Upgrade advice

aresien · 22 Jul 2012 at 17:45

Currently got an old pre-built overclocks rig (with a couple of modifications) from many years ago which is in desperate need of an upgrade. Current specs are:

CPU: Q6600
Mobo: Abit IP35 pro
GFX: 260 GTX
RAM: 6gb of various ddr2
PSU: 1000W
HD: 500gb 7200rpm

I can spend about £1000 in total. Would be mainly used for gaming and possibly a little rendering on the side. Any suggestions would be much appriciated!

RJC · 22 Jul 2012 at 18:04

What is the make / model of the PSU?

RJC · 22 Jul 2012 at 18:08

Spec:

Included the 3770K cpu, this could be dropped to the 3550K

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 670 OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (N670GTX-PM2D2GD5/OC) £287.99
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
1 x Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 750W V2 High Performance '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CMPSU-750TXV2UK) £89.99
1 x Samsung 128GB SSD 830 Desktop Series SATA 6Gb/s KIT with Norton Ghost - (MZ-7PC128D/EU) £84.98
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) £65.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1156/1155/1366/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1) £64.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 300R Mid Tower Case - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38192M1600HC11DC) £32.99
Total : £994.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

aresien · 22 Jul 2012 at 18:46

Thanks for the suggestion. The psu is the OCZ 1010GXSSLI-UK. Also if relevant the case is an antec 900 (so may not need to change that).

Loi · 26 Jul 2012 at 03:50

I also have a similar old pre-built rig to that of aresien with some mods and looking for an upgrade. The system will be my main home/office as I run a business from home.

CPU: Q6600
Mobo: Abit IP35 pro
GFX: GeForce 8800 GTS
RAM: 8gb of various ddr2
PSU: 1000W
HD: 2 x 1TB 7200rpm
Case: Antec 1200

I'm looking to upgrade to something like a current workstation bundle as shown below:

Workstation PRO Z68 Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz @ 4.50GHz Overclocked Bundle - 16GB at £549.98 (inclusive of VAT)

My current system is running Win 7 Ultimate and also a VM system from Oracle (VBOX) which is also win 7 Ultimate.

Question is:

1. Is this possible just to replace the old components (Motherboard, CPU, RAM, cooler) with new components from the above bundle?

2. Will the system boot up normally as before

Point is I don't want to reinstall all the software and looking for a short cut.

Help much appreciated.

Thanks

passey89 · 26 Jul 2012 at 06:23

Loi said:
I also have a similar old pre-built rig to that of aresien with some mods and looking for an upgrade. The system will be my main home/office as I run a business from home.

CPU: Q6600
Mobo: Abit IP35 pro
GFX: GeForce 8800 GTS
RAM: 8gb of various ddr2
PSU: 1000W
HD: 2 x 1TB 7200rpm
Case: Antec 1200

I'm looking to upgrade to something like a current workstation bundle as shown below:

Workstation PRO Z68 Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz @ 4.50GHz Overclocked Bundle - 16GB at £549.98 (inclusive of VAT)

My current system is running Win 7 Ultimate and also a VM system from Oracle (VBOX) which is also win 7 Ultimate.

Question is:

1. Is this possible just to replace the old components (Motherboard, CPU, RAM, cooler) with new components from the above bundle?

2. Will the system boot up normally as before

Point is I don't want to reinstall all the software and looking for a short cut.

Help much appreciated.

Thanks

When changing major pieces of hardware its always best to re-install all software as it can cause issues.

Especially if your changing mobo.