computer upgrades?

PlatLordlolz · #1 10-15-2015, 04:26 PM

here is a link to everything in my pc... what are some cheap upgrades that you guys would reccomend. before anyone says anything, no i dont want to buy another PC.
http://valid.x86.fr/mwtm5m

Pokesan · #2 10-15-2015, 04:42 PM

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Socket 775 LGA

PlatLordlolz · #3 10-15-2015, 05:09 PM

thank you pokesan, i can always expect the best advice from you any time....

Pokesan · #4 10-15-2015, 06:03 PM

Oops I should have posted more. 775 is some ancient ass shit so throwing any more money at that machine is a waste. You'll never get the same bang for your buck trying to upgrade that machine as compared to building a new one. I know that's not what you want to hear, but that is my advice to you.

PlatLordlolz · #5 10-15-2015, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Oops I should have posted more. 775 is some ancient ass shit so throwing any more money at that machine is a waste. You'll never get the same bang for your buck trying to upgrade that machine as compared to building a new one. I know that's not what you want to hear, but that is my advice to you.

i honestly can understand why some people would think that. but, i only bought this for 200, i have upgraded from 4gb to 8gb for free pretty much, i could spend $100-$150 for a new video card and this should run most games out there, maybe not on the highest setting but i dont really care about that.. besides i play P99 more than anything else and this PC streams just fine even with only the 4gb. so an extra $100 isnt really a waste to me. even though its a 775, the CPU really isnt horrible, its no i7, but still not garbage IMO. pokesan, if you have a reccomendation for a video card i would be glad to check it out.

jarshale · #6 10-15-2015, 08:54 PM

I'm still rocking a core2duo on 775. Nicer graphics card will be bottle necked by the cpu is the thing. Maybe a nvidia 960? Any decent budget card will be a huge upgrade.

jarshale · #7 10-15-2015, 08:55 PM

But yeah real talk time to upgrade man.

Nastinate · #8 10-15-2015, 09:16 PM

Only upgrade i could suggest on that machine that would net a ton of speed and u could throw in a new machine when u do upgrade is an ssd drive. Anything else your just throwing money away imo. If your really set on upgrading it i see really nice graphics cards for dirt cheap on craiglist, just beware of overclocks...

khanable · #9 10-15-2015, 10:19 PM

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Only upgrade i could suggest on that machine that would net a ton of speed and u could throw in a new machine when u do upgrade is an ssd drive. Anything else your just throwing money away imo. If your really set on upgrading it i see really nice graphics cards for dirt cheap on craiglist, just beware of overclocks...

this

get a samsung 850 240gb for like $85 bucks on amazon and use it as an OS drive + games etc

annnd a GTX 950 or something if you want more graphical umpf

Nuggie · #10 10-15-2015, 10:23 PM

Another route you can take is to upgrade your motherboard with a pci slot for your old graphics card, but have a pci x16 slot for a new card later. Look for one with a socket for an i5 processor or better. You will also have to upgrade your RAM, but that should be cheap.

If you have built systems in the past or are semi familiar with the do's and dont's of keeping your pc cleaned out, you might try over clocking. If you only open your case once every other year I wouldn't suggest overclocking.