A lot of upgrade questions for my PC

Hi Everyone,

I know I am very far behind in terms of current computer tech and what is on the market. I stopped following it after I did my last PC build about 4 years ago. I have:

Core 2 Duo e6400 overclocked to 3.2GHz

4GB DDR2 800

ATI HD 3870

Tons of HDD space

Creative sound card

Asus P5B Deluxe/ Wifi (I think it't 965p on the northbridge if I remember correctly)

I may be looking to do a computer upgrade later this summer, but a lot has changed in 4 years. Can anyone give me some help in terms of what is new on the market for intel and AMD. I also need a lot of help with Nvidia's and ATI's current video cards that are on the market. What is the newest cpu socket for intel and for AMD and what are the newest northbridge chipsets. I try to go on newegg, but there are so many new things that I'm at a loss when I search.

Thanks.

Well first, what do you want to do with your PC? Maximum settings on games? Don't care for settings? Watch movies or create them?

id also upgrade the gpu and hd 5770 is fairly cheap and handles msot mdoern game on high srttings sub 1080p

my 5830 its slightly bigger brother can wrestle crysis: warhead, APB:R, metro 2033, and stalker CoP to the floor nevermind any other game i wish on hgih-max

heres my pick of the 5770 litter..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102898&cm_re=hd_5770-_-14-102-898-_-Product

especially if you have a case window

and then for a cpu try this on for size..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157226

2 bucks cheaper (before S & H) than a straight intel upgrade..

you wouldnt need to change your ram and at msot your spending 260-275 and your playing any game you want on high. and when you want to go am3+/1155 you can alot mroe naturally..

Well first, what do you want to do with your PC? Maximum settings on games? Don't care for settings? Watch movies or create them?

wis3boi

1155 socket for sandy bridge and AM3 for amd and AM3+ for the bulldozer coming out. If your looking to upgrade your system I'd get a sandy bridge or wait till next month for bulldozer to see if its worth going AMD. AutoPilotOn

id also upgrade the gpu and hd 5770 is fairly cheap and handles msot mdoern game on high srttings sub 1080p

my 5830 its slightly bigger brother can wrestle crysis: warhead, APB:R, metro 2033, and stalker CoP to the floor nevermind any other game i wish on hgih-max

heres my pick of the 5770 litter..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102898&cm_re=hd_5770-_-14-102-898-_-Product

especially if you have a case window

and then for a cpu try this on for size..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157226

2 bucks cheaper (before S & H) than a straight intel upgrade..

you wouldnt need to change your ram and at msot your spending 260-275 and your playing any game you want on high. and when you want to go am3+/1155 you can alot mroe naturally..

ionusX

Performance wise, Intel is slightly better than AMD right now. However bulldozer is coming out next month which is suppose to match i7s' for half the price but nobody quote me on this, I havent been keeping up with bulldozer. I personally chose AMD over intel because of the price, I am not a fanboy of either but my AMD quad has been really good to me.

Video card wise there are alot of options out there. Radeon HD 5770 or GTX 460 depending on your preference though they're almost indentical. Im using a GTX 570 TI right now and it can play any game on ultra, Crysis 2, world of warcraft, etc. with good FPS and Im playing on a 22in monitor 1920x1080.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

id also upgrade the gpu and hd 5770 is fairly cheap and handles msot mdoern game on high srttings sub 1080p

my 5830 its slightly bigger brother can wrestle crysis: warhead, APB:R, metro 2033, and stalker CoP to the floor nevermind any other game i wish on hgih-max

heres my pick of the 5770 litter..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102898&cm_re=hd_5770-_-14-102-898-_-Product

especially if you have a case window

and then for a cpu try this on for size..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157226

2 bucks cheaper (before S & H) than a straight intel upgrade..

you wouldnt need to change your ram and at msot your spending 260-275 and your playing any game you want on high. and when you want to go am3+/1155 you can alot mroe naturally..

nightshade869

unless your committing yourself to like a 400-500 dollar overhaul amd is holding all the cards atm.. in temrs of built pc's sub 700 dollars is amd country above is all intel, in the upgrade side of things anything less than 400 dollars is more or less amd country while above that is all intel. bulldozer looks to jazz things up and @ the bare minimum their going to send intel into the extremeist high 900's or better with their exceptional value for the dollar.

[QUOTE="nightshade869"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

id also upgrade the gpu and hd 5770 is fairly cheap and handles msot mdoern game on high srttings sub 1080p

my 5830 its slightly bigger brother can wrestle crysis: warhead, APB:R, metro 2033, and stalker CoP to the floor nevermind any other game i wish on hgih-max

heres my pick of the 5770 litter..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102898&cm_re=hd_5770-_-14-102-898-_-Product

especially if you have a case window

and then for a cpu try this on for size..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157226

2 bucks cheaper (before S & H) than a straight intel upgrade..

you wouldnt need to change your ram and at msot your spending 260-275 and your playing any game you want on high. and when you want to go am3+/1155 you can alot mroe naturally..

ionusX

unless your committing yourself to like a 400-500 dollar overhaul amd is holding all the cards atm.. in temrs of built pc's sub 700 dollars is amd country above is all intel, in the upgrade side of things anything less than 400 dollars is more or less amd country while above that is all intel. bulldozer looks to jazz things up and @ the bare minimum their going to send intel into the extremeist high 900's or better with their exceptional value for the dollar.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="nightshade869"] So I take it the AMD processors are most cost effective than intel or do they game better?nightshade869

unless your committing yourself to like a 400-500 dollar overhaul amd is holding all the cards atm.. in temrs of built pc's sub 700 dollars is amd country above is all intel, in the upgrade side of things anything less than 400 dollars is more or less amd country while above that is all intel. bulldozer looks to jazz things up and @ the bare minimum their going to send intel into the extremeist high 900's or better with their exceptional value for the dollar.

bulldozer is their new lineup yes it has 3 dual core(two) cpu's, 4 quad(four) core's, 1 hexa(six) core, and then 2 octo-cores (eight)

as for the videocard its a bit mroe of on a case to case basis btuh techpowerup and tomshardware are probably the ebst places to look for that sort of data.. an hd 5770/6770 are basically slightly better than the gtx 260 (216 core) and feature dx11 compatibility and the 6770 has HD3D support

Yes AM3 socket will fit a phenom 965/

Yes. An AM3 cpu will work with an AM3+ mobo.

Yes. An AM3 cpu will work with an AM3+ mobo.

AndyAlfredo

i never avoid quoting a correct man with companion cube..

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Yes. An AM3 cpu will work with an AM3+ mobo.

ionusX

i never avoid quoting a correct man with companion cube..