Help me build a good gaming system.

Jarosz1234 · 15 Apr 2012 at 16:16

Bought a gaming PC a few years and recently started using it again, obviously it is outdated and is need of a upgrade it consists of:

Operating system: Windows XP
System model: 939Dual-SATA2
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual core processor 6400+
Memory: 4GB RAM
GFX Card: Radeon X1950 Pro

Is there anything from the above worth keeping or should i just scrap it all and start fresh? Im yet to build my first PC so will need a simplified walkthrough of what im looking and how it is to be installed, I would like to play such games as ANNO 2070 on full graphics as in some of the videos I have seen it looks amazing and my PC just cant handle it even on low graphics

Any help will be much appreciated cheers guys

Jarosz1234 · 15 Apr 2012 at 16:26

I would say my budget is between £600-£700, im also going to get a new monitor to handle the new graphics as my old one is a cheap one I got with the system so will maybe add some more money to the budget for that.

Jarosz1234 · 15 Apr 2012 at 17:36

Sorry stupid question here but what do you mean by a 2500K ? Ive got my original Hiper power supply whether thats worth reusing ? not sure what the output wattage is on it though. The case i currently have is a Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS would all this fit in ? If so i can also reuse to add more to the budget, will defiantly need new optical drives and SATA drives as I think they are pretty out dated and I would like a fresh SATA drive to install windows 7 on.

Jarosz1234 · 15 Apr 2012 at 18:15

Ok thanks will look into it, an any recommendations on a good quality monitor ? looking at about a 22" one ?

Jarosz1234 · 15 Apr 2012 at 19:02

Right cheers for all the help guys, one final question then im going to start ordering. Will i be able to play ANNO 2070 on high graphics ? thats the main reason im doing an upgrade