Possible cheap gaming upgrade

[honosuseri]

Hahah

Its just a tough one... for my needs, the setup I have now kind of does the job fine. But Im really tempted to spend some cash and go for the upgrades. Think Ill see if I can pick up an i5 2500k, mobo, ram combo, then later upgrade the 8800gts.

That would make the most sense. I dont know why someone suggested adding more RAM seeing as all your RAM slots are full and you cant reuse the RAM on the new mobos.

You can sell on the mobo bundle, look at getting access to the MM on here. If you buy a Z series mobo it has an IGP so you could sell the mobo bundle with your GPU if it mkes it easier to sell.

Use the money to upgrade to a better GPU, you can still use the computer with the IGP till the new gfx card arrives.

 

[luckyguy20]

That would make the most sense. I dont know why someone suggested adding more RAM seeing as all your RAM slots are full and you cant reuse the RAM on the new mobos.

You can sell on the mobo bundle, look at getting access to the MM on here. If you buy a Z series mobo it has an IGP so you could sell the mobo bundle with your GPU if it mkes it easier to sell.

Use the money to upgrade to a better GPU, you can still use the computer with the IGP till the new gfx card arrives.

2 gb RAM is not enough for the current games out there 4gb is decent. besides he is using 4 512mb sticks it doesnt mean that he has to keep the 512 mb ones.

if your on a tight budget i suggest to make do with what you have and upgrade the hardware that will make the most difference. but if youve got more cash then go for a full overhaul.

 

[alan]

That would make the most sense. I dont know why someone suggested adding more RAM seeing as all your RAM slots are full and you cant reuse the RAM on the new mobos.

You can sell on the mobo bundle, look at getting access to the MM on here. If you buy a Z series mobo it has an IGP so you could sell the mobo bundle with your GPU if it mkes it easier to sell.

Use the money to upgrade to a better GPU, you can still use the computer with the IGP till the new gfx card arrives.

How many posts is it to get access to MM??

What kind of standard are IGP's like nowadays? I remember them being pretty damn useless for any type of gaming a few years back.

Also does anyone know how demanding dota2 is going to be graphics wise?