How much do you want to spend?
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That motherboard is AM2 so it will take some of the newer processors, I personally would buy a whole new system, assuming you can afford it.
In order for us bunch of geeks to help you we need a couple of things:
Originally Posted by Serady  Well, I've built this computer a few years ago. I think now is a good time to upgrade or build a new rig... considering that the prices of more powerful parts are affordable now. Here's my specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2.21 GHz 4 GB RAM (forget which DDR) ALiveNF5-eSATA2+ Motherboard NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 150GB Hitachi HDD I also forget which PSU I have.. I think it's around 600 WATT Does this motherboard support newer processors? If not, which processor should I get? and which motherboard I'm just interested in playing the latest games at max settings. Or should I go for AMD processor + AMD motherboard? If so, which ones? |
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- Budget?
- Uses - any particular games or just the latest and greatest?
- Monitor, Keyboard etc? do you need them?
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Yes an I7 920 is better, but building an I7 rig you will quickly surpass the £610 mark. Perhaps I5 or an AM3 build is a better idea.
Originally Posted by Serady Thanks! I heard that Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 can run Crysis at max setting but at 30 fps. Isn't a Intel i7 920 processor better? |
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Thanks, so which parts for an I7 rig?
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Is that an exaggeration? If not... wow, never knew that decent PCs cost a lot of money.
Originally Posted by compuman145 You'll be looking at about £600 for an I7 rig, thats without the PSU that you'll have to replace, and then the GPU on top of that, I'd say around £800 - £1000 |
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Originally Posted by compuman145 for a half decent one |
Threw this together for you
i7 920 for £205
Asus rampage II for £172
Memory, Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) £107
With that sort of kit you'll be looking at either the ATI 5870 minimum or the 5900 series (£300 - £500), you'd be able to clock that processor to 3.6Ghz on air. If you're getting it next year, check out the GT300 series before you buy it. They could be out in feb but they are going to be out 1st quarter (so rumours say)
Power supply, i'd say an Corsair TX850 (£106) if you have the spare cash then go for the HX series 850 (and its modular and would help with clearing some cables, costs £126)). Stick with the WD hard drives though, unless you wanna go the full hog and get SSD. But lets not get silly about this now
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i7 920 for £205
Asus rampage II for £172
Memory, Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 (1600MHz) £107
With that sort of kit you'll be looking at either the ATI 5870 minimum or the 5900 series (£300 - £500), you'd be able to clock that processor to 3.6Ghz on air. If you're getting it next year, check out the GT300 series before you buy it. They could be out in feb but they are going to be out 1st quarter (so rumours say)
Power supply, i'd say an Corsair TX850 (£106) if you have the spare cash then go for the HX series 850 (and its modular and would help with clearing some cables, costs £126)). Stick with the WD hard drives though, unless you wanna go the full hog and get SSD. But lets not get silly about this now
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What exactly do you need with this budget? Is SLI/Crossfire important for you? Is HT a must? Does this include GPU, HDD, PSU?
With these questions answered we can better help you build a great PC without wasting money on superfluous performance.
Originally Posted by Serady Thanks! But I've just changed mind about my budget. It's now $1,650 (£1,000) |
With these questions answered we can better help you build a great PC without wasting money on superfluous performance.
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with a budget that high you might want to wait until next feb or march when nVIDIA's Fermi GF100 (GTX 380/75/60) cards are released. Just to see how they perform.
If youre going to have the system 3+ years, another 3-4 months is not that long of a wait.
Originally Posted by Serady Thanks! But I've just changed mind about my budget. It's now $1,650 (£1,000) |
If youre going to have the system 3+ years, another 3-4 months is not that long of a wait.
Thanks for the replies!
Yeah, waiting for a few months later to check the new stuff out before deciding on what to do next would be a smart move after all. Because at that time, chances are that there will be price drops on the older items (hence I'll save money) or I get the new stuff instead of the older ones. But, I'm just.. impatient like that.
I just made a list via scan.co.uk:
- Intel i7 920, D0 SLBEJ S1366, Bloomfield, 2.66 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 20x Ratio, 130W, Retail
- Asus Rampage II Extreme, Intel X58, Sok 1366, PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 1600(OC)/1800(OC), SATA I/II, ATX
- 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600MHz), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, Classic, CAS 8, XMP
- 2x 1TB Seagate ST31000520AS Barracuda LP, SATA 3Gb/s, 5900rpm, 32MB Cache, 5.1 ms
- 1792MB Gigabyte GTX 295 55nm, 2000MHz GDDR3, GPU 576 MHz, Shader 1242 MHz, 480 Cores
- 850W Corsair TX Series ATX, 4x PCI-E/ 8x SATA, PS/2 PSU
Are all of these okay? I'm now unsure about what kind of case to get, and what kind of cooling to get. My case is kind of small, so I don't expect it to fit the better graphic card (heard it's a big card). I'll be expected to overclock this rig, and that's why I'm here!
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Will this motherboard support the newer processor / newer graphic card when they come out? If not, then I'll definitely change mind and buy the newer motherboard that support them when they come out instead.
Thanks again, guys!
Yeah, waiting for a few months later to check the new stuff out before deciding on what to do next would be a smart move after all. Because at that time, chances are that there will be price drops on the older items (hence I'll save money) or I get the new stuff instead of the older ones. But, I'm just.. impatient like that.
I just made a list via scan.co.uk:
- Intel i7 920, D0 SLBEJ S1366, Bloomfield, 2.66 GHz, QPI 4.8GT/s, 8MB Cache, 20x Ratio, 130W, Retail
- Asus Rampage II Extreme, Intel X58, Sok 1366, PCI-E 2.0, DDR3 1600(OC)/1800(OC), SATA I/II, ATX
- 6GB (3x2GB) Corsair XMS3 DDR3, PC3-12800 (1600MHz), 240 Pin, Non-ECC Unbuffered, Classic, CAS 8, XMP
- 2x 1TB Seagate ST31000520AS Barracuda LP, SATA 3Gb/s, 5900rpm, 32MB Cache, 5.1 ms
- 1792MB Gigabyte GTX 295 55nm, 2000MHz GDDR3, GPU 576 MHz, Shader 1242 MHz, 480 Cores
- 850W Corsair TX Series ATX, 4x PCI-E/ 8x SATA, PS/2 PSU
Are all of these okay? I'm now unsure about what kind of case to get, and what kind of cooling to get. My case is kind of small, so I don't expect it to fit the better graphic card (heard it's a big card). I'll be expected to overclock this rig, and that's why I'm here!
Will this motherboard support the newer processor / newer graphic card when they come out? If not, then I'll definitely change mind and buy the newer motherboard that support them when they come out instead.
Thanks again, guys!
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