Hello all, After 5 years i'am ready to build my new rig. I i will use it for gaming and graphics design, with a bit of coding, and web development/design. My current setup is: CPU - AMD Phenom 9600 quad core 2.3 Ghz - http://reviews.cnet.com/processors/amd-phenom-9600-2/45... MBO - Gigabayte GA-MA790FX-DQ6 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... PSU - corsair tx850 watt - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... GPU - Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 - http://www.cnet.com/graphics-cards/sapphire-radeon-hd-4... RAM - kingston 800mhz ddr2 - 4GB Monitor - 1280x1024 LG 17" HDD - System - ssd vertex 4 ocz - Data - 500GB WD black and WD 2 TB black MiniATX case My new build would be: i7 4770K hashwell 3.5 Ghz - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... LC-POWER GAMING 975B AIR WING - http://www.pcaxe.com/vesti/hardver/lc-power-gaming-975b... PC-12800, 16 GB, G.SKILL Ares series 2x 8GB kit - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... and GPU : MSI N780-3GD5 GeForce GTX 780 3GB - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168... I will be buyind a new monitor donw the line too. I curretly have enough money to buy either a GPU or everything else (except monitor) I'am from croatia so all the prices are duble than in america, so unfortunately i'am stuck with next dillema: To buy just the GPU and save up eventually for everything else (p.s. it could take a bit longer 6 months to an year to save up enough for everythnig else) or to buy everythning but psu and monitor and save up for that. I'want to build this so i don't have to buy or upgrade anything esle for at least 5-6 years. P.S. Current PC suffer form Display driver BSOD i have tried everything and tested everything but can't seem to find a solution and it is like that for a year now..it happens mostly when playing games - skyrim - gta 4 etc... some times it's normal and can play whole dayand other i cant play for a minute. Becouse of that my patience has run out and will be upgrading now. Please help me with some advice on what to buy for now GPU and leave my old CPU MBO, etc... or buy new Case, CPU, Memory, MBO, RAM and leave my old graphic card. Allso advice or opinion on my selection of hardware for a new build will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and help!
Your GPU setup is fairly strong, but the CPU is very old. I would do the mobo and all first, hoping that its SLI will play better with the AMD drivers. I'm not seeing a PSU.
PSU will be from my old coputer. corsair tx850 watt. what sli?? HD 4850 X2 is not 2 4850 but one 4850 with two cores :-)papandano
thanks we knew that.. we also knew that its the last sh!tty amd dual-gpu family made. the hd 5970, 6990, ares, ares II, and 7990, and 7970x2 have all had far superior support
your motherboard has an am3 support mode if you flash the BIOS. read up on how your specific motherboard maker (gigabyte) handles this and grab the latest revision then get a phenom II x4, then get a new gpu like a nice hd 7870 or gtx 760 also get yourself 4 more gb of ddr2
i allready tried to find phenom 2 but no luck.... i think i'll just buy everything else and card for last... it could be that even this cpu is bottleneck for he old raden card :-(
i allready tried to find phenom 2 but no luck.... i think i'll just buy everything else and card for last... it could be that even this cpu is bottleneck for he old raden card :-(papandano
i see your silly statement and raise you a phenom II
[QUOTE="papandano"]i allready tried to find phenom 2 but no luck.... i think i'll just buy everything else and card for last... it could be that even this cpu is bottleneck for he old raden card :-(ionusX
i see your silly statement and raise you a phenom II
I have decidet to buy a new system and leave a gpu for later next month... can you help me about a mobo... i was thinkin in line of ASUS Z87-A, Intel Z87 - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/asu... GIGABYTE Z87M - http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=... ESC Z87H3-A4 - http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail... or something in that price range..is that OK..which one do you advise? or some other option?
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