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RobRoy

RobRoy

RobRoy

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Hi All,

i built a pc a good few years ago and its now starting to slow up in a few games.

I want this to be able to run Starwars the Old Republic at a decent level so i was wondering if my current system would be up to it or if anyone could recommend a relatively cheap upgrade which would give it a bit of a boost (around £100 but cheaper if possible)

Current specs

Quad Core Q6600
Nividia GForce 9800GTX
4 GB RAM
Asus P5K Pro motherboard.

Any help would be appreciated :)
 
Well overclocking the CPU is cheap, you just need a bigger heatsink.

The next thing to do is replace the 9800GTX with something faster such as a GTX460/ATI 6850
 
Get a third party cooler nad clock the CPU and add a better gfx card - 460, 560Ti or similar depending on your budget.

EDIT: beaten to it.
 
There is a cheaper 768MB GTX460 with just 1year warranty and no accessories if a 1Gb card with its extra cores is too much money,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-165-OK


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
OcUK GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - OEM £85.99
(£71.66) £85.99
(£71.66)
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366) £23.99
(£19.99) £23.99
(£19.99)
Sub Total : £91.65
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £19.98
Total : £119.88
 
pretty easy, how much you get from the overclock depends on which q6600 you have a b3 or g0 version, the g0 overclocks better and doesnt get quite as hot.

download cpu-z and run that it should tell you which version you have.
 
sry core temp is another program , gives processor temps, but also lists the VID.

from that screen shot it looks like you also have it set to underclock/undervolt when not in use.
 
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