So I've decided to finally upgrade my computer. But I'm going to be doing it piece by piece. I'd like to start with the processor and graphics card as I play games more than anything(RAM would be after these). I understand I would probably have to upgrade my motherboard as it is more than likely it's slighted outdated. However I need feedback on this before I make a purchase(Be pointless getting processor etc and not being able to install it due to a non compatible motherboard). So this is my motherboard now : http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2470&dl=1#ov I'm looking at getting the AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 960T Black Edition "95W Edition" 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) And MSI GeForce N210 1024MB GDDR3 "Low Profile" PCI-Express Graphics Card So my main question really is would my motherboard run these 2? My current specs are 2GB RAM, dual core 2.4 GHz and 256MB graphics card(Used to be the shit back in the day). My budget is fairly low so if you have any reccomendations then please try and keep the price as low as possible. Thanks very much
i would suggest upgrading the motherboard and cpu, before upgrading the graphics. youll have more room to work with if you get the motherboard and the cpu first. and if youre just getting it piece by piece, most definitely consider picking out a motherboard first. then think about the other gears that youre going to fit in with it. http://www.eio.com/c-287-motherboards.aspx and for graphics. dont settle for "Low Profile" theyre no good. pay enough to get the bang!! there are graphics cards that are under budget, that arent low profile. keep looking! http://www.eio.com/c-282-video-cards-video-devices.aspx
Thankfully my budget has gone up and I tried making a new set up. Here's what I got http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-368-IN - Processor http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-257-AS - Graphics Card http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-GI - Motherboard http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-098-KS - RAM http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-004-OK - Case http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SC-004-OK - Sound card (Not a biggie for me) Would these go together? If not could you please recommend different/cheap parts
Also just checked out that site you used to show me the different products (Maxfed29) and attempted to put together another set up for cheaper https://www.eio.com/p-35296-pc-chips-p63g-v10-lga1155-intel-h61-ddr3-al-matx-motherboard.aspx https://www.eio.com/p-22094-logisys-ps550abk-550watts-atx12v-power-supply.aspx https://www.eio.com/p-29296-raidmax-atx-248wb-hurricane-black-secc-atx-mid-tower-computer-case.aspx https://www.eio.com/p-31449-intel-b...3ghz-37ghz-turbo-boost-4-x-256kb-l2-cach.aspx https://www.eio.com/p-36685-super-talent-w1333ub4gv-ddr3-1333-4gb256x8-value-memory.aspx (x2) https://www.eio.com/p-20599-zotac-z...gddr2-pci-express-20-x16-hdcp-ready-sli-.aspx
