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r3ign

r3ign

r3ign

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hello, I'm currently looking to upgrade my system

here's my current pc :

CPU: intel Q6600 (775)
mbo: asus striker II extreme
ram: corsair xms3 ddr3 1333mhz (2gb) X2
psu: tagen 850w modular
gpu: BFG 8800 GTX oc2

I would like to upgrade my graphics and ram on my current system possibly processor (would that be worth it? )
 
Hi and welcome

Your gfx card is worth upgrading yes, assuming you use this computer for gaming
As for your CPU/RAM if you were to it would mean a new mobo too, theres no point getting better for your current socket, though that being said if you havent already overclocked you CPU that would be my first suggestion. Check out the overclocking&cooling subforum for a sticky on how to if needs be
Beyond that, what sort of budget have you set aside for your upgrade?
 
95thrifles said:
Hi and welcome

Your gfx card is worth upgrading yes, assuming you use this computer for gaming
As for your CPU/RAM if you were to it would mean a new mobo too, theres no point getting better for your current socket, though that being said if you havent already overclocked you CPU that would be my first suggestion. Check out the overclocking&cooling subforum for a sticky on how to if needs be
Beyond that, what sort of budget have you set aside for your upgrade?
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Thank you :)

Yeah sorry i should have mentioned that Im a gamer and would like to get the best out of my current setup and to get a system that would run BF3 at high settings. but like you said i would need to upgrade my motherboard.

If i were to get a motherboard what would you recommend ? Ive always stood by Asus and Nvidia.

I've overclocked my Cpu up from 2.4 ghz to 2.83 (my first overclock, not the best i know but didn't want to risk it)

my budget would be around 300 - 400 i know that's not much these days for computer parts

thanks
 
also how much would a good high end system upgrade cost me ? replacing CPU, ram, gpu and mother board ?

thanks
 
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About £600,


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
(£146.66) £175.99
(£146.66)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.98
(£71.65) £85.98
(£71.65)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Sub Total : £480.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £98.06
Total : £588.35

But you can use your DDR3 RAM to get this to £550.

The motherboard above is only good for a single GFX setup only, if you want SLI/Crossfire as an option then a motherboard at £100+ will be needed
 
Thanks for the quick reply.

thats a good price and spec thank you, i will look in to this.

what ASUS motherboard would you recommend instead of the gigabyte one? pref SLI one.

ill also e selling my current motherboard,cpu Graphics card + ram so should get around 150 for the lot if im lucky :)

Thank you

stulid said:
About £600,


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
MSI GeForce GTX 570 OC Twin FrozR III Power Edition 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **Supplied with FREE Batman: Arkham City PC game** £269.99
(£224.99) £269.99
(£224.99)
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £175.99
(£146.66) £175.99
(£146.66)
Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £85.98
(£71.65) £85.98
(£71.65)
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B) £44.99
(£37.49) £44.99
(£37.49)
Sub Total : £480.79
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £98.06
Total : £588.35

But you can use your DDR3 RAM to get this to £550.

The motherboard above is only good for a single GFX setup only, if you want SLI/Crossfire as an option then a motherboard at £100+ will be needed
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is this card any good ? :
Asus 1GB Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 Directcu II

i'm also thinking of keeping my Q6600 and Sttriker II extreme and add another 4Gb ram to my system.

would this be ample for running BF3 ? or would you reccomend a I5 ?
 
The GTX560Ti is no slouch when it comes to gaming so couple that with a SandyBridge i5 you will be flying along. Frankly you should really go with what stulid has suggested the guy knows his hardware ;)

Stoner81.
 
cool thanks guys for the info, And for stulid's recommendations I'm going to go for it but I'm not convinced on the gigabyte mother board could I replace that with the asus p8z68-v ? would it make any difference ?
 
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