Some help upgrading some parts :)

Oddney

Oddney

Oddney

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first off hello all, and thanks for having me here..

My Specs i currently use atm:
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Alienware FULL-TOWER BLACK CASE 2.0B
ASUS M3A32-MVP DELUXE 790FX MOTHERBOARD
AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6GHz Black Edition (Quad Core)
FOXCONN 2ZR71-409 HSF
4GB DDR2 PC2-6400 CL8 JEDEC
SEAGATE 250GB SATA 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
SEAGATE 500GB SATA 3G 7200RPM 16 MB CACH
LG 20X DUAL-LAYER DVD RE-WRITER
ASUS M3A32 INTEGRATED HD 7.1 AUDIO
ATI RADEON HD4870 512MB PCI-E----
------- CROSSFIRED
ATI RADEON HD4870 512MB PCI-E----
WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE UK 64x
1000 WATT ATX PSU
Samsung 22" Syncmaster T220 @ 1680x1050

as you can see an upgrade is due..


The Budget : £600 maybe alittle more :)
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Parts i may need.
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motherboard
Processor
CPU cooler
Ram
GFX card/s

so ive been told that the motherboard im using is still good. and was told just to upgrade my CPU and get 2 top GPUs..im not sure on this.. i have already flashed it to the lasted bios.. so it can support the new chipsets.

im happy to have 1 GFX card for now and sli/crossfire them in say a months time. again not sure what is better

is it better to get a intell board and intell cpu or stay with amd and get the AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1100T Black Edition 3.30GHz, also been told that the intell chipsets preform faster.

not sure on my HDDs drives as they seem alittle slow.

just looking for a decent computer that will play games a decent way :)

i would like to compair 2 computer say a amd one and a intell one and see what is best, and for you to help me decide what one to go for etc

i have a setup ready in the OC basket that i internet friend said would be a good setup. for the most part it does look like a good setup but i would like some expert advice
 
yea it can take up to the Phenom IIX6 1100T(HDE00ZFBK6DGR),3.3GHz,125W,rev.E0,SocketAM3,6-Core

thing is do i keep it or do i get a new updated board? is it better going intell etc?
 
the dvd drive isnt sata, also will 4gb of ram be enough? as people always say you need more etc. and what can the processor be overclocked 2 with a decent cpu cooler
 
also this was the setup my internet friend did for me..


MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £239.99
(£199.99) £239.99
(£199.99)
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1100T Black Edition 3.30GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail with FREE Deus Ex PC Game £141.59
(£117.99) £141.59
(£117.99)
Asus M5A97 PRO AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.98
(£66.65) £79.98
(£66.65)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £6.98
(£5.82) £6.98
(£5.82)


but tbh im getting bored with amd i need something new to fiddle about with :)
 
i have a oem vista 32 which was supplied with the computer that i brought and i brought a win7 64 because it would only see 3gb of the 4gb of ram that i had
 
yea i seen that about the Bulldozer chip reviews, sort off put me of amd abit (when i say abit i mean a lot)

should i get a faster HDD for my OS, i really not sure on the ram.. i use my computer for games 80% of the time and i do convert and watch movies as well as hook it up to my tv and listen to music.
 
the HDD is abit small for me as i tend to install a lot of games lol.. lol when i seen the 64gb i thought to myself damn i dont need that much ram lol make me giggle :D
 
dont mean to jump on your boat or anything but what would you say to this setup


MSI ATI Radeon HD 6950 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Dirt3 & Deus Ex PC Games £239.99
(£199.99) £239.99
(£199.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £167.99
(£139.99) £167.99
(£139.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 32MB Cache WD10EALX - OEM £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £24.98
(£20.82) £24.98
(£20.82)
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g)
 
ive never used raid tbh.. so im not going to **** anything i havent used before off :D
i don't know the first thing about it tbh.

the ssd just seems abit small to me
 
what about that setup will it all run smooth
just want to be sure before i order it and sell of my parts

added that drive. thank you

both my 250 and 500 drives are always full, i have 3 external hdds all 3 1tb each i buy a lot of games lol.. this setup is for BF3 and rage and a few others.
 
cheers mate and thank you very much for your help

much appreciated.. im very happy now with this setup and glad i come here and didn't just go ahead and order :D


even the cpu i was going to get before comming here the AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1100T Black Edition 3.30GHz (Socket AM3)
the i5 2500K still laughs at it


also do you think its work getting a second card in about a months time or is it just a waste of money ?
 
cheers m8 that is just the answer i was looking for.. i wont be getting one
ill spend the money on a new monitor, can you recommend any decent ones please
 
if i do decide to get a second card sometime i will get the same one..

can you recommend a good decent monitor, not sure if big is better. been using 1650x1050 for about 3 years now..
 
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