Hello all
i've had my computer for almost 5 years now and did a few upgrades here and there but i think it is failing me now. did reformating, reinstalls, updating, but still very slow, so i think it is a hardware problem.
first off, my specs are currently. (copied from my "my computer" properties)
Processor: intel core i7 870 @2.93GHz (had this since i bought it)
RAM: 8GB (2 to 3yrs old)
Graphics card: Nvdia Geforce GTX 660 (2 to 3 yrs old)
running on windows 7 home premium 64bit
1) i had the assumption that my processor was quite good, what are the specs i should look for when building a new pc?
2)should i salvage any parts and put it into my new pc? stuff like power box(still quite new), RAM. should i put 2 graphics card into it? (old + new)
3) what should i be looking for while building my new pc if i want to play high end games like FF14, Blade and soul, TERA at high quality. and also for watching movies and whatnot. so i would need lotsa disk space, maybe a 2TB disk as the main with the OS installed inside? I do plan to put my current 2TB disk into the new PC just for storage.
4) is it possible with a budget of $1400? it would be best if i could lower the cost however i can. oh and i have no need for monitor mouse keyboard all this.
Thank you all in advance!!
i've had my computer for almost 5 years now and did a few upgrades here and there but i think it is failing me now. did reformating, reinstalls, updating, but still very slow, so i think it is a hardware problem.
first off, my specs are currently. (copied from my "my computer" properties)
Processor: intel core i7 870 @2.93GHz (had this since i bought it)
RAM: 8GB (2 to 3yrs old)
Graphics card: Nvdia Geforce GTX 660 (2 to 3 yrs old)
running on windows 7 home premium 64bit
1) i had the assumption that my processor was quite good, what are the specs i should look for when building a new pc?
2)should i salvage any parts and put it into my new pc? stuff like power box(still quite new), RAM. should i put 2 graphics card into it? (old + new)
3) what should i be looking for while building my new pc if i want to play high end games like FF14, Blade and soul, TERA at high quality. and also for watching movies and whatnot. so i would need lotsa disk space, maybe a 2TB disk as the main with the OS installed inside? I do plan to put my current 2TB disk into the new PC just for storage.
4) is it possible with a budget of $1400? it would be best if i could lower the cost however i can. oh and i have no need for monitor mouse keyboard all this.
Thank you all in advance!!
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