- Jan 17, 2001
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So I am feeling the itch to upgrade my aging E8400 machine that has served me well (playing Borderlands 2 on it and it is holding up, but showing its age)
Current Specs - MSI P43 LGA 775 with an E8400 3Ghz(stock), 4GB DDR2 800, EVGA 8800GS, 430W ANtec Earthwatts PS
Newegg has a combo up including the Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz and MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard for about $185 after rebates (during the shell shocker deal).
Is this a worthy upgrade? Decent deal for the $$? I know I'll need new RAM and the 8800GS will definitely need and upgrade (recommendations?) Will the Antic 430 be adequate, or is a new PS required as well ? (dependent on what GPU I get, I realize).
Bottom line - I know I'll need additional new hardware, but for the price is the processor/mobo combo a decent platform to base an upgrade on, or should I wait? (maybe just swap out the 8800GS for a better GPU for now?)
Current Specs - MSI P43 LGA 775 with an E8400 3Ghz(stock), 4GB DDR2 800, EVGA 8800GS, 430W ANtec Earthwatts PS
Newegg has a combo up including the Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz and MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard for about $185 after rebates (during the shell shocker deal).
Is this a worthy upgrade? Decent deal for the $$? I know I'll need new RAM and the 8800GS will definitely need and upgrade (recommendations?) Will the Antic 430 be adequate, or is a new PS required as well ? (dependent on what GPU I get, I realize).
Bottom line - I know I'll need additional new hardware, but for the price is the processor/mobo combo a decent platform to base an upgrade on, or should I wait? (maybe just swap out the 8800GS for a better GPU for now?)
