So I got some money for Christmas and was going to use that towards upgrading certain components of my PC. Trouble is, I don't know where I should start first. A couple of things you should know -- 1) I primarily use this computer for gaming and 2) I have a Dell sp2309w monitor which has a resolution of 2048x1152. Here's a list of what I got going on now:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Motherboard
8GB DDR2 800 memory
EVGA GTX 460 1GB video card
WD Raptor 10k 150gb hard drive
Right now when I play a game like Star Wars: The Old Republic I'm getting 20-25 FPS on high settings and it lowers considerably when I'm in a higher populated zone. I'm guessing that may be more of an issue with my CPU than GPU and maybe the higher resolution I'm running the game at? Anyways, I have roughly $500-700 to work with but should I start with my CPU, MB and RAM first? Then would you leave the video card as is or upgrade it too? I was thinking of going for a GTX 560 Ti card. Thanks for any help you can provide.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming & Web browsing
2) What's your budget? $500-700
3) Which country do you live in? USA Seattle, WA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, MB, Video Card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Antec 1200 case, Corsair 750w PSU, WD Raptor 10k 150GB hard drive, ASUS Xonar DX sound card, Toshiba DVD drive
6) Will you be overclocking? No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? Dell sp2309w 23" 2048x1152
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, eSATA, etc. No need for SLI or RAID.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Yes, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R Motherboard
8GB DDR2 800 memory
EVGA GTX 460 1GB video card
WD Raptor 10k 150gb hard drive
Right now when I play a game like Star Wars: The Old Republic I'm getting 20-25 FPS on high settings and it lowers considerably when I'm in a higher populated zone. I'm guessing that may be more of an issue with my CPU than GPU and maybe the higher resolution I'm running the game at? Anyways, I have roughly $500-700 to work with but should I start with my CPU, MB and RAM first? Then would you leave the video card as is or upgrade it too? I was thinking of going for a GTX 560 Ti card. Thanks for any help you can provide.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming & Web browsing
2) What's your budget? $500-700
3) Which country do you live in? USA Seattle, WA
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, MB, Video Card
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Antec 1200 case, Corsair 750w PSU, WD Raptor 10k 150GB hard drive, ASUS Xonar DX sound card, Toshiba DVD drive
6) Will you be overclocking? No
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? Dell sp2309w 23" 2048x1152
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Now
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? USB 3.0, SATA 6Gb/s, eSATA, etc. No need for SLI or RAID.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? Yes, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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