Need to upgrade.. Thoughts??

**dustyCALIBER** · 11-10-13, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by moving-target

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Deneb 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX - Newegg.com

Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model 996782 - Newegg.com

if those are good for you dusty you can have em

Those are out of stock. I'll look and see if they have it somewhere else.
Really looking for something that won't break me til I can get a full new rig...which like I said won't be for at least 4 months or so

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**moving-target** · 11-10-13, 05:03 PM

....yeah those are old parts i have i'll mail them to you if they are good for you the CPU is a slight upgrade 1 extra core

**HeavyG** · 11-10-13, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Phyrelight

if you want to play bf4, you need windows 8 for direct x 11...just install classic shell so it looks and acts like windows 7

Not 100% true, but it removes a lot of the Windows 8 retardedness.

**Allane** · 11-11-13, 09:15 AM

Well you already have DDR3 RAM, so that's good. It's probably just your motherboard and processor that are limiting the RAM's performance there.

For around $500, you can get an i5 3570K, a decent Z77 board, and a GTX 660. The 660 is a bit weaker than AMD's R9 270/7870 for the same price, but you want something that just works, so I can't recommend AMD on that. My 7870 worked out of the box without me having to do anything, but I know that's not the case for others.

I'm still recommending Ivy Bridge because my Haswell i5 burns up in my case, even with a correct application of thermal paste and a good aftermarket cooler. And for the motherboard to go with it, Z77 boards are relatively cheap now with good feature sets. ASRock makes $100 boards that people haven't really complained about.

**RhysJD3** · 11-11-13, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Allane

Well you already have DDR3 RAM, so that's good. It's probably just your motherboard and processor that are limiting the RAM's performance there.

For around $500, you can get an i5 3570K, a decent Z77 board, and a GTX 660. The 660 is a bit weaker than AMD's R9 270/7870 for the same price, but you want something that just works, so I can't recommend AMD on that. My 7870 worked out of the box without me having to do anything, but I know that's not the case for others.

I'm still recommending Ivy Bridge because my Haswell i5 burns up in my case, even with a correct application of thermal paste and a good aftermarket cooler. And for the motherboard to go with it, Z77 boards are relatively cheap now with good feature sets. ASRock makes $100 boards that people haven't really complained about.

+1 I have the i5 3570k, Asus P77 and GTX660TI. It's pretty decent setup (once I loaded Windows 8.1 since Windows 7 was crashing on me).

**gehn** · 11-11-13, 10:35 PM

Windows 8.1 is $99 and Start8, which gives you the Windows 7 start menu, is $5. You may not like it but it is a good upgrade for gamers, WDDM 1.2 has been improved greatly for games. A SSD will help with loads but not anything while gaming so its a waste of money for better FPS.

If your currently memory is DDR3 1333mhz, and you want an easy setup to a new machine, I'd say these two parts with your current memory and video card could work for ya. Newegg.com - Shuttle SH87R6 Intel 4th Generation Core i3/i5/i7 Intel Socket LGA1150 Intel H87 1 x HDMI Barebone
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-4430 Haswell 3.0GHz LGA 1150 84W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics BX80646I54430

You will eventually want a new videocard though and that is a big bottleneck for ya, you may even want one before a new system.