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Ok so I'm going back to Qatar in 2 weeks, and I thought I might as well upgrade the Home PC/My lil Bro's Gaming Rig (LOL).. so first off, here are the specs on it:
Mobo: Gigabyte Mobo based on the Intel 946GZ chipset (or something.. idk its been too long).
CPU: Pentium D 3.4GHz
GPU: XFX 7300GT 512mb (Paid 150$ for this sucker back in the day..)
Ram: not sure about the speeds but they were 2x1GB DDR2s.. I'll need someone to recommend me a program that can extract info from my bro's PC. (since I live 10000 miles away).
HDD: WD 160GB HDD.
Case: Mini ATX silver/black 30$ cheapo.
Optical: DVD writer and DVD rom.
PSU: I believe it was a 400-450watt.
Cooling: Stock CPU Fan.
Anyways this rig is obviously out dated. and My bro needs to game right so he can grow up being a gaming junky like me!!
I bought a used evga 680i off of an OCNer. and will hopefully be able to secure 2 x 320GB WD HDDs.
My main question is.. what used parts can I find for around 150$-200$ that would produce highest performance/cost ratio?
1- I was thinking a cheap Q6600 or a C2D with decent speeds since anything would be better than a Single Core. (should I get an after market cooling fan? would my CM V8 work? If so I could finally get a Corsair H50 for my i7).
2- I believe an upgrade to 4GB of ram is needed? he plays games like Crysis, Assassin's Creed 2, MW2..
3- I was also looking at a used 8 series SLI setup or just a single 9 series (never tried SLi before.. very anxious to try it..).
4- I don't think a 400w PSU would be able to support these specs, would it? If not.. I'll just buy one when I get home since no funding limit there
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P.S: trying to buy all the parts used to save some $_$.. but if I have to buy some new stuff for decent prices its ok.
Help is very much appreciated, can't wait to hear all the things I've done wrong!
Mobo: Gigabyte Mobo based on the Intel 946GZ chipset (or something.. idk its been too long).
CPU: Pentium D 3.4GHz
GPU: XFX 7300GT 512mb (Paid 150$ for this sucker back in the day..)
Ram: not sure about the speeds but they were 2x1GB DDR2s.. I'll need someone to recommend me a program that can extract info from my bro's PC. (since I live 10000 miles away).
HDD: WD 160GB HDD.
Case: Mini ATX silver/black 30$ cheapo.
Optical: DVD writer and DVD rom.
PSU: I believe it was a 400-450watt.
Cooling: Stock CPU Fan.
Anyways this rig is obviously out dated. and My bro needs to game right so he can grow up being a gaming junky like me!!
I bought a used evga 680i off of an OCNer. and will hopefully be able to secure 2 x 320GB WD HDDs.
My main question is.. what used parts can I find for around 150$-200$ that would produce highest performance/cost ratio?
1- I was thinking a cheap Q6600 or a C2D with decent speeds since anything would be better than a Single Core. (should I get an after market cooling fan? would my CM V8 work? If so I could finally get a Corsair H50 for my i7).
2- I believe an upgrade to 4GB of ram is needed? he plays games like Crysis, Assassin's Creed 2, MW2..
3- I was also looking at a used 8 series SLI setup or just a single 9 series (never tried SLi before.. very anxious to try it..).
4- I don't think a 400w PSU would be able to support these specs, would it? If not.. I'll just buy one when I get home since no funding limit there

P.S: trying to buy all the parts used to save some $_$.. but if I have to buy some new stuff for decent prices its ok.
Help is very much appreciated, can't wait to hear all the things I've done wrong!