Hi guys,
I'm currently looking to upgrade what is now an ageing PC, if I could get some advice on the matter I'd be most appreciative. Currently I'm running a Core 2 Duo E6750 with a nVidia PoV 8800 GTS. RAM is cheap DDR2. I've been very happy indeed with the build, it's served me well and even today does reasonably well with new releases.
My gaming time has declined steeply in recent years, but with this new build I'd like a system that could play the new releases for the next few years - I'm not, however, dead set on playing them at 1080p on ultra high. Medium at 40 fps would be fine. What I really need it for is to run Lightroom, PS and InDesign with some pace and for it to last to a reasonable standard for a good few years.
I was debating between the i3 3220 and the FX6300 and am still unsure on which to choose - any advice would be great. For GPU I was again undecided - trying to pick between the GT 640 and Radeon 7770. For RAM, I was thinking Corsair L9 DDR3 Vengeance? I'm unsure on PSU, I was hoping I could continue using the one currently in my PC (I will check the model when I'm home). I'd also probably get an SSD and was very tempted by the new M500 series.
Motherboard would obviously be processor dependent, but I was thinking the Asus P8B75-M LX for an Intel and Asus M5A78L-M for AMD.
I understand this is a reasonably budget build, but I do have the finances to upgrade if it would be good value for money. I have been tempted by the 3570K and GeForce GTX 650 Ti but I think (sadly) with my reduced gaming time it's not justifiable! (Feel free to prove me wrong!)
I understand I've managed to almost completely skip DDR3 as DDR4 is coming soon - is it worth holding out for that?
Many thanks indeed.
I'm currently looking to upgrade what is now an ageing PC, if I could get some advice on the matter I'd be most appreciative. Currently I'm running a Core 2 Duo E6750 with a nVidia PoV 8800 GTS. RAM is cheap DDR2. I've been very happy indeed with the build, it's served me well and even today does reasonably well with new releases.
My gaming time has declined steeply in recent years, but with this new build I'd like a system that could play the new releases for the next few years - I'm not, however, dead set on playing them at 1080p on ultra high. Medium at 40 fps would be fine. What I really need it for is to run Lightroom, PS and InDesign with some pace and for it to last to a reasonable standard for a good few years.
I was debating between the i3 3220 and the FX6300 and am still unsure on which to choose - any advice would be great. For GPU I was again undecided - trying to pick between the GT 640 and Radeon 7770. For RAM, I was thinking Corsair L9 DDR3 Vengeance? I'm unsure on PSU, I was hoping I could continue using the one currently in my PC (I will check the model when I'm home). I'd also probably get an SSD and was very tempted by the new M500 series.
Motherboard would obviously be processor dependent, but I was thinking the Asus P8B75-M LX for an Intel and Asus M5A78L-M for AMD.
I understand this is a reasonably budget build, but I do have the finances to upgrade if it would be good value for money. I have been tempted by the 3570K and GeForce GTX 650 Ti but I think (sadly) with my reduced gaming time it's not justifiable! (Feel free to prove me wrong!)
I understand I've managed to almost completely skip DDR3 as DDR4 is coming soon - is it worth holding out for that?
Many thanks indeed.
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