Hey guys so this is my rig I built back in 2008 and I think it's time for something new. 

- ASUS P5Q SE PLUS LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard

- Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 Wolfdale 2.53GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

- CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

- SAPPHIRE 100242L Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express

- COOLER MASTER V700 RS700-AFBAG1-US 700W 

- Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower 

So I wanted to upgrade the MoBo, CPU, RAM and Video Card. and PSU is pretty new so I dont think I need a new one, This is what I had is mind, any input is welcome.

- Intel Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 69W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - ($189.00)

- MSI Z77 MPOWER LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - ($159.88)

- CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model - ($69.99)

- EVGA 02G-P4-3658-KR GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST SuperClocked 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 SLI Support Video Card ($189.99)

- Tolal without Tax. ($608.86)

Thanks Guys.

alright so I've been looking on newegg and I've picked out some parts and would like your guy's thoughts.

MoBo -ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU -Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450

Video Card -ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

RAM -G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL11D-8GBXL

Total Price is $590

could make it cheeper lol any thoughts welcomes! thanks.

thank you for the input. as for a more powerful card then the 7770, what might some of you guysrecommend that wouldn't be bottlenecking my CPU?

thanks.

Hey guys, was looking for some input into my computer upgrading. here are my specs as they stand.

Mobo - AsusP5Q-SE

CPU - Intel Core2Duo E7200 2,53GHz

RAM - 2x 2GB Corsair 800MHz

VideoCard - ATI Radeon 4850 512MB

Case - Antec 900

PSU - CoolerMaster 600W

The main thing I was looking for is my video card. I was looking at the Radeon HD7770 but I was worried about bottlenecking. any input would is welcome!

thanks!

ya man wtf are you talking about?

I installed an old fav C&C 3 n everything went alright for the install then when I went to launch the game a box comes up n says "please insert the original disc instead of a backup (1000)" now I have the DVD copy of the game n I dont understand why it's doing this.... kinda pissing me off... I've tried reinstalling n it did the samething! anyone know something that might help?

I installed an old fav C&C 3 n everything went alright for the install then when I went to launch the game a box comes up n says "please insert the original disc instead of a backup (1000)" now I have the DVD copy of the game n I dont understand why it's doing this.... kinda pissing me off... I've tried reinstalling n it did the samething! anyone know something that might help?

First build:

AMD Phenom X4 9550 Quad Core
ATI Radeon HD 4850
4GB Ram
720GB HDD
550W PSU
Price = $700

What do you guys think?

Aljosa23

Nice n cheep but wat mobo?

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Just an upload of my 3Dmarks 06 after I got the new ATI 4850 512MB.

GTR2addict

hmm whats ur cpu? that feels kinda low for a 4850 since mine (check sig for specs) gets over 14000

I'm using the E7200 2.5GHz n it's not overclocked. I tryed to overclock it but it messed something up n I had to reset the BIOS.

Just an upload of my 3Dmarks 06 after I got the new ATI 4850 512MB.