Possibly time for an upgrade?

[Stearsy]

Hey guys,

I used to update my PC a lot for gaming, but have not really upgraded any component in my PC for about a year now. But with some new games vastly on the horizon that I want to play and games such as Crisis I think it may well be time for an upgrade.

My Current Configuration:

Geforce 7900gt 256mb

AMD 64 Dual Core 3800+ 2.0ghz

600 watt PSU

Corsair 2GB Dual Channel Ram (PC 3200)

MSI NForce 4 Motherboard.


I guess the system is getting a bit outdated now and have some money now set for either a brand new PC (building or already custom built) or just upgrades (however I'm not entirely sure if I can update this current pc anymore with anything much better). Budget is probably like a grand or so.

If it's worth hanging on for a while for a new release of a new gfx card or processor then let me know (always new upgrades being released).

Oh and one last thing, if I did opt for a new PC, what would you guys recommend as a fair selling price for the computer as I have a few people that may be interested.

Many Thanks

 

[Stearsy]

That is correct, its socket 939 which I'm sure is quite dated now (seen you can pick one up now for £30 or so)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) is what I have atm.

So I guess I need a new build, and I do want to play Crysis in high settings, not quite max but as best as possible.

So could people recommend me a decent new system with a budget of probably between 800-1000 based mainly for gaming now and in the future

 

[Stearsy]

Thanks Ted, really helpful guide and gives me something to think about. Anyone else who has different specs to recommend then please do, the wider variety of options I have the better, still not sure whether to sell old pc as parts and keep like the case or simply sell it as a whole and buy everything new. Again thanks for the detailed reply, really helpful

 

[Stearsy]

Just been toying with your spec Ted and have come up with this:

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99

Maxtor Diamondmax 22 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (STM3500320AS) £53.99
(£63.44)
BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC 768MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
(£264.36) £224.99
(£264.36)
Antec Nine Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case A £61.99
(£72.84)
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3P (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£97.51) £82.99
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-620HXUK)
(£88.11) £74.99
G.Skill 4GB DDR2 PQ PC2-6400C5 (2x2GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ) £51.99
(£61.09)

Sub Total : £690.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £12.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £123.18
Total : £827.06


Thats assuming I get a case with it. Would everyone recommend the above or alter it in anyway. I would be running vista with my 22" widescreen. Also in terms of cooling and sound, will I need a better heatsink and will the computer generate a lot of sound (i tend to sleep with the pc running sometimes )