CPU Upgrade?

Alex53

Alex53

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I have the following spec

Asus P5N-E SLI motherboard
Inter Core 2 Duo E6420 2.13Ghz (Socket 775 LGA)
8GB RAM
ATI Radeon 5700 Series (1GB)

I don't play the most cutting edge games, mostly stuff like Lord of the Rings Online (4 years old), WoW (7 years old), and lately some FIFA 12.

I plan to play SWTOR in the new year though and I think my system is going to start showing its age. The weakest link is probably the CPU, but can I get a significant upgrade without changing the motherboard? I guess I am stuck with a Socket 775 LGA processor unles I get a new motherboard right?

(Just the thought of changing motherboard and having to reinstall everything makes me cringe and puts me off even getting SWTOR).
 
Thanks for your replies.

I guess I'll bite the bullet and get something nice after xmas. I have 4GB DDR3 that I'm not using and I guess the graphics card is still fine, so a motherboard+cpu+fan bundle should do the job. Maybe another 4GB too depends how rich I feel in january.

Is there anything new coming out thats worth waiting for in terms of motherboards and CPUs? Should I stick with Intel or worth going AMD?
 
Hmmm seems once I go for it its gonna be upwards of £400 for an i5 or i7 + motherboard + 4GB ram. So I'll see how my PC copes with SWTOR as it is in January and then act accordingly. I have the cash I just dont feel like spending so much on an upgrade these days.
 
Sorry to resurrect this thread, but if I go for a mobo+cpu+fan+possibly 4gb ddr3 memory combo now, what would you guys recommend?

I'm talking budget gaming here. I'd keep the rest of my system, i.e. hard disks, ATI 5700 series 1GB, etc.

Ideally I also want a new case but OcUK isnt shipping anything big my way :/
 
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