Advice on upgrade!

[sKeLeT0n]

Hi guys. I am looking to upgrade my current 6 years old rig to something good enough to play recent games (AC3, Crysis 3, Bioshock Inf, etc) at high settings.

Here are the specs of my current rig. Any suggestions on what MB, CPU, RAM and SSD shld I change to? Do i also need to change the PSU and the case as well?

CPU+MB: Intel C2D E6750 + ASUS P5KSE
RAM: 2x 1Gb DDR2-800 Crucial Ballistix
GPU: Palit GTX 560 1Gb OC (Bought like a year ago, wont be changing this)
SSD: NONE
PSU: Enermax Noisetaker II 485W
CASE: Coolermaster 332


My budget is < $1000. Thanks!

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Hi guys. I am looking to upgrade my current 6 years old rig to something good enough to play recent games (AC3, Crysis 3, Bioshock Inf, etc) at high settings.

Here are the specs of my current rig. Any suggestions on what MB, CPU, RAM and SSD shld I change to? Do i also need to change the PSU and the case as well?

CPU+MB: Intel C2D E6750 + ASUS P5KSE
RAM: 2x 1Gb DDR2-800 Crucial Ballistix
GPU: Palit GTX 560 1Gb OC (Bought like a year ago, wont be changing this)
SSD: NONE
PSU: Enermax Noisetaker II 485W
CASE: Coolermaster 332


My budget is < $1000. Thanks!

Any more remaining warranty on the PSU? Change if over.

And i think you should change the chassis as well to breathe in new life to the PC and your home.

And you might really want to consider upgrading your graphics card for better frame rates unless you don't intend to play with AA/AF on.

Are you porting over ALL of those existing HDDs?

And is your Samsung ODD using IDE interface? If so, you will need to change that too.

 

[sKeLeT0n]

Thanks for the reply.

Yup PSU warranty over.

I will most likely be porting over all my HDD. Are there compatibility issues as well? D;

I am using an external DVDRW for my ODD, so i guess it should be fine?

 

[nippp0n]

CPU & Mobo: i5-3450 & ASrock B75 Pro 3M @ $328
Ram: Kingston 1600mhz value ram 8GB @ ~$70
GPU: Powercolor 7950 PCS @ $394
Case: Asgard Pro @ $68
PSU: FSP Raider 550W @ $78

Total: $938
Buy from Tradepac.

 

[raindow]

i recently just upgrade mine! >>>> take a good look >>>>>>>

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Thanks for the reply.

Yup PSU warranty over.

I will most likely be porting over all my HDD. Are there compatibility issues as well? D;

I am using an external DVDRW for my ODD, so i guess it should be fine?

CPU+MB: Intel Core i5-3450 + ASRock P75 Pro3 @ $319
Motherboard offers 5 Intel SATA II ports for all your existing HDDs with 2 to spare for future upgrades.
RAM: ADATA Premier DDR3-1333 CL9 8GB @ $62
GPU: PowerColor HD 7870 2GB PCS+ Myst @ $313*
Performs marginally faster than former Nvidia flagship GTX 580.
3 years warranty.
SSD: Plextor M5S 256GB @ $232
Provides aplenty storage space for all your games in higher-end performance.
3 years warranty.
PSU: Seasonic S12II 520W [80 Plus Bronze] @ $75*
Top of the class 80 Plus Bronze certified PSU from best PSU manufacturer offering 5 years warranty.

Total: $1001

Buy at Tradepac, #05-19.

*System bundle discounts

 

[MoneyFace =p]

Your GTX 560 is similar to GTX 650 Ti, while PowerColor HD 7870 PCS+ Myst is HD 7870 LE:

High-Detail Benchmarks : Crysis 3 Performance, Benchmarked On 16 Graphics Cards

 

[MoneyFace =p]

And you can get a new chassis like Cooler Master HAF 912 if you sells the GTX 560 away.