Hi there, Ive been out of the pc scene for years now, came close to building a new rig a couple of years ago but I decided to spend the money on something else instead! (motorbikes, makes messing about with pc's look like a cheap hobby
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Ok so atm I'm running a pretty old rig:
3800X2, DFI NF4 board, 512mb 8800gt (my BFG 7800gtx died and they sent a 8800gt replacement), 2 gb gskill, an audigy zs (i think its a zs), 74gb raptor etc etc usual crap, ocz520 psu in a lian li pc65. It used to be ran 24/7 overclocked but for the last year or 2 its been back at stock after some stability issues (motherboard related, its a dfi)
Bottom line is the graphics card has died again and instead of just RMA'ing the card and waiting for the same thing to happen I was thinking of a cheap upgrade.
What im asking is, back when I was into pc's etc there was always a golden nugget component that clocked well, or was just fantastic for the cash, i.e the 2500 socket A mobile chip, or the 3000 winchester, the 9700 or 9800, my current 3800X2 etc, you get the idea!
Are there any equivalents at the moment? I don't know anything about current chips or how they compare to each other. The upgrade has to be cheap but I don't have a budget per say £300-£400, but rather not spend money unnecessarily. I'm sure I can claw back some cash by selling on the remaining working components.
What I need:
cpu
mobo
gpu
HD, im running 4 small HD's atm and it does my head in, so a single 1TB or 2TB would be preferred
power supply? Im guessing the ocz wont cope with something more modern, plus its over 5 years old atm
memory, min 4gb but memory seems to be so damned cheap these days, remember paying around £200 for my gskill!
ninja edit: With regards to audio, I'm going to take a stab in the dark and assume most onboard sound these days is going to be superior to my old audigy card?
What it will be used for:
Eve online with 2 accounts open (pretty much how the majority of my pc time is spent)
internet (i.e porn and email)
I know that is quite a lot to read so if anyone can spare the time to help out I would be grateful.
Thanks
Mike

Ok so atm I'm running a pretty old rig:
3800X2, DFI NF4 board, 512mb 8800gt (my BFG 7800gtx died and they sent a 8800gt replacement), 2 gb gskill, an audigy zs (i think its a zs), 74gb raptor etc etc usual crap, ocz520 psu in a lian li pc65. It used to be ran 24/7 overclocked but for the last year or 2 its been back at stock after some stability issues (motherboard related, its a dfi)
Bottom line is the graphics card has died again and instead of just RMA'ing the card and waiting for the same thing to happen I was thinking of a cheap upgrade.
What im asking is, back when I was into pc's etc there was always a golden nugget component that clocked well, or was just fantastic for the cash, i.e the 2500 socket A mobile chip, or the 3000 winchester, the 9700 or 9800, my current 3800X2 etc, you get the idea!
Are there any equivalents at the moment? I don't know anything about current chips or how they compare to each other. The upgrade has to be cheap but I don't have a budget per say £300-£400, but rather not spend money unnecessarily. I'm sure I can claw back some cash by selling on the remaining working components.
What I need:
cpu
mobo
gpu
HD, im running 4 small HD's atm and it does my head in, so a single 1TB or 2TB would be preferred
power supply? Im guessing the ocz wont cope with something more modern, plus its over 5 years old atm
memory, min 4gb but memory seems to be so damned cheap these days, remember paying around £200 for my gskill!
ninja edit: With regards to audio, I'm going to take a stab in the dark and assume most onboard sound these days is going to be superior to my old audigy card?
What it will be used for:
Eve online with 2 accounts open (pretty much how the majority of my pc time is spent)
internet (i.e porn and email)
I know that is quite a lot to read so if anyone can spare the time to help out I would be grateful.
Thanks
Mike