- Apr 12, 2011
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Let's say Ive got $1000 to throw at upgrades. I was sort of saving for BD, but who knows when it will be here and what it will bring. Ive thought about just upgrading my CPU to a 2500k but of course that means a new mobo as well, and at that point I might as well build fresh, right?
Per my sig rig,I have RAM, a power supply, a good cooler, windows 7 ultimate retail, 2 1tb hard drives, and 2 nice cases. Plus a 5850 I am thinking about picking up another one to xfire. Or maybe a new card, I dont really know. I waver like grass in the wind (as evidenced by some of my previous threads)
I'm only on a 20.5 inch, 1600x900 monitor right now so a monitor upgrade should be on my list. What I want to do is take my current rig plus the money and build something to last me as long as possible and also add a few nice touches like a Logitech G510 (I have a G9x mouse, I am a sucker for custom lighting)
I dont encode or anything, the rig's main use is gaming. I dont need a sound card, Im fine with onboard realtek (I actually prefer it to Soundblaster products Ive used), and I have no need for SSDs (tried em, theyre nice but Im used to load times, that doesnt bug me).
So Im in a rather odd position, I have a decent rig but for a really significant upgrade Id almost have to replace everything. I really cant go over a grand on this one (though if I sold the GPU, CPU, and motherboard I could add the money from those to the $1000).
Im curious to see what you guys would do with it if it was burning a hole in your pocket.
Per my sig rig,I have RAM, a power supply, a good cooler, windows 7 ultimate retail, 2 1tb hard drives, and 2 nice cases. Plus a 5850 I am thinking about picking up another one to xfire. Or maybe a new card, I dont really know. I waver like grass in the wind (as evidenced by some of my previous threads)
I'm only on a 20.5 inch, 1600x900 monitor right now so a monitor upgrade should be on my list. What I want to do is take my current rig plus the money and build something to last me as long as possible and also add a few nice touches like a Logitech G510 (I have a G9x mouse, I am a sucker for custom lighting)
I dont encode or anything, the rig's main use is gaming. I dont need a sound card, Im fine with onboard realtek (I actually prefer it to Soundblaster products Ive used), and I have no need for SSDs (tried em, theyre nice but Im used to load times, that doesnt bug me).
So Im in a rather odd position, I have a decent rig but for a really significant upgrade Id almost have to replace everything. I really cant go over a grand on this one (though if I sold the GPU, CPU, and motherboard I could add the money from those to the $1000).
Im curious to see what you guys would do with it if it was burning a hole in your pocket.
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