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Hi all,
I've had my current PC for over 7 years now, RAM, PSU, GPU, sound card and cooling have changed over the years as things have died, but the basic spec at present is as follows:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (DDR2 and DDR3 RAM slots)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (running at stock, not interested in overclocking it, been there done that...)
CPU Cooler: Tuniq Tower
GPU: Nvidia GTX 260
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair DDR3 (can't remember exact model/speed)
PSU: Corsair HX 650
Sound Card: some Creative X-Fi Music or something
Case: Akasa Zen
OS: Vista 64-bit
Basically all was going well I had no plans to upgrade; I've played Rome: Total War and Assasin's Creed Black Flag at acceptable FPS on it (1680x1050). But then I bought FIFA 15 without realising it needed DX11.
Basically I want to play FIFA 15 and wouldn't mind an upgrade for a few other games coming out and I use Rhino/3DS Max (although not that bothered as I don't have much time for games these days and can't justify the cost). I was initially hoping that a newer DX11 GPU would do it for maybe £100. But then I'd need to get Windows 7/8 for DX11 I assume? So if I'm going to do that, as presumably windows OEM OS's are still locked to a specific motherboard, am I going to want a new CPU and therefore motherboard soon?
What would you guys recommend on my tight budget? Don't want to spend more than £270 including the OS (if needed), preferably a lot less though.
I've had my current PC for over 7 years now, RAM, PSU, GPU, sound card and cooling have changed over the years as things have died, but the basic spec at present is as follows:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R (DDR2 and DDR3 RAM slots)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (running at stock, not interested in overclocking it, been there done that...)
CPU Cooler: Tuniq Tower
GPU: Nvidia GTX 260
RAM: 2x4GB Corsair DDR3 (can't remember exact model/speed)
PSU: Corsair HX 650
Sound Card: some Creative X-Fi Music or something
Case: Akasa Zen
OS: Vista 64-bit
Basically all was going well I had no plans to upgrade; I've played Rome: Total War and Assasin's Creed Black Flag at acceptable FPS on it (1680x1050). But then I bought FIFA 15 without realising it needed DX11.
Basically I want to play FIFA 15 and wouldn't mind an upgrade for a few other games coming out and I use Rhino/3DS Max (although not that bothered as I don't have much time for games these days and can't justify the cost). I was initially hoping that a newer DX11 GPU would do it for maybe £100. But then I'd need to get Windows 7/8 for DX11 I assume? So if I'm going to do that, as presumably windows OEM OS's are still locked to a specific motherboard, am I going to want a new CPU and therefore motherboard soon?
What would you guys recommend on my tight budget? Don't want to spend more than £270 including the OS (if needed), preferably a lot less though.
