gpu first
4 gb and 5770 should do the job
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A 5*** series and 4gB. I miss my P5N32E. I broke it.


LOL.. you liked your P5N32E?

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LOL.. you liked your P5N32E?
It had the record OC on dual core for awhile I think. But anyway, yea it had a couple tweaks, but every board has that.
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