I'm looking to upgrade my computer within the next week or two. I've gotten a decent idea of what I'm looking for but wanted some suggestions since I haven't been following hardware closely recently.
Primary uses for upgrade: I want to play the newest games at high settings at my monitors max resolution (1680x1050).
What I'm keeping from my old system: I'll be keeping my 650 watt corsair psu as from what I'm reading I don't seem to need more than that unless I'm going to have a crazy amount of hard drives or doing multiple video card setups. I'll also be keeping my Hard Drive and DVD-Burner.
What I need: Case, Mobo, CPU, RAM, and Video Card
Like the title says, my budget is 700-800 dollars but if I can do what I need to do for less, that's fine too.
CPU/Mobo - Intel seems to be the way to go at this point. I'm thinking I will go with an i5 processor as it seems i7 might be out of my budget and the money I save might be better put to use on the video card. Ideal amount I'd like to spend on CPU/Mobo together would be 300-350 dollars
RAM - I'm thinking 4-6 Gigs would suit me, any more seems to be overkill at this point. How much of a difference am I going to see going from DDR2 to DDR3 at this point? Also, I don't over clock so that doesn't play a factor into what kind of RAM I'm going to buy. Budget for RAM would probably be 80-120 dollars
Video Card - I've been an Nvidia person for a while now but I'm ok with going ATI if they offer a better price/performance ratio. I'd like something with HDMI on it so I can hook it up to my HDTV too if possible. Budget for Video Card would be 200-300 dollars
Case - I think I'm going to try to get a Full tower as most mid towers i've used seem really cramped. Is there a good full tower I can get for around $100? Something quiet would be ideal if possible. I don't need a power supply since I will be using the one I have as noted earlier.
For reference I'm upgrading from a Athlon X2 3600 with 2 Gigs of RAM and a 8600 GT which can run TF2 and Left 4 Dead fine but is terrible with stuff like GTA 4 Call of Duty MW 2 and most of the newer high end stuff. As you can see I have a decent idea of what I want but would like some guidance. Thanks for taking the time to read this and any recommendations you can give me.
Primary uses for upgrade: I want to play the newest games at high settings at my monitors max resolution (1680x1050).
What I'm keeping from my old system: I'll be keeping my 650 watt corsair psu as from what I'm reading I don't seem to need more than that unless I'm going to have a crazy amount of hard drives or doing multiple video card setups. I'll also be keeping my Hard Drive and DVD-Burner.
What I need: Case, Mobo, CPU, RAM, and Video Card
Like the title says, my budget is 700-800 dollars but if I can do what I need to do for less, that's fine too.
CPU/Mobo - Intel seems to be the way to go at this point. I'm thinking I will go with an i5 processor as it seems i7 might be out of my budget and the money I save might be better put to use on the video card. Ideal amount I'd like to spend on CPU/Mobo together would be 300-350 dollars
RAM - I'm thinking 4-6 Gigs would suit me, any more seems to be overkill at this point. How much of a difference am I going to see going from DDR2 to DDR3 at this point? Also, I don't over clock so that doesn't play a factor into what kind of RAM I'm going to buy. Budget for RAM would probably be 80-120 dollars
Video Card - I've been an Nvidia person for a while now but I'm ok with going ATI if they offer a better price/performance ratio. I'd like something with HDMI on it so I can hook it up to my HDTV too if possible. Budget for Video Card would be 200-300 dollars
Case - I think I'm going to try to get a Full tower as most mid towers i've used seem really cramped. Is there a good full tower I can get for around $100? Something quiet would be ideal if possible. I don't need a power supply since I will be using the one I have as noted earlier.
For reference I'm upgrading from a Athlon X2 3600 with 2 Gigs of RAM and a 8600 GT which can run TF2 and Left 4 Dead fine but is terrible with stuff like GTA 4 Call of Duty MW 2 and most of the newer high end stuff. As you can see I have a decent idea of what I want but would like some guidance. Thanks for taking the time to read this and any recommendations you can give me.
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