• Looking to upgrade
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I was looking into getting a phenom 965 and a gtx 650 ti boost, i just need a little advice. I have a 500w psu, will it be able to handle it? My motherboard only has pci 2.0, but i read online that you can put a pci 3.0 card into a 2.0 slot, is that true?
Ok get this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116491[/url] And this: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125458[/url] [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] No really some more info would be nice. What do you want to play, where do you live, what is your budget, what full specs do you currently have, and what is the model of that PSU. [editline]26th May 2013[/editline] [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=755171[/url]
specs: AMD phenom ii x2 550 3.1 black edition processor 4gbs of ram. 500w antec earth watts asus m3a78-em motherboard 320gb hdd his radeon hd 6770 1gb windows vista And some work in photoshop. Games such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars, League of Legends, CSS and CSGO, maybe even black ops 2
Meh the question is. Do you really want to upgrade? The step up from the 6770 to650ti isnt that big. And the step up for the cpu is from ancient to old.. I would advice to wait and save up a bit more and get a new mobo, cpu and GPU. Also if you do get a GPU get the AMD7850 its better than the 650ti and only a lil bit more expensive.
What if i was just to get the processor? I mean im looking for this computer to last me kind of a while, but im sure in the near future i would buy more stuff for it
Getting a Phenom II won't make your machine last longer, it's already an antiquated processor on a dead socket. You'd just be throwing money away.
[QUOTE=taipan;40792624]Meh the question is. Do you really want to upgrade? The step up from the 6770 to650ti isnt that big. And the step up for the cpu is from ancient to old.. I would advice to wait and save up a bit more and get a new mobo, cpu and GPU. Also if you do get a GPU get the AMD7850 its better than the 650ti and only a lil bit more expensive.[/QUOTE] Can you recommend a gpu, cpu, and a motherboard for around $250? Or could i keep my graphics card and get a new motherboard and cpu?
[QUOTE=TronCat;40803366]Can you recommend a gpu, cpu, and a motherboard for around $250? Or could i keep my graphics card and get a new motherboard and cpu?[/QUOTE] Save GPU for now and wait for haswell/wait for price reduction on ivy bridge when haswell is released.
[QUOTE=Starship;40805188]Save GPU for now and wait for haswell/wait for price reduction on ivy bridge when haswell is released.[/QUOTE] Good idea, say I wanted to stream wow gameplay, should I get an i7 or i5?
[QUOTE=Starship;40805188]Save GPU for now and wait for haswell/wait for price reduction on ivy bridge when haswell is released.[/QUOTE] There will be no price reduction on ivy bridge. Even sandy bridge is still the same price. An i5 should be fine.
With OBS & Dxtory you should be fine with i5. Btw, what's your upload speed? - A low speed would mean that streaming may be pretty hard. [editline]28th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=taipan;40812015]There will be no price reduction on ivy bridge. Even sandy bridge is still the same price. An i5 should be fine.[/QUOTE] Eh, not so true. Sandy Bridge has been lowered (very slightly) and it's a new socket, so there shouldn't go that long before they drop a bit. [editline]28th May 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=TronCat;40789423] My motherboard only has pci 2.0, but i read online that you can put a pci 3.0 card into a 2.0 slot, is that true?[/QUOTE] Yes
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