- Nov 22, 2009
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I have older PC that needs some upgrading. Now before anyone says to do a complete rebuild...I do plan on doing that, but it isn't to replace the Intel machine. Ill be upgrading the AMD machine once I see how Ryzen turns out. Whether that be AMD or Intel remains to be seen.
Anyway.......
The PC has:
Core 2 E7200
EVGA 9800GTX
4 GIG DDR2 800 G-Skill
19" monitor
Gigabyte P45 UD3P
160 GB
Windows 7 Home
Now this PC is and has only been for a huge back log of older games. I know parts are relatively cheap now. But what are your thoughts on what to upgrade ? The most demanding game this PC may run is Doom 3, Prey and the like. But I know there are several years left in this...so I prefer to hang onto it longer.
I was considering something like a Core 2 Q9650 and maybe something like my GTX 760 I currently run in my AMD rig. Does this sound like a good match ? I will also be upgrading the hard drive....maybe to a SSD.
I find that in doing this, will alleviate most problems, trying to get "older" games to run on newer hardware and newer OS.
So...going from the PC above to this....
Core 2 Q9650
EVGA GTX 760 SC
8 GIG DDR2
1080p monitor
Gigabyte P45 UD3P
250GB SSD
Windows 7 Home
Let's assume I want to go to about $300 max for this....
How much longer can it survive ?
Anyway.......
The PC has:
Core 2 E7200
EVGA 9800GTX
4 GIG DDR2 800 G-Skill
19" monitor
Gigabyte P45 UD3P
160 GB
Windows 7 Home
Now this PC is and has only been for a huge back log of older games. I know parts are relatively cheap now. But what are your thoughts on what to upgrade ? The most demanding game this PC may run is Doom 3, Prey and the like. But I know there are several years left in this...so I prefer to hang onto it longer.
I was considering something like a Core 2 Q9650 and maybe something like my GTX 760 I currently run in my AMD rig. Does this sound like a good match ? I will also be upgrading the hard drive....maybe to a SSD.
I find that in doing this, will alleviate most problems, trying to get "older" games to run on newer hardware and newer OS.
So...going from the PC above to this....
Core 2 Q9650
EVGA GTX 760 SC
8 GIG DDR2
1080p monitor
Gigabyte P45 UD3P
250GB SSD
Windows 7 Home
Let's assume I want to go to about $300 max for this....
How much longer can it survive ?