Upgrade Process

mehuk

mehuk

mehuk

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After considering a laptop... and still considering :o - I am now thinking of just upgrading my PC

Currently im running a AMD 3700+ CPU, 7800GTX Graphics, ASUS A8N Mobo and 2GB Corsair RAM.

HDD (74gb Raptor and 250gb WD as storage), Soundcard (XFI), Case (Akasa), Drives (DVDRW), PSU (Tagan 550 iirc) etc should be fine to remain as is.

So what I am after is the best bundle that gives me 'bang for buck' for around £600 for the following bits:

CPU
RAM
Motherboard
Graphics Card
& Vista 64BIT


RAM I know id want the 4GB DDR3 variant, but im not sure what Mobo is compatible and what CPU etc also goes with. I want it to run as fast as possible! Also would I need to invest in more fans? The PC runs pretty cool at the minute, the case is fantastic for that.

All help appreciated.
 
Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping (SLBEJ) 2.66Ghz (Nehalem) (Socket LGA1366) - Retail + World In Conflict PC Game - 212.98

Asus P6T Intel X58 (Socket 1366) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard - 169.99

OCZ Blade Series 6GB (3x2GB) DDR3 PC3-16000 Triple Channel - 103.99

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - 139.99

Total - 626.95

A little over budget but I get 6GB RAM so thats ok, but the main thing is:

Will all that work together? And what else is recommended should I purchase?
 
Sure, that'll work fine together. Are you overclocking, and what features do you need from the motherboard? The P6T SE is cheaper if it fits your requirements, and if you aren't overclocking then pc3-16000 is faster than you need. Otherwise if you are overclocking, you'll need a cooler.
The 4890 is a very quick card, I take it you're a gamer?

It would help to tell us what you'll be using the system for. Needless to say, £600 spent on a desktop will walk all over a £600 laptop in performance
 
Tbh I doubt ill be overclocking... I built this system 'way back when' with that intention but never did, so id want something to run fast at stock.

Gaming is probably the main reason for the upgrade, Football Manager is probably my most played game so id like it to crunch and process very quickly for that. But I also like RTS/FPS games and have probably only not bought anything new beause my system is so out of date.

How much cheaper would the other parts make it?
 
Just to add in here the PSU I currently have is:

Tagan TG530-U22 530W ATX2.01 2Force SLi Compliant Silent PSU

Im assuming that will work with those upgrade parts?
 
Shame not to overclock it, at least take it to whatever it'll do without an increase in voltage. Overclocking now makes a very big difference, the 2.66 processor running at 4ghz is a massive step up relative to the increases the older amds achieved.

I'm not familiar with that psu. If it has 24 pins on the main motherboard connector that's a good sign. If it has a 8 pin rather than a 4 pin processor power cable that's a very good sign, but it'll work even if it doesn't.

Also check the pci-e connectors on it against those on the cards you'll be using. I don't do big graphics cards, so all I can say is that my 8800 uses one 6 pin and the newer cards tend to use an 8 pin, two 6 pin, or one of each.

If the cables match up, you'll be fine. Even if they don't you can use adapters, but I'd personally be wary about doing so.
 
mehuk

I have the same PSU (Tagan TG530-U22 530W) and will probably be upgrading to 920. Would like to ask if the Tagan TG530-U22 530W is working fins with your X58 board.

Thanks
 
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