Soldato
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I am looking at potentially upgrading my PC, I've had this one for a long time and I'm starting to think it's time to take the leap into the new tech.
My current spec is below:
I also have an ATI 6950 Graphics card and Crucial M4 SSD, I still have a Corsair 1000W PSU for some crazy reason too.
My requirements as follows:
Kit required: CPU/Mobo/RAM only. I probably only need 8GB of RAM but sometimes a bit more is good when using VM's, I currently have 12GB using 2GB Sticks.
Budget: Value for money is good, no set budget as such, but bang for buck is always welcome.
Uses: Gaming primarily with some virtualisation thrown in for testing stuff.
Overclocking: Not interested in overclocking so has to run well at stock speed/performance.
Desirables: Running cool and quiet is desirable, so low power consumption and low temps is welcome too.
I know a lot of people may say that I could just clock my i7 920 a bit higher, but for me I don't really want to mess with it once it's in so I am thinking I can just sell my old kit and get a new core bundle.
Based on other specs this is what I have come up with. Looks worthwhile?
Even comes with a free Prolimatech Panther CPU cooler - looks decent for the money and gives me plenty of RAM for VM's too!
My current spec is below:
I also have an ATI 6950 Graphics card and Crucial M4 SSD, I still have a Corsair 1000W PSU for some crazy reason too.
My requirements as follows:
Kit required: CPU/Mobo/RAM only. I probably only need 8GB of RAM but sometimes a bit more is good when using VM's, I currently have 12GB using 2GB Sticks.
Budget: Value for money is good, no set budget as such, but bang for buck is always welcome.
Uses: Gaming primarily with some virtualisation thrown in for testing stuff.
Overclocking: Not interested in overclocking so has to run well at stock speed/performance.
Desirables: Running cool and quiet is desirable, so low power consumption and low temps is welcome too.
I know a lot of people may say that I could just clock my i7 920 a bit higher, but for me I don't really want to mess with it once it's in so I am thinking I can just sell my old kit and get a new core bundle.
Based on other specs this is what I have come up with. Looks worthwhile?
Even comes with a free Prolimatech Panther CPU cooler - looks decent for the money and gives me plenty of RAM for VM's too!
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