Upgrade suggestion

[ephurix]

Hi guys,

I would like to upgrade my rig, any recommendations?

 

[iKoori]

Please state your rig specs and budget and usage.

 

[fleas1]

not really good with amd/ati stuff but from what I see RAM's fine, storage's fine.



your AMD CPU is about 50% slower than the haswell i5 4570(k) so you may want to consider upgrading mobo + cpu.

Graphics card can also consider.

If you are using good speakers high quality 2.1 or 5.1 you can buy a sound card.

 

[ephurix]

This is my gaming rig, as long as it can play the latest high end game im ok.

Budget $500++

 

[fleas1]

Please state your rig specs and budget and usage.

Processor
AMD Phenom II X4 925

Mainboard
MSI 870A-G54

Graphics Card
PowerColor Radeon HD 6950 2GB

Memory
Kingston 4GB x 2, DDR3

Display
Samsung SyncMaster B2330

Storage
ADATA SP900 SSD 256GB & Western Digital WD Black WD6401AALS

Casing
Cooler Master Elite 310

PSU
Andyson F500M

OS
Windows 8

 

[Jian19]

U can consider a gtx760 or 7950

But I suggest u wait for awhile since amd releasing new gfx and price cut coming..

 

[iKoori]

Wait for new GPU then see how, a 760 improvement over 6950 won't be much as your CPU quite weak for the latest CPU intensive titles.

My 5c.

 

[royfrosty]

Your chipset and CPU can giv it an overhaul ba. Gfx still can retain.

For amd can get 990x chipset board and probably a fx6300 or fx 8350.

For intel can get the MSI b85m g43 + i5-4570 ~ $356.

How old is the PSU? If more than 5 years I suggest you change it to get cleaner power supply.


Probably a 600w this time round. Seasonic m12ii 620w ~ $118.

 

[ephurix]

Prefer amd setup btw.. Thanks

 

[royfrosty]

Prefer amd setup btw.. Thanks

Ok as you wish...

Asrock 990fx extreme 4 + fx6300 ~ $365

Swap out your PSU to a seasonic m12ii 520w or 650w ~ $103 - $118

Both also buy from Mynextcom

 

[NVDefender]

I'd go for the 8350 and a cheaper mobo. More games are going to support 8 cores, will be more future proof i think.