samurai nightling November 30, 2014 Share samurai nightling Member November 30, 2014 So, my current build is from like early 2008. I know I'm in desperate need of an upgrade, but I'm not entirely sure I can afford it all right now. So I'm asking your opinions. The build currently is as follows: Intel Core 2 quad Q9550 8Gb DDR2 1066? EVGA GTX 260 896mb 500Gb HDD 850 watt Antec modular PSU So I'm really just curious if you guys think buying solely a new graphics card at this point will improve my performance? I could use it in my new build as I get more parts, but I didnt know if you thought it would improve it very much or not with the rest of the stuff. I have a new build on Newegg where i keep my case and PSU, but replace everything else for just shy of $700, but to me thats still a lot of money at once at this point. What are your thoughts on what route I should take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon November 30, 2014 Share onyxdragoon Member November 30, 2014 I still have an extra GTX 560Ti if you're interested. I used to play on a Q9300 but moving to a i5 2500k was a great move imo. I think it depends what games you mostly play since some are more cpu or gpu intensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling November 30, 2014 Author Share samurai nightling Member November 30, 2014 (edited) Interested as in how much? *Though I would probably just spend the money for a 600-700 series at this point, since I plan on upgrading it all hopefully by early this coming year. Theres a GTX 660 3Gb card that I can get for $139.99 right now, after rebates. Also, I pretty much just play CS:GO currently, was playing D3 for a while but got bored again. Edited November 30, 2014 by samurai nightling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon November 30, 2014 Share onyxdragoon Member November 30, 2014 I think if you're going to upgrade the GTX 900 series would be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling November 30, 2014 Author Share samurai nightling Member November 30, 2014 I think if you're going to upgrade the GTX 900 series would be worth it. Out of the question. You are talking getting a card that will eat up half the budget I'm trying to stay under. Unless you can find me a GTX 900 for around $150, then I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon December 1, 2014 Share onyxdragoon Member December 1, 2014 Can you link your build you want to upgrade too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat December 1, 2014 Share walkingCat Member December 1, 2014 I spent about $1300 on my build, 7 years ago. I'm still using it, and I still get in the top end of frags in CS:GO most of the time. You can however get some decent stuff for arund $400-500 if you are willing to research a bit. Go the AMD route if thats the case, cheaper. Also don't look at your highest end graphics, look at maybe a couple models back. You dont "need" a SSD, thats just icing. I guess it depends on what you have currently whether or not you're really upgrading. I've been researching recently, and I could upgrade very nicely for around $600-700, giving i keep my monitor, mouse, keyboard, case, and PSU. Just do some heavy research for your budget. Did you even check prices in nowadays? you can build a decent machine for under $800. SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167190&leaderboard=1 Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262 CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284 PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182323GPU: Any in a price range $150-200 like this one - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202090 Box: mid case, which is fine for this build - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 Some other peripherals are even cheaper. 15 min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling December 2, 2014 Author Share samurai nightling Member December 2, 2014 (edited) Newegg's site is being dumb slow. I'll try to get it up here in a bit. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130836 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117372 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314 Currently out of stock now, but I can find similar one for the price. This would reuse my case, PSU, and hardddrive. Which I would upgrade the harddrive to a SSD hopefully sometime shortly after i build it. Edited December 2, 2014 by samurai nightling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling December 2, 2014 Author Share samurai nightling Member December 2, 2014 Also Cat, When i said $1300, I also meant with every peripheral i needed, keyboard, mouse, headset, Windows 7, CD drive, and even my monitor. Not just the basic inide parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat December 2, 2014 Share walkingCat Member December 2, 2014 Also Cat, When i said $1300, I also meant with every peripheral i needed, keyboard, mouse, headset, Windows 7, CD drive, and even my monitor. Not just the basic inide parts. "my build" was cheaper, and I didn't intend to give you a complete one, just an idea of how easy and inexpensive a build can be. I'd recommend to that 240 GB SSD now because it's only $109 for a short duration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling December 2, 2014 Author Share samurai nightling Member December 2, 2014 Inexpensive is a matter of opinion. My inexpensive and your inexpensive are 2 different things I beleive. Even my build is not inexpensive in my mind. It blows me away how much this stupid stuff costs all the time, just for new technology to come out and replace it every 18 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat December 2, 2014 Share walkingCat Member December 2, 2014 I don't know what you sore about, I built my current PC over 2 years ago and prices didn't drop much since then. With all rebate and discounts PC probably lost no more than $200 in total value. I don't even understand why you take this as a flak. I just wanna share what I found and think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon December 2, 2014 Share onyxdragoon Member December 2, 2014 I think the parts you listed are fine. If you plan to play only CSGO and other games not graphics crazy. @cat maybe nightling only does Intel + nVidia combos like myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samurai nightling December 3, 2014 Author Share samurai nightling Member December 3, 2014 (edited) I wasn't sore about anything you posted cat. I was merely stating that what one person thinks is cheap may not be what another person does. As onyx said though, I do prefer Intel+nvidia builds. I use brands that I have used and trust and also think are very solid products. For example, I only use G.Skill ram in every build I have done. Edited December 3, 2014 by samurai nightling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyxdragoon December 3, 2014 Share onyxdragoon Member December 3, 2014 I also only use G.skill after trying them out years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingCat December 3, 2014 Share walkingCat Member December 3, 2014 Sorry, I was tired. :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaRvIn December 4, 2014 Share MaRvIn Member December 4, 2014 http://www.maximumpc.com/build_pc_recommended_builds_september_2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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