I was thinking of at least getting for the Dangerous Golf. I hear Killing Floor is old but still quite a bit of fun. Never played any of em personally, but I think I will bite the bullet on it and give it shot. Thanks for link.
Just last week I went from a Phenom x2 550 to a Phenom x4 945. I do enjoy the extra 2 cores, not HUGE OMG difference but still noticeable for me. For me, when I kept same processor but changed from old DDR2 based AM3 mobo, to a newer DDR AM3+ chipset i gained HUGE increase there imo. Prior to...
Honestly that i-3 isnt as weak as you think. I run an i-3 (4170) for my gaming rig now and haven't met anything it cant run yet. Its paired with GTX960 2GB and 16GB of RAM. I get a message on games like Siege that it requires an i-5 but it never stutters a bit at all. Plays better than the one...
Good place to start is to download the software from the manufacturer, like WD or Seagate. Normally they offer some kind of diagnostics test you can run to verify all sectors are good. There some programs like HD Tune that will do a quick or slow level scan and check for bad sectors. The slow...