Hey guys. Im completely new to the boards here and I am also a bit of a noob with gaming PCs. Im a car guy, I could rebuild an engine before diagnosing whats wrong with my computer and not wasting money.
My setup: Built July 2010
MSI NF980 G65
AMD Phenom II 4x Deneb Black Edition (not OC)
2x MSI Nvidia 550 TwinFrozr OC 1GB (running SLI) <--They were solid cards at the time and it ran SC2/WoW at 70+ FPS back then on Extreme settings
4x 2GB Corsair 1333Mhz XMS3 9-9-9-24
1x SATA 1TB 5400 RPM HDD (I need an SSD T-T)
Apevia ATX 680W PSU
6x 120mm Cooler Master fans (Better safe then sorry with cooling)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
(am I forgetting anything :\)
It would hardly slow down on SC2 on Extreme settings during the most hectic of battles. But now I got BF4 for it because my xbox is sold. Finally downloaded it and started playing. Got about 10 minutes into the story and it seemed to struggle a little at first but then smoothed out. Unexpectedly it shut down everything. I turned it back on and tried playing online. Well the screen started flashing green around the edges and over every texture on my screen. I minimized it and I went on youtube and SC2, nothing, BF4 seizure city! Then I shut it down tore it apart to inspect the cards and its not that dusty inside even though I will clean it out. It wasnt overheating too my knowledge as the MSI afterburner program showed the cards at mid 40C. The CPU heatsink was warm and the cards were warm to the touch along with the RAM sticks. The PSU was cold.
How appropriate is this setup for BF4? Is my PSU dead? What brand PSU should I buy? What should I upgrade for 2015? I am not a hardcore gamer who strives for Ultra graphics and I really only play SC2 and BF4.
Parts I have been looking to upgrade and not sure if I should upgrade them.
CPU:
AMD Phenom ii x6 1100T Black Edition
RAM:
2x 4GB Ripjaw 2133Mhz (I can OC my motherboard to accept them)
GPU:
???
My setup: Built July 2010
MSI NF980 G65
AMD Phenom II 4x Deneb Black Edition (not OC)
2x MSI Nvidia 550 TwinFrozr OC 1GB (running SLI) <--They were solid cards at the time and it ran SC2/WoW at 70+ FPS back then on Extreme settings
4x 2GB Corsair 1333Mhz XMS3 9-9-9-24
1x SATA 1TB 5400 RPM HDD (I need an SSD T-T)
Apevia ATX 680W PSU
6x 120mm Cooler Master fans (Better safe then sorry with cooling)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
(am I forgetting anything :\)
It would hardly slow down on SC2 on Extreme settings during the most hectic of battles. But now I got BF4 for it because my xbox is sold. Finally downloaded it and started playing. Got about 10 minutes into the story and it seemed to struggle a little at first but then smoothed out. Unexpectedly it shut down everything. I turned it back on and tried playing online. Well the screen started flashing green around the edges and over every texture on my screen. I minimized it and I went on youtube and SC2, nothing, BF4 seizure city! Then I shut it down tore it apart to inspect the cards and its not that dusty inside even though I will clean it out. It wasnt overheating too my knowledge as the MSI afterburner program showed the cards at mid 40C. The CPU heatsink was warm and the cards were warm to the touch along with the RAM sticks. The PSU was cold.
How appropriate is this setup for BF4? Is my PSU dead? What brand PSU should I buy? What should I upgrade for 2015? I am not a hardcore gamer who strives for Ultra graphics and I really only play SC2 and BF4.
Parts I have been looking to upgrade and not sure if I should upgrade them.
CPU:
AMD Phenom ii x6 1100T Black Edition
RAM:
2x 4GB Ripjaw 2133Mhz (I can OC my motherboard to accept them)
GPU:
???
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