help with upgrade please

cowli_pd

cowli_pd

cowli_pd

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Hi all I want to upgrade my computer a bit the specs at the moment are

motherboard DFI Inc. LP DK 790FXB-M2RS 1.0
processor 3.10 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core
graphics cards ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series [Display adapter] (2x) 512mb
monitor ASUS VH226 running at 1920 x 1080

now i'd like to get away from crossfire as I haven't had much success with this when I play games and go to 1 card but I believe if I go for a lot better card the processor will hold it back a bit. could some one please spec me a processor and graphics card to fit my mother board please if thats the way forward or any other suggestions would be much appreciated
 
You will need to start again.

There isnt a cpu to fit that motherboard, so you will need a new cpu/motherboard and ram.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Xenon AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Bundle - Quad Core £156.00
(£130.00) £156.00
(£130.00)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £76.79
(£63.99) £76.79
(£63.99)
Sub Total : £193.99
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £40.90
Total : £245.39


links to the oc bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-188-OK

And the ATI 5830 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-258-SP

Have you tried new drivers for the crossfire setup? seems a bit of a waste to bin it.

you havent stated a budget? so if you got more or less to spend then let me know.
 
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ok thank you I thought as much

on another note do you think i'll need a new power supply for that lot or will the one powering the stuff i have will do?

sorry don't know the power of my supply with out taking the cover off
 
stulid said:
You will need to start again.

There isnt a cpu to fit that motherboard, so you will need a new cpu/motherboard and ram.

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Xenon AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.20GHz Bundle - Quad Core £156.00
(£130.00) £156.00
(£130.00)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £76.79
(£63.99) £76.79
(£63.99)
Sub Total : £193.99
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £40.90
Total : £245.39


links to the oc bundle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-188-OK

And the ATI 5830 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-258-SP

Have you tried new drivers for the crossfire setup? seems a bit of a waste to bin it.

you havent stated a budget? so if you got more or less to spend then let me know.
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I have always kept the drivers up to date I've always thought this to be part of the problem but i'm begining to wonder if the 2nd card is faulty in some way but only seems to fail when gaming

as for budget i was looking around the 3-400 mark but if i have to spend a bit more so be it
 
Your problems could even be down to your PSU if its not very good?



Can you manage a tiny bit more?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5830 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £76.79
(£63.99) £76.79
(£63.99)
BeQuiet Pure Power L7 530W Power Supply £42.98
(£35.82) £42.98
(£35.82)
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Sub Total : £351.44
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £72.29
Total : £433.73

included a new PSU if you need one, the Motherboard above will only support one graphics card.
 
cheers for that

its amazing how fast you come back with these lists your mouse must be on fire

I hope the power supply is ok it was one of the titan gamer extreme systems from overclockers that i brought about 18 months or so ago
 
cowli_pd said:
cheers for that

its amazing how fast you come back with these lists your mouse must be on fire

I hope the power supply is ok it was one of the titan gamer extreme systems from overclockers that i brought about 18 months or so ago
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Then it should be absolutely fine:) would be nice if you could just take 5 minutes to find out its make and model.
 
ok I had a bit of luck thought I was going to have to take the computer apart to find out what power supply i have but there was a sticker on the back.

the power supply is a Corsair TX 650w
 
very good PSU, that will be fine with that spec, save you a bit of money too :)

Use the saved money to upgrade to a motherboard with SLI/CF support - MSI GD65, or if you won't need that go for a better graphics card - 5850
 
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cowli_pd said:
ok I had a bit of luck thought I was going to have to take the computer apart to find out what power supply i have but there was a sticker on the back.

the power supply is a Corsair TX 650w
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Good.

So that leaves this:)

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor with FREE Operation Flashpoint Red River Game £161.99
(£134.99) £161.99
(£134.99)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **OcUK Exclusive** £107.99
(£89.99) £107.99
(£89.99)
MSI P67A-C45 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
G.Skill RipJawsX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (F3-12800CL9D-4GBXL) £35.99
(£29.99) £35.99
(£29.99)
Sub Total : £338.29
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £69.56
Total : £417.35

The 5850 is on special offer this weekend.
 
cowli_pd said:
am i right in saying if i replace the motherboard i will have to re-install windows 7?
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Yes.


Theres also one more option.

that is put a different CPU into your motherboard and replace your crossfire setup with a single GPU, do you have 4GB of RAM?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Sub Total : £249.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £51.80
Total : £310.78

This is your motherboard - http://www.dfi.com/portal/CM/cmprod...sWindow?action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view

The CPU support list has the PhenomII 955BE listed.
 
nahhh, you have to install a couple of drivers for the mobo, but not windows 7, its saved to your hard drive, and unless your changing that then you will have to replace it,
 
wentalong said:
nahhh, you have to install a couple of drivers for the mobo, but not windows 7, its saved to your hard drive, and unless your changing that then you will have to replace it,
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You sure?;)

What makes Windows7 any different to any other OS?
 
stulid said:
Yes.


Theres also one more option.

that is put a different CPU into your motherboard and replace your crossfire setup with a single GPU, do you have 4GB of RAM?

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £199.99
(£166.66) £199.99
(£166.66)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Sub Total : £249.98
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £51.80
Total : £310.78

This is your motherboard - http://www.dfi.com/portal/CM/cmprod...sWindow?action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view

The CPU support list has the PhenomII 955BE listed.
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once again thank you

I do have 4GB ram this list is what I was hoping to do but wasn't sure weather the processor would fit ok as it says socket AM3 is that the same as AM2 and AM2+?
 
cowli_pd said:
once again thank you

I do have 4GB ram this list is what I was hoping to do but wasn't sure weather the processor would fit ok as it says socket AM3 is that the same as AM2 and AM2+?
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The actual CPU contains the memory controller and its compatible with both DDR2 and DDR3, AM2+ boards will accept a AM3 cpu.

That 6950 card isnt instock, there is a XFX at £230, or how about a GTX570?
 
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i would like to stay with ATI don't know why really just feel comfortable with them and know my way round the software with them

the XFX is now saying out of stock the next one is the sapphire at £275
 
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