Hey all. To start off, I have my first baby (computer) that just recently died because the GPU gave out. This has lasted me 7 years, and as much as I love it. I'm going to build a new PC from scratch, but I don't want to toss this one out. Just restore it.
Here are my parts.
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
ATI Radeon HD4870 512mb version
Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 @ 3.0ghz
650W Corsair PSU
And then standard HD, RAM, and so on.
I plan on getting a new GPU and SSD. I'm guessing I'll still be able to use newer gen GPU with the motherboard and its PCI Express x16. What about SSD? This has SATA but I'm not sure if SATAIII works.
Since I'm going to build another PC from scratch when I get more funds, can you all recommend me a GPU that is <$100 USD? I'm assuming it'll have better performance than the 4870, right?
And what about SSD? Any recommendations? I'm not sure about the size I want, but I guess I'll be putting the windows OS on it. Do you think its worth putting games on SSD, too?
Thank you all in advance!
Here are my parts.
GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L
ATI Radeon HD4870 512mb version
Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 @ 3.0ghz
650W Corsair PSU
And then standard HD, RAM, and so on.
I plan on getting a new GPU and SSD. I'm guessing I'll still be able to use newer gen GPU with the motherboard and its PCI Express x16. What about SSD? This has SATA but I'm not sure if SATAIII works.
Since I'm going to build another PC from scratch when I get more funds, can you all recommend me a GPU that is <$100 USD? I'm assuming it'll have better performance than the 4870, right?
And what about SSD? Any recommendations? I'm not sure about the size I want, but I guess I'll be putting the windows OS on it. Do you think its worth putting games on SSD, too?
Thank you all in advance!
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