Need some help with PC... decisions decisions

Faruko

Faruko

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Soooo... this is what i have

CPU: Atlhon x2 5200+ (@3.1 Ghz)
GPU: XFX HD5770 (930/1400)
RAM: 4gb DDR2
OS: Windows 7 pro 64 bits
Monitor: Samsung 740nw (1280x720)

Ok, so im about to upgrade my pc... but i dont know if i should go for:

A) keep the 5770, and go for the i5 2500k + Gygabyte P67-D3-B3 + 4-8GB RAM
B) Change the GPU (maybe a 6870 or so), and the CPU for a Phenom II x4 955 + MoBo + 4GB RAM

if you ask me, since im going to keep my monitor for quite some time now (maybe 2 years...) im leaning towards the option A), since going for a phenom (while may allow me to get a better card) seems like a dead-end, with just a year or so of "gaming", and with that resolution (1280x720) i dont see how much i would benefit from a 6870 to sacrifice going for the i5 2500k.

i rather have a "top notch" CPU now... but i dont know, how do guys think my 5770 would handle BF3/Skyrim (and soon to come games) in 1280x720 ?
 
Whats your actual budget?
Whats your current mobo?
If youre after playing BF3 then youll definitely want a better gfx card, pref better than a 6870
 
95thrifles said:
Whats your actual budget?
Whats your current mobo?
If youre after playing BF3 then youll definitely want a better gfx card, pref better than a 6870
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i dont "have" an actual bdget, but i dont want to spend more than those 2 options...

i dont really want to max the game, medium/high at 50fps its more than enough for me... so i hope that a 5770 could handle bf3, medium at 1280x720
 
OK, but your actual mobo? If you can I think your best bet would be to keep current mobo/ram, just add a better cpu, and upgrade gfx card, if you want to stick AMD, Id still look at a 6950 if you can, by all accounts BF3 is very demanding
 
95thrifles said:
OK, but your actual mobo? If you can I think your best bet would be to keep current mobo/ram, just add a better cpu, and upgrade gfx card, if you want to stick AMD, Id still look at a 6950 if you can, by all accounts BF3 is very demanding
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ive look into that and theres no hope, its really old NFORCE4M-A V1.1 and it doesnt support any of the newer CPUs...

so if i change CPU, i need to change MoBo & RAM, i have around 300 to spend...
 
In that case I think option B would be best as it gives your system an all round boost, if you went for just gfx or just core components each would be held back by the other really, whilst it doesnt offer you any sort of upgrade route it gives you a good boost now

E.G.


YOUR BASKET
1 x OcUK GeForce GTX 560 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £134.99
1 x AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £85.99
1 x MSI 880GMS-E35 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £51.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
Total : £308.35 (includes shipping : £9.50).

 
and what about going for a H61/H67, i5 2300 and 4gb DDR3 RAM ?= i could save a lot of money, hence making my GPU upgrade not so long after...

but ive have my doubts about the i5 (non-k) will be a good invest, are they any good ? you can save quite a bit of money by going for the 2300 and H61/67 board

PD: what boards are supposed to be Ivy Bridge compatible ? i might get one of those i5 in a few years...
 
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