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First time post so be gentle with me please...
Current machine is :
Asus P5N-E SLI Mobo
Intel Core 2 6600 @ 2.4GHz
4Gb RAM
BFG Nvidia GTX 275
My question is, is it worth/possible to upgrade this or am I looking at a new PC. I want to play Rift at top settings and that is currently not possible at all with this. I also like to be able to dabble with new games and like them to look decent. I don't do anything else intensive on the machine - no video encoding etc
If I do go for a new machine I would like
SSD drive - probably at least 120Gb
1TB HDD for everything else
4-6GB or RAM as more seems overkill for what I do
Not sure about sound, I have a decent set of headphones so want the sound to be good but I'm not an audiophile
Also needs to be quiet, reasonably power efficient and I'd also like a boring case - not a fan of lights and stuff.
Don't need mouse, keyboard, monitor or OS.
So - do I need an i7 or will an i5 do? Do I need one of the overclocked bundles or will standard parts do the job? Budget would be £1000 at the absolute top end and less would have course be nice.
Any assistance would be most appreciated.
Current machine is :
Asus P5N-E SLI Mobo
Intel Core 2 6600 @ 2.4GHz
4Gb RAM
BFG Nvidia GTX 275
My question is, is it worth/possible to upgrade this or am I looking at a new PC. I want to play Rift at top settings and that is currently not possible at all with this. I also like to be able to dabble with new games and like them to look decent. I don't do anything else intensive on the machine - no video encoding etc
If I do go for a new machine I would like
SSD drive - probably at least 120Gb
1TB HDD for everything else
4-6GB or RAM as more seems overkill for what I do
Not sure about sound, I have a decent set of headphones so want the sound to be good but I'm not an audiophile
Also needs to be quiet, reasonably power efficient and I'd also like a boring case - not a fan of lights and stuff.
Don't need mouse, keyboard, monitor or OS.
So - do I need an i7 or will an i5 do? Do I need one of the overclocked bundles or will standard parts do the job? Budget would be £1000 at the absolute top end and less would have course be nice.
Any assistance would be most appreciated.
