I have asked many similar questions but I think I have found the path I will (maybe 
) be taking.... and thats to sell my existing components and then pick up something like the following
Asus ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £224.99
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66GHz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) -
£167.99
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £133.99
OCZ Gold Low Voltage 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1600LV4GK) £99.99
Total : £638.12
Add on a bit for a 1/2 decent aftermarket (air) cooler, but to get to that figure I need to recover some ££'s from my existing kit, anyone got any idea how much the following items would be worth? I've split it into two to try and seperate the 1/2 decent from the rest.
E8600
Asus Rampage Formula Motherboard
2 gig (2x1) DDR2 800 MHz Corsair
Asus 8800 Ultra
E6600
Asus P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard
4 gig (2x2) DDR2 667 MHz Kingston
MSI NX7900GTO
I have about 350 cash available for an upgrade - I know I could get a quad 775 (I almost had a 9550 for 100 but that fell through
) for 80-150 depending on q6600 / q9550 and then a 5850 but if I could get a couple of 100 for the stuff above then it wouldnt actually cost that much more for the i7 and then it would be fine for a couple of years at least.
Oh and any opinions on the items I've selected? Any obvious weak links there? What with a little one on the way I can see any future upgrades being very sparse so I want to make sure I get the best I can with what I have at the moment.
Thankyou in advance!
) be taking.... and thats to sell my existing components and then pick up something like the followingAsus ATI Radeon HD 5850 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £224.99
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66GHz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) -
£167.99
Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard £133.99
OCZ Gold Low Voltage 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3G1600LV4GK) £99.99
Total : £638.12
Add on a bit for a 1/2 decent aftermarket (air) cooler, but to get to that figure I need to recover some ££'s from my existing kit, anyone got any idea how much the following items would be worth? I've split it into two to try and seperate the 1/2 decent from the rest.
E8600
Asus Rampage Formula Motherboard
2 gig (2x1) DDR2 800 MHz Corsair
Asus 8800 Ultra
E6600
Asus P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard
4 gig (2x2) DDR2 667 MHz Kingston
MSI NX7900GTO
I have about 350 cash available for an upgrade - I know I could get a quad 775 (I almost had a 9550 for 100 but that fell through
) for 80-150 depending on q6600 / q9550 and then a 5850 but if I could get a couple of 100 for the stuff above then it wouldnt actually cost that much more for the i7 and then it would be fine for a couple of years at least.Oh and any opinions on the items I've selected? Any obvious weak links there? What with a little one on the way I can see any future upgrades being very sparse so I want to make sure I get the best I can with what I have at the moment.
Thankyou in advance!
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