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08-12-2012, 11:21 PM
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Mad Warranty Voider
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Upgrade or build a new system?
Gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4 AM2 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Xclio GREATPOWER X14S4P3 ATI HD 4830 4 gb of DDR2 800 (Planning on updating from 32 bit win 7 to 64 so I can utilize 8 gigabytes) I have mostly been using this as an htpc as I have been out of the gaming scene for a while. Now I want to play a few games but it either runs the game not up to my standards or doesnt run the game at all (or crashes first). I have only so far played the first call of duty, Bioshock, Fallout New Vegas and I am trying to play Dirt 3. Onto the question. Is there anything I can upgrade to get a bit more performance? Or would it be best to just do a full build (mobo, cpu, ram, video card, power supply)? After typing all of this, it makes me realize how outdated my system really is  Edit: haha look at my old signature photo  That was cool back when I was 13.
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08-13-2012, 12:22 AM
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Mesa freakin' Boogie
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yeah, I would say new system with that hardware, plus it's fun to build a new system.
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08-13-2012, 09:21 AM
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Extreme Overclocker
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Unless I missed it I don't see the video card you are currently using listed?
Ideally I would build a new system if possible. If not usually the best upgrades are... SSD Video RAM |
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08-13-2012, 12:35 PM
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Mad Warranty Voider
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ahhh I knew I forgot something. It is an ATI HD4830. I do want to upgrade, but I hate having spare parts...since I never get around to selling them.
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08-13-2012, 05:46 PM
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Mesa freakin' Boogie
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I hear you there, I have spare parts all over the place.... trying to purge some of them. I actually have a whole spare AM3+, antec 900, PII 965, ssd/WDVR system all assembled and just sitting around while I decide what to do with it. Not to mention the piles of old socket 754 stuff everywhere.
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08-13-2012, 06:46 PM
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Mad Warranty Voider
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yeah it sucks. Makes me realize why I took a break from pc gaming
What would be a good setup then? I am wanting to go intel this time around since I have only done AMD. Whats a good cheaper I5 setup? would my power supply be able to handle a new setup? I dont want to spend too much maybe $800 tops |
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08-13-2012, 07:02 PM
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Mesa freakin' Boogie
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I don't think you stated what you PS was.
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08-13-2012, 07:23 PM
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Extreme Overclocker
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Little things add up |
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08-13-2012, 08:43 PM
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Space Monkey
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i'd say buy a 7850, overclock it to 1GHz call it a day~
the CPU is a bit weak by today's standards so you would see a big upgrade even in the form of a Pentium G630, leaving you an upgrade path to an i5 or i7 down the road. since intel killed overclocking, you could also save money and buy a B75 motherboard and get USB 3.0 |
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08-13-2012, 10:17 PM
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Mad Warranty Voider
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The psu is an Xclio GREATPOWER X14S4P3 (550w). Of course I have windows, kb, mouse and monitor
Last edited by Bboy_Jon : 08-14-2012 at 12:48 PM. |
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