I've had some help with an 8-core PC build but my budget has been slashed so now I need to upgrade mobo, power supply and cpu first and foremost. I feel I can wait till end of the year sales for RAM and GPU.
Anyway, the upgrades I've chosen are attempts on not skimping out on important components but I do need help in bringing down the price on those first components further if possible.
How much life can I expect out of my 6770 with these upgrades in place? Would High settings be possible for a year+? Can you guys help a new builder out? Thanks.
Well, that cheap sound card is not going to really give you all that much improvement over the integrated audio, so I would advise you to knock that off your build and use the saved money to buy a 650 ti boost.
i would just upgrade the psu and gpu for now . then at the same time get mb and cpu and ram and get the new 6 core or 8 core. 640 to a 965 is not worth 90 bucks
Like Tapopat says, I would upgrade the GPU and PSU now and worry about the rest later when you can afford it. I would upgrade to a 7870 GPU and a Corsair CX 500w or XFX 550w Pro, if I were to upgrade those two items.
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[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100354oc2l]Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card[/url] ($204.99 @ Newegg)
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It's up to you, but the Athlon II x4 640 to Ph II x4 965 isn't that big of an upgrade. Obviously you could OC the Ph II x4 965, but I don't think you will see that much of a difference.
Memory: Kingston Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($62.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($207.55 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $600.50
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I just don't know if this current motherboard can fit a two-slot card as it is micro-atx. I also can't check on PCPP because it seems ASRock retired my specific motherboard. I should be fine, yes?