Argonath RPG - A World of its own
Argonath RPG Community => Hardware/Software support => Resolved issues => Topic started by: .Tony on November 26, 2011, 08:36:27 pm
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I' might upgrade my PC next month. So i'm looking for good parts.
What's worth buying and not?
Note: I'm upgrading almost everything, except HDD and screens etc.
Everything i'm looking for now is, good PC parts which will make my PC good for games, and so on.
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What's worth buying depends on how far you are willing to go with your budget. What is your current system?
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Max budget is 6-7k.
System. (I don't really remember everything.)
CPU: AMD Athlon II 250 on 3.0ghz (Not over-clocked)
RAM: I don't know, it's on 2GB.
Power Supply: http://boulevard.se/komponenter/N%C3%A4taggregat/5342 (http://boulevard.se/komponenter/N%C3%A4taggregat/5342)
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024mb.
Motherboard:http://boulevard.se/komponenter/Moderkort/5524
Well, I don't know if I have to post more.
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Max budget is 6-7k.
He's referring to swedish kroner here.
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True Toxic. I don't know what currency you guys have, so.. :p
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I just said incase people thought you were super rich :banana:
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I just said incase people thought you were super rich :banana:
i has 3k only :c but since my dad is willing to pay a bit, he can helpz :D
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He's referring to swedish kroner here.
Ah that's great makes it much easier, it equates to 655.09 pounds (Pound sign character doesn't work...). Would you like to stick with AMD or move over to Intel Tony?
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Well I would like to try out Intel for now, as I've been using AMD for a long time.
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Intel I7-best version
Nvidia GTX-latest version
I doubt there is a game you cant run with max settings with that combo..
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I still need more RAM tho, 4-6GB should be enough.
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Intel I7-best version
Nvidia GTX-latest version
I doubt there is a game you cant run with max settings with that combo..
Both well over budget.
Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz
MSI N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC Graphics card 1 GB GDDR5
8GB G.Skill RipJawsX (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz
750W OCZ ZS Series
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Intel I7-best version
Nvidia GTX-latest version
I doubt there is a game you cant run with max settings with that combo..
I'm not a richass dude, and I guess I'd find a quite good card, for a bit cheaper price tho.
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I'm not a richass dude, and I guess I'd find a quite good card, for a bit cheaper price tho.
I'd go ( and I accutally am buying this rig ) for this:
i5 2500k
nvidia gefore 560 GTX ( the 560 GTX ti just doesnt worth the price difference ).
8 GB ram
That's in general, not going to be super spesific, you get the idea.
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I'd go ( and I accutally am buying this rig ) for this:
i5 2500k
nvidia gefore 560 GTX ( the 560 GTX ti just doesnt worth the price difference ).
8 GB ram
That's in general, not going to be super spesific, you get the idea.
True, but I don't wanna buy some crap which will break in a week or so.. So I'm still not too sure about what to buy. But after looking at all these parts you and Ted posted, they are indeed quite good. The CPU and Gcard is going to be bought for sure.
Also, the RAM is still worth buying, as 2GB won't be too good.
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True, but I don't wanna buy some crap which will break in a week or so.. So I'm still not too sure about what to buy. But after looking at all these parts you and Ted posted, they are indeed quite good. The CPU and Gcard is going to be bought for sure.
Also, the RAM is still worth buying, as 2GB won't be too good.
In the past RAM was one of the most expensive parts in the PC, now it's much cheaper compared to the past and I would definitly recommend 8GB ram.
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Alright, just gotta make sure that all the parts fits and so on.
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If your not sure about the motherboard be it the price you are more bothered about you can't go wrong with the "Lower end" Asrock motherboards such as the H61M/U3S3. The only thing that niggles me is that they still have VGA, PS2 and PCI... come on were not in the 90's though I make an exception for DVI.
http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?model=h61m/u3s3 (http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?model=h61m/u3s3)
On the plus side it has SATA3, USB3 and there is also the possibility of using socket 775 coolers on the board as well.
Alright, just gotta make sure that all the parts fits and so on.
All parts will fit don't worry about that, just make sure you have a suitable case for all of it.
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Alright, then I don't have anything to worry about. And the case is not a problem. It's big enough. :p
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Meh, I'm a fan of AMD myself, and AMD usually are cheaper, and have more special offers, but your choice.
Just to give an idea of RAM imporance. I have a GTX 280, for few days I only had 2GB RAM, I benchmarked it. When I increased it to 4GB it doubled the Graphical Capability.
However, remember the law of diminishing returns, eventually you will be paying tens of thousands of kronos or whatever just to get a 1fps increase.
However, Ted's idea of a setup looks pretty good.