Hi all,
I'm hoping you can help me again as my last build was in 2006!!
My current set up is an:-
Antec P180
Xclio X14 750w Modular
E6600
Asus P5B Deluxe
6gb DDR2 800
8800GTS.
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
When I built it, it was built to last, and has done well for 5 years.
I am now looking to upgrade as it is has started to freeze playing games online and hitting 100% CPU all the time, plus I've had a good 5 years out of it.
I am not after something to play the latest games at max FPS. I only really play Mmorpg, specifically Everquest which is 10 years old, most other gaming is (sorry) handled by my 360 or PS3, getting old and just like things that work now.
I also would like use my machine for recording and editing music, touching up the odd photo and ripping my Bluray collection to stream over the network.
I believe it is better to start again with a fresh build rather than try to recyle (apart from the case and OS) as any of the parts could be letting it down.
As a budget build I have been looking at:-
2500k - £155
Coolermaster Hyper 212 - £22
P8Z68-V LX Motherboard - £84
8gb Mushkin Blackline 9-9-9-24 - £42
600w PSU (decent brand) - £70
1TB HDD (all mine are as old as the machine) - £45
60gb SSD OCZ Solid 3 Sata lll - £70
Radeon HD 6790 - £110
Bluray 10x - £40
All in all this is coming in around £650
I was hoping to squeeze that down to £550
Firstly if I am only going to do a modest OC to say 4.5 is the stuff listed going to be overkill, can I make a saving anywhere.
Secondly, given the light use I give my PC, would an AMD x4 965 BE / 1100T BE suit my needs at a reduced cost?
Most importantly I need to know that all these parts (or those you may recommend) are all compatible and will OC easily.
Many thanks for any help you can give this returning OC / newby!
I'm hoping you can help me again as my last build was in 2006!!
My current set up is an:-
Antec P180
Xclio X14 750w Modular
E6600
Asus P5B Deluxe
6gb DDR2 800
8800GTS.
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
When I built it, it was built to last, and has done well for 5 years.
I am now looking to upgrade as it is has started to freeze playing games online and hitting 100% CPU all the time, plus I've had a good 5 years out of it.
I am not after something to play the latest games at max FPS. I only really play Mmorpg, specifically Everquest which is 10 years old, most other gaming is (sorry) handled by my 360 or PS3, getting old and just like things that work now.
I also would like use my machine for recording and editing music, touching up the odd photo and ripping my Bluray collection to stream over the network.
I believe it is better to start again with a fresh build rather than try to recyle (apart from the case and OS) as any of the parts could be letting it down.
As a budget build I have been looking at:-
2500k - £155
Coolermaster Hyper 212 - £22
P8Z68-V LX Motherboard - £84
8gb Mushkin Blackline 9-9-9-24 - £42
600w PSU (decent brand) - £70
1TB HDD (all mine are as old as the machine) - £45
60gb SSD OCZ Solid 3 Sata lll - £70
Radeon HD 6790 - £110
Bluray 10x - £40
All in all this is coming in around £650
I was hoping to squeeze that down to £550
Firstly if I am only going to do a modest OC to say 4.5 is the stuff listed going to be overkill, can I make a saving anywhere.
Secondly, given the light use I give my PC, would an AMD x4 965 BE / 1100T BE suit my needs at a reduced cost?
Most importantly I need to know that all these parts (or those you may recommend) are all compatible and will OC easily.
Many thanks for any help you can give this returning OC / newby!