Upgrading MoBo, CPU and RAM, are these good choices?
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Hi, My motherboard is getting pretty old now, so i've decided to get a new one for christmas. But because I'm getting a new motherboard, that means i may as well future proof it for any upgrades. This of course means getting a new CPU and RAM (Because i have DDR2 RAM atm). So i have picked out some parts with fairly good prices.
[B]Current specs[/B]
MoBo: M2N4-SLI (has a busted PCI-E X16 slot)
CPU: AMD dual core 6000+ 3.0Ghz
RAM: 4GB 800Mhz (The cheap stuff)
Video Card: GTX 460 (fairly new)
PSU: 600W ocZ
Now, these are the parts I am looking to get.
[B]AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition[/B]
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-phenom-ii-x4-955-black-edition-sok-am3-32ghz-8mb-total-cache-125w-retail[/url]
[B]Asus M4N75TD NF 750a SLI AM3 Motherboard[/B]
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-m4n75td-nf-750a-sli-am3-pci-e-20-%28x16%29-ddr3-1066-1333-2200%28oc%29-sata-3gb-s-raid-atx[/url]
[B]Corsair Memory XMS3 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333) Dual Channel Desktop DHX[/B] (Not sure about these though)
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-%282x2gb%29-corsair-xms3-ddr3-pc3-10666-%281333%29-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-dhx-16v[/url]
Now, that's round about what i can afford, so do all they look good?
[B]Notes[/B]
My computer is mainly used for gaming and media.
I am getting 5.1 surround sound soon.
The reason i chose that motherboard is because it doesn't have a built in GPU, and has SLI incase i want to add another card in the future.
Thanks.
All looks good to me
[url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-m4a79xtd-evo-amd-790x-am3-pci-e-20(x16)-ddr3-1333-1600-1800-sata-3gb-s-atx[/url]
If you feel like it. Not necessary though.
[QUOTE=MTMod;25665428][url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-m4a79xtd-evo-amd-790x-am3-pci-e-20(x16)-ddr3-1333-1600-1800-sata-3gb-s-atx[/url]
If you feel like it. Not necessary though.[/QUOTE]
What's the difference? It also only supports Crossfire, and i have an Nvidia card.
Ahhh I didn't notice that. The 790X south bridge is what caught my eye.
Ahh. Thanks guys I'm ordering them now.
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