Upgrade

lauy · 31 Aug 2013 at 10:12

Hi

After building a new computer for a friend, it's tempted me to go and upgrade my computer my self.

Currently have a

Amd phenom x4 be 955
4gb ddr3 ram 1333mhz
Ati radeon hd 4850
120gb corsair SSD

Was wondering what should be my next port of call for upgrade?

Graphics? Processor? Ram? Willing to get a new mobo and that too

No need for case, hard drive, psu, monitor, keyboard etc. will mainly be using the computer for watching hd videos and also playing games (football manager, league of legends, pay day 2, bf3 and 4 when it comes out)

Budget is around 300. Willing to be flexible with it if needed but prefer around 300

Fire away guys

scotsdragon · 31 Aug 2013 at 10:14

I would say GFX card but you have to make sure psu handle it is youre 955 Oc'ed?

lauy · 31 Aug 2013 at 10:28

scotsdragon said:
I would say GFX card but you have to make sure psu handle it is youre 955 Oc'ed?

Got a 650W corsair one.

Haven't bothered over clocking, bit of a noob when it comes to it as it becomes unstable even after a small overclock.

scotsdragon · 31 Aug 2013 at 10:51

I take it with only have 4gb of ram you only have a 32 bit os?

As for gfx you have enough power to power virtually any single card like this

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-065-HS if your case supports cards of that length which one do you have case that is?

lauy · 31 Aug 2013 at 11:58

I have a 64 bit system. Just had this set up for 3 years hence the 4gb only. Probably neeed to upgrade it.

Have an antec 300 case so I'm sure most card lengths will fit. So new gfx and ram?

lauy · 2 Sep 2013 at 11:54

Bumping this.

So get the HD7950 and ram? should I upgrade the ram I already have or no point?

Cheers

DaleTheWhale · 2 Sep 2013 at 12:00

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1 x MSI HD 7970 GHz Twin FrozR OC BE 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with FREE GAMES £269.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
Total : £323.98 (includes shipping : FREE).

If you want to go that extra £20.

scotsdragon · 2 Sep 2013 at 15:13

^ +1 a nice gfx upgrade and 8 gb is bare min i use nowadays

lauy · 2 Sep 2013 at 17:44

Is the extra 80 quid for the 7970 worth it over the 7850?

Was thinking cost cutting a bit and just getting the 7850 and then upgrade the mobo, CPU and RAM together within a few months.