Best Bang for my buck ?

Darkpilgrim · 19 Jul 2010 at 21:54

Hi I'm looking at upgrading my creaking old comp

C2D 6700
Gigabyte DS3
3 GB Geil DDR2
8800 GTS

I mainly use it for the odd game (CSS & TF2)@1680-1050 and general web stuff (IE porn)

I only have a budget of £200ish
I was thinking of just buying a new GFX either a GTX460 or a 5850
but will they just bottleneck on the cpu
what do you guys recommend

deusexlumina · 19 Jul 2010 at 21:55

q6600 and then 100 on gfx, a 5770 or something. To be honest though, if it was me id save up and get a completely new rig

Dark_Angel · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:30

A second hand Q6600 is about 60 - 70, so you can use the rest on a GPU...

Or, as said you could wait and see what's happening at the end of the year. Depends how desperate you are to upgrade.

Fallen god · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:50

Yea something like a q6600 and a gtx460/5770 depending on how much u have left should be a decent upgrade.

Redmint · 19 Jul 2010 at 22:52

What's your current PSU?

Darkpilgrim · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:00

Thanks for the advice guys,I've started looking around for a q6600 looks like i can pick 1 up for about £70-£80 on fleabay and a new GFX prob a 5770 with my budget.

PSU is a old Hiper 580W

Redmint · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:01

Eek, lucky it hasn't exploded yet, might want to add a new PSU to your shopping list.

Darkpilgrim · 19 Jul 2010 at 23:07

Redmint said:
Eek, lucky it hasn't exploded yet, might want to add a new PSU to your shopping list.

Lol people have been telling me that since i bought it in ignorance a few years ago.but hopefuly it will last untill the end of the year when i can float enough cash for a complete build

reiyushin · 20 Jul 2010 at 00:03

Screw the Q6600 for now not too many quad using gamed yet and 775 is a dead socket so imo:

1) Clock the CPU you've got - they clock nicely 3.4Ghz should be easy enough

Then do 1 of two things
a) Buy the beefiest GFX card you can for longevity
b) Buy nothing and save for a new rig all together

The games you play shouldn't hassle that rig you've got at all

Marvin · 20 Jul 2010 at 00:25

I agree with reiyushin's option (b). For TF2 and CSS you don't need anything better than you have. Save your cash for now (or maybe buy a complete overkill PSU that'll last for years to come. Like a 950W Corsair or something), and then you'll be set for the big upgrade.

AiiR · 20 Jul 2010 at 00:27

Overclock and save, those games don't require an upgrade so wait until you have enough for a complete overhaul. It's definitely worth doing that than making upgrades that cause bottlenecks.

Redmint · 20 Jul 2010 at 00:38

Marvin said:
I agree with reiyushin's option (b). For TF2 and CSS you don't need anything better than you have. Save your cash for now (or maybe buy a complete overkill PSU that'll last for years to come. Like a 950W Corsair or something), and then you'll be set for the big upgrade.

Kind of agree with this, although this PSU will probably be more than good enough for most set ups, just hope OCuk get it back in stock soon.