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An effective upgrade - Derosis - 2011-03-16
I'm getting 600$ soon and I'm using it all on upgrades, I just need some advice on what to upgrade and what to upgrade to.
Manufacturer: System manufacturer
Processor: AMD Athlon™ II X4 640 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Hard Drive: 319 GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5670
Monitor: Sanyo 24in TV w/ HDMI
Sound Card: Speakers (VIA High Definition Audio)
Speakers/Headphones: Turtlebeach x31
Keyboard: USB Root Hub
Mouse: USB Root Hub
Mouse Surface:
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: ASUS M4A7TD
An effective upgrade - Fiel - 2011-03-16
6950 1 GB
An effective upgrade - Derosis - 2011-03-16
Fiel Wrote:6950 1 GB
Only a 6950?
An effective upgrade - Fiel - 2011-03-16
Unless you think a 6970 is worth $80 more. No. Your money is better spent on other parts imo.
An effective upgrade - Derosis - 2011-03-16
Fiel Wrote:Unless you think a 6970 is worth $80 more. No. Your money is better spent on other parts imo.No I didn't mean a better card, I meant in other things.
An effective upgrade - Fiel - 2011-03-16
That would really be the only thing I'd upgrade. Wait for Bulldozer and upgrade your hard drive space. I recently bought one of these.
An effective upgrade - Derosis - 2011-03-16
Fiel Wrote:That would really be the only thing I'd upgrade. Wait for Bulldozer and upgrade your hard drive space. I recently bought one of these.
Guess I know what I'm getting, thanks.
An effective upgrade - Devil - 2011-03-16
Hmmm what a coincidence, I'm also looking for a PC upgrade!
- AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition AM3 (6 cores - 3,3Ghz) -> 200 euro
- Corsair XMS CMX8GX3M4A1600C9 4x 2GB = 8GB DDR3 -> 80 euro
- 2x Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB (2TB Raid-0) -> 140 euro
- Creative X-Fi Titanium OEM/Bulk -> 70 euro
- Cooler Master Storm Sniper Case -> 130 euro
- Cooler Master Silent Pro M1000 (1000 Watt PSU) -> 130 euro)
- Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution - Mouse + Keyboard (100 euro)
--> Keep the motherboard (compatible)
--> Keep the videocard (new series are coming, don't buy now, do you even -need- a new one?)
--> Keep your monitor (unless you really hate it?
)--> Keep your headphones (Or get some epic BeyerDynamic DT770 Pro's, like me
)850 euro total, you choose!