no system, under 1k to spend

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 01:28

sorry topic should say new not no lol, hey its late. can't edit subject?!

Hey guys,

been thinking of upgrading my pc, i normally stick with amd but im thinking of a change maybe a intel i7-930 system, as you can see from my spec its been a while since my last upgrade, could you give me some advice? would i be able to get away with just changing the mobo, cpu and memory, or would i need new gfx, psu aswell? what would you do? i have £1000 to spend but would like to spend as little as i can, thanks for the help.

heres my current spec:

Win XP Pro x64
cpu : Athlon 64 X2 4400+
MoBo : ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
Mem : Corsair 4GB DDR XMS3200C2PT TwinX (4x1GB)
GFX : Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 (PCI-Express)
Monitor : Viewsonic VP191B 19" LCD
PSU : Akasa Ultra Quiet 650W Power+ iQ Active PFC ATX2.01
Case : Thermaltake Aguila

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 01:43

Hi, thanks for the welcome

mainly using it for gaming and yes i guess i might aswell get win7 64bit

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 01:51

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
The socket 939 X2 4400+ is worth a decent amount on the famous auction site!

thats good to know thanks

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 02:02

cmndr_andi said:
How does this look for an upgrade?

The PSU should be fine for an i7 + 5850 system and the existing case should have plenty of room to accommodate the long graphics card.

you sure can spend money fast

not bad if i want to spend it all! iv not had a ATI gfx card before, always stuck with nvidia ones, would it be a big change?

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 02:08

Thanks, don't think i will be ordering anything by tomorrow though

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 11:52

anyone got any other suggestion?

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 12:23

cmndr_andi said:
Do you reckon you will be interested in a new 24in Full HD widescreen monitor like the one I included in my spec, or would you rather stick with your 19"?

Once I know this, i'll be happy to spec up an AMD based system.

Hi thanks again,

i think just to save some cash i would stick with the 19, though it is tempting as i do use the pc for tv and movies, not used widescreen for gaming before though.

also just been looking at the viper and titan i7 specs,
could not see the reason for the £200 difference

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-101-OE&groupid=43&catid=1270&subcat=
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-030-OE&groupid=43&catid=1444&subcat=

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 12:43

was thinking it would be nice to just plug it in and go for a change, but if it saves enough cash i don't mind building it myself, and then i'll reuse what i can, unless the new ones have some features worth getting? smaller, quieter more efficient?

Apexsuk · 28 Apr 2010 at 12:47

Ollie83 said:
How confident are you with building your own computer? If your not at all then a pre-built one from ocuk would be the way to go. If you are then buy components like the ones cmndr andi suggested and overclock it yourself as there is more satisfaction

iv always built my own pc's just a bit put off as its been a while since i built the last one, stopped gaming lol so iv been managing to get by with this one, but iv been gaming again so would be nice to have something newer.