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another My PC specs :P newb alert
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What motherboard are you using? and power supply(it matters)?
An upgrade would be :
i5 processor probably i5 3570k ($200~) (check your motherboard first)
+4-8gb additional ram (40$ ish)
Nvidia 660 GTX ($239) – check newegg
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Hello!
An i3 is not really meant for high end PC gaming. You will struggle to get high FPS in GW2 with the CPU, especially hubs/cities. i5 is the bare minimum to get an enjoyable experience out of GW2.
As for the video card, its 2 generations behind what is current. Again, you are going to struggle to get good performance.
For cards, I have a preference towards Nvidia (bad luck int he past). You can put together a solid machine for about $1000 CAD. Check these guys out, http://www.memoryexpress.com/
Price out a system and you will be surprised what $1000 will buy you if you reuse things like a monitor and hard drives.
If you are capped at $400, an i5 and a 660 or 670 will do you well.
The sky is the limit with PC’s though. Set your self a budget and stick to it.
I use an i5 2500k (oc to 4.1) and a GTX580 and I can get a solid 60 fps if I turn shadows down.
Good luck!
wow thanx for the quick replies!
how do I find out what my power supply is?
will I need to re-install windows 7 and all that if I upgrade my processor? or is that my motherboard? lol still confused.
I see memory like the CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB ….. would that be good to add to my current rig? or should my current 4gb be fine?
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wow thanx for the quick replies!
how do I find out what my power supply is?
will I need to re-install windows 7 and all that if I upgrade my processor? or is that my motherboard? lol still confused.
I see memory like the CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB ….. would that be good to add to my current rig? or should my current 4gb be fine?
You need to open up the case and see it. Afaik you dont need to reformat. The memory is good but you have to see what motherboard you have you can check it with either cpu-z or hwinfo.
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Motherboard = GIGABYTE H55-USB3
my power supply only says thermaltake w0121rua0907000844
hwinfo is a great program btw thanx!
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Was this your PSU?
If your motherboard says rev.1 then you can check the CPU list here http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3455#
if you’re dying for an upgrade you might want to check i5 35xx(pick 3570k if you’re overclocking) and z75 or z77 boards.
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installing a new processor and a motherboard…. is this something I can do by myself with a youtube video? or should I go find a tech savy friend?
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installing a new processor and a motherboard…. is this something I can do by myself with a youtube video? or should I go find a tech savy friend?
Sure can, may as well get it out of the way this time. Then, next time you upgrade, you don’t need to ask anyone
GTX 6GB Titan@1160Mhz
3007WFP@2560x16000
installing a new processor and a motherboard…. is this something I can do by myself with a youtube video? or should I go find a tech savy friend?
If you can find a friend who can why not? and then ask him if he can teach you.
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Thanks guys….. purchased this…. I also got a free copy of Borderlands 2!!!!
what you think?
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Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K
$229.99
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G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 × 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM
$94.99
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NVIDIA Gift – Borderlands2 Free Game Coupon
- $59.99
MSI N660 Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
$309.99
Newegg Promotional Gift Card(The total amount of Gift Cards: $15.00)
Order Total $661.27 after shipping and taxes and such!
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Grats on your new purchase :P btw I think your H55 mobo doesn’t support the new i5 3570k. You can either look for asrock z75 Pro 3 board (80$) or Asus z77 (100$+)
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omg are you serious?
excuse me while I ctrl+tab back to newegg…. :’(
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Yeah :P. I’ve also replied it back if you haven’t seen it
Was this your PSU?
If your motherboard says rev.1 then you can check the CPU list here http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3455#
if you’re dying for an upgrade you might want to check i5 35xx(pick 3570k if you’re overclocking) and z75 or z77 boards.
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this work?
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newegg
GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard = $119
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btw thanx for the help
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Yep should be the board is z 77.
Few recommendations :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157304&Tpk=Asrock%20Z75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837
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ugggg they charged me $24 for shipping just the board…. customer service told me they can’t combine an order after i purchase…. even though it was 15min apart.
well im off to go play at 15fps till later this week
thank you for the help!
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Nice parts there Ecco, your going to be in heaven when you see it running
Make sure you post your overclocking results heheh. If your having downclocking issues in heavy WvW or Zergs with the 660Ti let me know & I’ll send you a batch file to fix the mhz. I use it with my 2 & it’s awesome.
GTX 6GB Titan@1160Mhz
3007WFP@2560x16000
ugggg they charged me $24 for shipping just the board…. customer service told me they can’t combine an order after i purchase…. even though it was 15min apart.
well im off to go play at 15fps till later this week
thank you for the help!
Really? I thought they’re the easiest to talked about or request something since they haven’t shipped it yet. Think they have a forum as well you might wanna try sending some admins a message and try to request it to group the order as one?
Anyway have fun with your new purchase.
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