Hey guys, need some advices... Current tower specs in sig. Here are my answers:
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Pc use is broad. Developpement in Visual Studio, light gaming, hosting some Vms, media server, light video editing, regular desktop use.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
I'd like to keep as much existing HW as possible. Looking more of a mid-life refresh to keep this machine for another 2-3 years. No hard budget... < 500$ i'd say.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
ncix, eBay, direct canada, newegg.ca, etc.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No major preferences.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Like I said I prefer upgrading at a lower cost now to keep this pc a little bit more. I'm wondering if performance increase can be justified. Ram is cheap so I could go to 16 GB (maybe usefull when hosting vms...). I was thinking about a GTX 960 mainly because it's not too expensive and a good boost over my aging 6870. Keeping mobo, PSU, etc. Big question is should I touch the CPU?... best I can put on my mobo is i7-3770 and they are quite expensive on eBay (around 300 cnd$)...is it Worth it?
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
No O/C
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1080p
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Before Win 10 release
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
no.
thanks for any input!
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Pc use is broad. Developpement in Visual Studio, light gaming, hosting some Vms, media server, light video editing, regular desktop use.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
I'd like to keep as much existing HW as possible. Looking more of a mid-life refresh to keep this machine for another 2-3 years. No hard budget... < 500$ i'd say.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
Canada
4. IF you're buying parts OUTSIDE the US, please post a link to the vendor you'll be buying from.
ncix, eBay, direct canada, newegg.ca, etc.
5. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc.
No major preferences.
6. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
Like I said I prefer upgrading at a lower cost now to keep this pc a little bit more. I'm wondering if performance increase can be justified. Ram is cheap so I could go to 16 GB (maybe usefull when hosting vms...). I was thinking about a GTX 960 mainly because it's not too expensive and a good boost over my aging 6870. Keeping mobo, PSU, etc. Big question is should I touch the CPU?... best I can put on my mobo is i7-3770 and they are quite expensive on eBay (around 300 cnd$)...is it Worth it?
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
No O/C
8. What resolution, not monitor size, will you be using?
1080p
9. WHEN do you plan to build it?
Before Win 10 release
10. Do you need to purchase any software to go with the system, such as Windows or Blu Ray playback software?
no.
thanks for any input!
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