Rebuild of Intel Rig :D

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phospholipid

Discussion Starter · Nov 30, 2009

I have a P35 DFI Blood Iron Motherboard, and it OC's like a bat out of hell. I basically have 300$ dollars [my sisters gift, to me for Christmas is buying what I want for 300$]. What should I upgrade?

I Play TF2 a lot and listen to music a lot, but that's it.

One thing I have planed is an upgrade from my 8mb cache HDD, to a Caviar black, the 750gb (cheaper at amazon for tax and shipping reasons). So, that leaves 220$. I kind of want to keep my processor, I mean it's OC'd to 3.2 GHz and serves me well. Also, I'm moving to 64 bit, so I think new RAM is in order. I mean, I'm fine with my 4890, and my sound card. Maybe a new Ram? Or a new mobo/ram combo?

Or, should I just take the remaining 220$, and save up for a new mobo+processor+ram?

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PathogenX

· #2 · Nov 30, 2009

I'd save up and go i5

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D3FiN3 SiN

· #3 · Nov 30, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by PathogenX

I'd save up and go i5

i7 or it's a no-go, P55 boards have crappy bandwidth.

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phospholipid

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 30, 2009

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Originally Posted by PathogenX

I'd save up and go i5

Really? I mean, if I stayed with my processor and board, I'd spend 50$ and be left with 180$ to spend on whatever I wanted. I mean, feasibly, i7 would cost at least 200$ [for processor @ Microcenter], 140$ for motherboard and 80$ for the ram, that's 420$.

Is just getting new ram a bad idea?

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Rightwing

· #5 · Nov 30, 2009

I would save up and go with an i5 750 or an i7 of either platform.If you don't need HT then I would get an i5 setup.I wouldn't put any more money in what you have now.Hard drive was a good choice imo.

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almighty15

· #6 · Nov 30, 2009

Do what I have done, sold and moved over the AM3

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phospholipid

Discussion Starter · #7 · Nov 30, 2009

Hrmm, maybe the HDD for now, and save the money for later? when prices drop a bit on the motherboards?

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M3T4LM4N222

· #8 · Nov 30, 2009

AM3, LGA 1156, or LGA 1366.

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Spritanium

· #9 · Dec 1, 2009

Get 4gb ram and a storage hdd. LGA 775 is fine, and it won't be obsolete for at least another year.

Another option would be to just save up, build a nice i7 rig, and be set for a few years.

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Vlasov_581

· #10 · Dec 1, 2009

hdd and ram for sure

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