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- Apr 29, 2005
I'm looking to squeeze a few more FPS out of Guild Wars 2 (cpu intensive MMO), Battlefield 3 and a few other shooters in addition to having some ability to play modern games at reasonable res (maybe).
I want to do this on the ultra cheap ($150-250?)
My current (old) rig:
Intel e5200 Wolfdale OC'd @ 3GHz
Asus P5Q SE
ASUS EN9600GT 512MB
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR2 800
WD Blue 640GB 7200rpm
XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler
OCZ StealthXStream 500W psu
Cooler Master Centurion 590 case
I was thinking of just upgrading the MB, CPU, and RAM hoping my 9600GT can hang in there for a bit longer?
How about this:
Intel G2020 2.9GHz (any OC potential at all?) ($50)
MSI B75MA-E33 ($60)
(2x4GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 ($52)
~$175 after tax from Microcenter
Thoughts, opinions, scrutiny, malicious comments welcome
I want to do this on the ultra cheap ($150-250?)
My current (old) rig:
Intel e5200 Wolfdale OC'd @ 3GHz
Asus P5Q SE
ASUS EN9600GT 512MB
4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR2 800
WD Blue 640GB 7200rpm
XIGMATEK HDT-SD964 92mm Rifle CPU Cooler
OCZ StealthXStream 500W psu
Cooler Master Centurion 590 case
I was thinking of just upgrading the MB, CPU, and RAM hoping my 9600GT can hang in there for a bit longer?
How about this:
Intel G2020 2.9GHz (any OC potential at all?) ($50)
MSI B75MA-E33 ($60)
(2x4GB) Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB DDR3-1600 ($52)
~$175 after tax from Microcenter
Thoughts, opinions, scrutiny, malicious comments welcome