Hey guys.. Just have a few questions.. I have an older PC which i build many years ago. The parts are listed below.. My question is.. Is it worth upgrading that OLD SYSTEM with better parts? or am I better off selling it for $350 to a family member and assembling a brand new one with a budget of around $1700? I'm not sure what to do. I'm debating and need suggestions. Don't really like shelling out $1700 for a new system when I can make a decent affordable upgrade.
I basically just want to have the versatility of playing Secondlife (With high settings) GuildWars2, Elder Scrolls Online, and maybe a few of the 3D shooter games on the market right now (or within a year or 2) with moderately decent FPS at 1920x1080 resolution. I'm also not really into overclocking as I like my stuff to run cool.
I know this is alot to look at.. But i've been outta the loop for 6-7 yrs and am now deciding at an upgrade so suggestions from PROFESSIONALS is needed.. The potential build below is only after roughly doing 24 hrs of research so it is most likely not an optimal build.
Thanks
OLD SYSTEM
1. Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2. ASUS P5B Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
3. Corsair 4 GB of XMS2 RAM (2x)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
4. EVGA NVidia 260 GTX (superclocked) (mine has 2 GB of ram)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
5. Corsair HK620W Modular PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM HD (Primary HD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. Western Digital Caviar 1 TB 5400 HD (Secondary HD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
7. Lian Li V1000 Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8. Zalman 9700 CPU Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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NEW POTENTIAL BUILD
This is the new system I am looking into but am kinda stingy of shelling out $1700 :\ Any recommendations on upgrade/downgrade improvements?
1. Intel I5-3570K CPU $ 224
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2. ASUS Z77 Motherboard $ 129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
3. Corsair Vengence 4x8GB (32 GB Memory) $ 269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
4. Asus GTX670-DC2-4GD5 GeForce 4GB $ 439
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
5. Corsair HX 750W PSU $ 139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. Intel 240GB 520 Series Cherryville SSD $ 269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
7. Cool Master Storm Sniper Mid Tower Case $ 159
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8. Zalman 9900 CPU Cooler (I prefer air) $ 77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
TOTAL $ 1705
I basically just want to have the versatility of playing Secondlife (With high settings) GuildWars2, Elder Scrolls Online, and maybe a few of the 3D shooter games on the market right now (or within a year or 2) with moderately decent FPS at 1920x1080 resolution. I'm also not really into overclocking as I like my stuff to run cool.
I know this is alot to look at.. But i've been outta the loop for 6-7 yrs and am now deciding at an upgrade so suggestions from PROFESSIONALS is needed.. The potential build below is only after roughly doing 24 hrs of research so it is most likely not an optimal build.
Thanks
OLD SYSTEM
1. Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4 GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2. ASUS P5B Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
3. Corsair 4 GB of XMS2 RAM (2x)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
4. EVGA NVidia 260 GTX (superclocked) (mine has 2 GB of ram)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
5. Corsair HK620W Modular PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. Seagate Barracuda 320GB 7200 RPM HD (Primary HD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. Western Digital Caviar 1 TB 5400 HD (Secondary HD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
7. Lian Li V1000 Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8. Zalman 9700 CPU Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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NEW POTENTIAL BUILD
This is the new system I am looking into but am kinda stingy of shelling out $1700 :\ Any recommendations on upgrade/downgrade improvements?
1. Intel I5-3570K CPU $ 224
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2. ASUS Z77 Motherboard $ 129
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
3. Corsair Vengence 4x8GB (32 GB Memory) $ 269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
4. Asus GTX670-DC2-4GD5 GeForce 4GB $ 439
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
5. Corsair HX 750W PSU $ 139
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
6. Intel 240GB 520 Series Cherryville SSD $ 269
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
7. Cool Master Storm Sniper Mid Tower Case $ 159
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
8. Zalman 9900 CPU Cooler (I prefer air) $ 77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
TOTAL $ 1705