want some upgrade advice

Aqueitas

Aqueitas

Aqueitas

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My current setup is
AMD X4 620 2.60 PROCESSOR
4.0GB 1033MHZ RAM
windows xp 64 professional


Ati 5700 series
gpu 700mhz
memory clock 1150mhz

a foxcon Mobo (not sure exactly)
normal harddrive nothing special


I have about £500-£600 to upgrade
and want to spend it properly to upgrade the right things first.
Use it a lot for gaming.

Cheers
 
a few questions, just to see whats worth recycling from your old PC. most of which can be answered by downloading a program called CPU-Z, or by taking a quick look inside the PC

is your RAM DDR3?
is your DVD drive IDE (big ribbon cable) or SATA (small flat cable)
same question for the HDD. also, is it big enough or do you want a new one?
what make and model is the case?
what make and model is the PSU? (also, roughly how old is it)

do you want windows 7, or are you happy with XP?

sorry for the mass of questions, but it'll mean we can squeeze the most out of your budget
 
The case is a case that came as a barebone bundle from a *** No Competitor Hinting ***

HARD-DRIVE and DVD need updating if im honest

I have windows 7 So my error on the current post.

The PSU is definately gonna get replaced aswell
Ram isnt DDR3 .
Thank you for asking those questions as i focussed on the other bits
 
hmm, the cases in those barebones bundles dont look that great to be honest. fair enough if you want to keep it but i've put one in the spec.

i've also noticed that your close to qualifying for free shipping. you need to have been a member for a year and have posted 100 times on the forum. if you hang around the general discussion part of the life section you'll get those posts done in no time

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI GeForce GTX 560Ti Twin FrozR II 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £173.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £172.99
1 x Asus P8P67 LE Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £70.98
1 x Lepa W-Series 500W '80 Plus' Power Supply £46.99
1 x Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £44.99
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £30.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9AD3B1K2/4G) £23.99
1 x LiteOn IHAS124-19 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £596.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

something like that will get you some great gaming performance.
 
From what I've read the 2500K is the best for gaming at present, definitely worth it if you can fit it into the budget OP
 
Aqueitas said:
Thanks Reaper.
Could i get more from my Money running a AMD setup??
Always used AMD but im open to all options
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dont bother with an AMD setup, the i3 2100 stomps all over everything AMD can give you in terms of gaming. look at the FPS scores of the i3 2100 vs the Phenom II X6 1100T:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/203?vs=289

yes the phenom is better in some places, but in gaming the i3 2100 is better despite the smaller pricetag

up it to an i5 2500k and the intel beats the phenom everywhere:
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/203?vs=288
 
thanks for the advice reaper.
Think that the build you suggested is the one i may well go for.

Unless anyone else wants to add there 2penneth?
 
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