Hi All
Looking to upgrade my ageing system.... Current Setup...
CPU : Intel Core i3 530 (2.9Ghz Stock) Running @ 3.85Ghz (175mhz x 22)
Mobo : Asus P7P55D-E
Ram : 4GB Corsair DDR-3 Twin X 1600Mhz (2 x 2GB)
GPU : ATI Radeon HD 4500 (512mb) - This was a cheap replacement after my 6800GT went pop !
HDD : 1TB Samsung / 500GB WD / 250GB WD all SATA II (2)
PSU : 500W Modular Coolermaster - Cant remember exact ?
Case : CM Storm Scout
Cooling : 2 120mm Front Intake - 1 120mm Side intake - 1 120mm Rear Exhaust - Arctic Freezer CPU
I'm looking at adding another 4GB Ram, prefer corsair like I have as would like to keep dual channel, and seems this is still available...
Also want to add a SSD like the Kingston 120GB, will be used for OS and anything i'm using a lot, but with 120GB i'll need to be picky about what gets installed there...
I'd also like to do something with the graphics, I believe my mobo has 2 PCI-E 2.0 slots but only 1 is 16x ? I notice all cards are now for PCI-E 3.0 slots ? Unsure what effect my older 2.0 slot will have on performance ?
Any help and advice appreciated : )
Thanks
User457
Looking to upgrade my ageing system.... Current Setup...
CPU : Intel Core i3 530 (2.9Ghz Stock) Running @ 3.85Ghz (175mhz x 22)
Mobo : Asus P7P55D-E
Ram : 4GB Corsair DDR-3 Twin X 1600Mhz (2 x 2GB)
GPU : ATI Radeon HD 4500 (512mb) - This was a cheap replacement after my 6800GT went pop !
HDD : 1TB Samsung / 500GB WD / 250GB WD all SATA II (2)
PSU : 500W Modular Coolermaster - Cant remember exact ?
Case : CM Storm Scout
Cooling : 2 120mm Front Intake - 1 120mm Side intake - 1 120mm Rear Exhaust - Arctic Freezer CPU
I'm looking at adding another 4GB Ram, prefer corsair like I have as would like to keep dual channel, and seems this is still available...
Also want to add a SSD like the Kingston 120GB, will be used for OS and anything i'm using a lot, but with 120GB i'll need to be picky about what gets installed there...
I'd also like to do something with the graphics, I believe my mobo has 2 PCI-E 2.0 slots but only 1 is 16x ? I notice all cards are now for PCI-E 3.0 slots ? Unsure what effect my older 2.0 slot will have on performance ?
Any help and advice appreciated : )
Thanks
User457