Hi all,
I currently have an athlon64 3000 with 2gb of ddr2 400 and a geforce7600gt. mobo is asrock 939Dual-SATA2
I'm thinking of upgrading the system. I'd like something a little more powerful for gaming. Last few beta's i applied for i didnt get in because they said i didnt meet the minimum specs - i feel ashamed
Right now I want to replace the cpu/mobo/memory and the vid card i'll do later. Mainly because i like this card since it's passively cooled so there's no loud fan. Water cooling everything would be nice but i dont want to spend that much right now (but feel free to suggest any water cooling options).
So i'm thinking the pentium E6750 as my cpu, along with 2gb of either ddr2 800 or 1033. Not sure what mobo i want to get yet. I dont have any plans to use dual graphics cards so i dont think i need anything that supports that. I'd like the mobo to have onboard sound, networking and a decent amount of PATA/SATA ports. Right now i have 1SATA and 3PATA drives (2 hd's and 1 dvd burner). So i need something with at least 2 pata ports. 2 should be enough since any new drives i get will be SATA.
So i have a few basic questions:
will this cpu with the 800 memory be worth it? should i get the 1033 memory? any suggested mobo? and if i did want to get a newer video card now, what would be recommended? i do not want to buy top of the line. Something mid-range or on the higher end of mid-range should be good enough for me. although, if i wait to buy the vid card i'd probably consider buying something higher end later on.
So, any suggestions?
Oh, and i've built systems before so i'm not a total noob. Last time i put one together though was about 2 years ago.
thanks for any feedback
I currently have an athlon64 3000 with 2gb of ddr2 400 and a geforce7600gt. mobo is asrock 939Dual-SATA2
I'm thinking of upgrading the system. I'd like something a little more powerful for gaming. Last few beta's i applied for i didnt get in because they said i didnt meet the minimum specs - i feel ashamed
Right now I want to replace the cpu/mobo/memory and the vid card i'll do later. Mainly because i like this card since it's passively cooled so there's no loud fan. Water cooling everything would be nice but i dont want to spend that much right now (but feel free to suggest any water cooling options).
So i'm thinking the pentium E6750 as my cpu, along with 2gb of either ddr2 800 or 1033. Not sure what mobo i want to get yet. I dont have any plans to use dual graphics cards so i dont think i need anything that supports that. I'd like the mobo to have onboard sound, networking and a decent amount of PATA/SATA ports. Right now i have 1SATA and 3PATA drives (2 hd's and 1 dvd burner). So i need something with at least 2 pata ports. 2 should be enough since any new drives i get will be SATA.
So i have a few basic questions:
will this cpu with the 800 memory be worth it? should i get the 1033 memory? any suggested mobo? and if i did want to get a newer video card now, what would be recommended? i do not want to buy top of the line. Something mid-range or on the higher end of mid-range should be good enough for me. although, if i wait to buy the vid card i'd probably consider buying something higher end later on.
So, any suggestions?
Oh, and i've built systems before so i'm not a total noob. Last time i put one together though was about 2 years ago.
thanks for any feedback
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