Newbie here needs HELP xD

Cork1n · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:03

Basically i have this alienware PC which is about 7/8 years old, i'm looking to upgrade it with the following shown below, the case i have is below.

This is the case: http://s4.hubimg.com/u/6097323_f520.jpg

I'm looking to put this into it:

My question is will it be fine to fit this Mobo into this case and cooling?

xo

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:06

Does the case take a normal ATX motherboard?

What O/S do you have?

What graphics card do you have?

Are your HDDs/DVD drives SATA?

What PSU do you have?

Is your RAM DDR3?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £80.40
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £217.78 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Fire_fly · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:10

Have you got any further information about the case, ie what Form factor motherboard it takes ect.

I would strongly recommend that you go fro an Intel instead of AMD as bulldozer perform pretty poorly against something like an i5 2500K for the majority of tasks.

Cork1n · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:25

OS is W7

Mobo in it atm: ASUSTeK M3A32-MVP Deluxe

RAM is DDR2

Graphics is a Nvidia GeForce 98oo GT

Article on the case itself and inside it: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Alienware-Area51-7500-Gaming-System/?page=3

Like the title says i'm a complete newbie when upgrading PC's. If an intel Mobo would fit into the case then i would go for an intel CPU ofcourse.

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:30

Cork1n said:
OS is W7

Mobo in it atm: ASUSTeK M3A32-MVP Deluxe

RAM is DDR2

Graphics is a Nvidia GeForce 98oo GT

Article on the case itself and inside it: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Alienware-Area51-7500-Gaming-System/?page=3

Like the title says i'm a complete newbie when upgrading PC's. If an intel Mobo would fit into the case then i would go for an intel CPU ofcourse.

Windows 7 64 bit?

How much will you spend?

What do you use it for?

Cork1n · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:37

Yeah 64 bit W7.

Not sure on the spending, something around the same amount as my OP.

I use it for work as well as some games, LoL, Sc2, d3 coming soon, etc.. It runs sc2 on Ultra so but it's just to slow at the minute.

beejjacobs · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:41

Cork1n said:
Yeah 64 bit W7.

Not sure on the spending, something around the same amount as my OP.

I use it for work as well as some games, LoL, Sc2, d3 coming soon, etc.. It runs sc2 on Ultra so but it's just to slow at the minute.

What jamesfreddie first specced is your best bet with that budget

FX 8150 vs i3 2100
You'll notice at the bottom on the gaming benchmarks that the i3 beats this even more expensive cpu!

Fire_fly · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:42

If the whole computer is about 7 - 8 years old then it may be easier just to start again and spend about £500 - £700 on a new tower, if you can afford it.

Cork1n · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:42

Yeah i was thinking that plus do i need cooling to on top of that though? Heatsink on this one is completely gone.

beejjacobs · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:43

Cork1n said:
Yeah i was thinking that plus do i need cooling to on top of that though? Heatsink on this one is completely gone.

You'll get a heatsink as its a retail chip, and its perfectly fine

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 17:43

Cork1n said:
Yeah 64 bit W7.

Not sure on the spending, something around the same amount as my OP.

I use it for work as well as some games, LoL, Sc2, d3 coming soon, etc.. It runs sc2 on Ultra so but it's just to slow at the minute.

Are your HDDs/DVD drives SATA?

What PSU do you have?

Cork1n · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:26

jamesfreddie said:
Are your HDDs/DVD drives SATA?

What PSU do you have?

I would assume so and as for PSU 750W.

jamesfreddie · 28 Apr 2012 at 23:29

Cork1n said:
I would assume so and as for PSU 750W.

What brand PSU?

Cork1n · 1 May 2012 at 23:33

I'd much prefer to pay the extra bit and get the i5, for the 4 cores.

stulid · 1 May 2012 at 23:37

Cork1n said:
I'd much prefer to pay the extra bit and get the i5, for the 4 cores.

Too much money?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £311.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Cork1n · 2 May 2012 at 00:03

stulid said:
Too much money?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £83.99
1 x Kingston HyperX RED Limited Edition 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3B1RK2/8GX) £35.99
Total : £311.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

Well it's my birthday on monday so i should be fine to spend that little bit extra

OptimaLnrg · 2 May 2012 at 01:08

Fire_fly said:
If the whole computer is about 7 - 8 years old then it may be easier just to start again and spend about £500 - £700 on a new tower, if you can afford it.

This, budget dependent, of course.

Cork1n · 2 May 2012 at 16:34

I could maybe afford it if i could pay it of over time, but to buy it all in one go would be a lot to ask, i have Uni starting in September

J.B · 2 May 2012 at 16:50

Be prepared, you will probably need to reinstall your OS!

Cork1n · 2 May 2012 at 19:13

Have W7 on disc, it's all good