Should I Upgrade ?

NinjaIsAwesome

NinjaIsAwesome

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I am Itching to upgrade Motherboard and CPU but unsure of what to go for and was hoping you guys would have some suggestions or pointers for me.

My Pc is about 3 years old and I've just been upgrading it here and there. Mobo and CPU are about the oldest things in my pc.

My system at the moment is:

  • Case - Cooler Master HAF 912 Plus Case
  • Mobo - ASUS M4A77T/USB3 AMD3+
  • CPU - AMD Athlon II x4 640 (3GHz)
  • Cooler - Corsair H-50 Liquid cooler
  • Graphics - HIS HD 6950 IceQ X Turbo 2048MB GDDR5
  • PSU - Corsair Enthusiast Series TX750M High Performance 750W
  • Ram - Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) x2
  • HDD- Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB x 2 + Crucial M4 128Gb SSD

I was thinking off getting Asus Sabertooth 990FX and a AMD Bulldozer FX-6 6200 3.8Ghzbut what do you guys think ?

I asked on /r/Buildapc and didn't get much of a response.

Edit: Should let you know, My Pc is mainly for Gaming (Awaiting Gw2) but also do Video editing, programming and basic college work.
 
I had a very similar rig to you not long ago. A X4 640, M4A78lt-m.

I upgraded a few months ago to sandy bridge and my rig has been flying, so much more powerful. comes trhough a lot on games too..

Id suggest the same, ivybridge now though.


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £179.99
1 x Gigabyte Z77X-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £112.99
Total : £304.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).



EDIT: the board supports Xfire/SLI @ (x8 x8)
 
Phusion said:
If you aren't going to SLI your graphics card the Gigabyte Z77 D3H is suitable for your needs also 8GB RAM is recommended for gaming

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 £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CML8GX3M2A1600C9) £35.99
Total : £307.37 (includes shipping : £9.50).

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I would SLI in the future, So I would prefer a mobo that can handle it so i dont have to upgrade the mobo again in the future.

I currently have 8GB of Ram.
 
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NinjaIsAwesome said:
I would SLI in the future, So I would prefer a mobo that can handle it so i dont have to upgrade the mobo again in the future.

I currently have 8GB of Ram.
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Go with the motherboard that Doomedspeed has recommended which has SLI feature, also the RAM you have is 1600MHz?

NinjaIsAwesome said:
If I went for these, When Is the next most likely time Id need to upgrade ?
Also may get the board on friday (payday) and then the CPU in sept.
Suggestions? Yes, no ?
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Depends on the games you play and the settings you play on, I would recommend you to purchase both in September
 
NinjaIsAwesome said:
If I went for these, When Is the next most likely time Id need to upgrade ?
Also may get the board on friday (payday) and then the CPU in sept.
Suggestions? Yes, no ?
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As said earlier, get them both together. Prices tend to move around a lot, so only get them when you can afford to get both. Otherwise you'll just have a useless motherboard sitting around for a month.

The 3570k will keep you going for a long while, at least 3, if not 5 or so years. I'd say. If you do start to struggle in games you can add another 6950 to your system, Xfire. Your PSU will be able to handle it. That would be such a cheap (~£120 SH) but hugely beneficial upgrade.
 
Doomedspeed said:
As said earlier, get them both together. Prices tend to move around a lot, so only get them when you can afford to get both. Otherwise you'll just have a useless motherboard sitting around for a month.

The 3570k will keep you going for a long while, at least 3, if not 5 or so years. I'd say. If you do start to struggle in games you can add another 6950 to your system, Xfire. Your PSU will be able to handle it. That would be such a cheap (~£120 SH) but hugely beneficial upgrade.
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Ah that grand. Thanks for the info man.

I'll be buying these in September then ^^
 
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